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DS2 was a proud sponsor of the Community Fire Truck Pull event benefiting the Twin Cities Pavilion, a local assisted living facility in Niceville, FL.
This inaugural event was hosted by the Mid-Bay Rotary Club, who saw a need for repair to the front porch, pavement, and awning at the living facility, and invited other local Rotary Clubs and community organizations, including DS2, to participate in the preparations.
The event took place on Saturday, April 23rd at 3rd Planet Brewing, where 16 teams competed to win the title of fastest firetruck pull. Each team had 10 members and were challenged to pull the firetruck rig 50 feet in the shortest amount of time. This event was a success and brought our community together for an afternoon of family friendly fun and fundraising benefiting a great cause.
At the end of the event, over $15,000 were raised by the community to support the upcoming repair projects at the living facility.
DS2 is proud to be an active apart of the Niceville/Okaloosa County community and thanks the Mid-Bay Rotary Club for inviting the company to be apart of a great community event.
For more information on the Community Fire Truck Pull, check out the following articles:
DS2 is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business providing a full spectrum of life-cycle software engineering, application development, and IT management solutions to DoD, federal and commercial clients. Utilizing agile development procedures, DS2 specializes in modeling and simulation; LVC training; and geospatial, ATAK, and mission planning solutions in support of the warfighter.
DS2 geared up for STEM education this past Saturday by hosting a Game Changers event with the HSU Educational Foundation. The Game Changers is a program that provides interactive, shared science and technology events for local families to inspire and encourage critical thinking and problem solving within the STEM community. Business and educational opportunities such as these sparks conversations among family members and provides an avenue for participants to apply educational principles to real world applications. DS2 was proud to take part in an event this year for the chance to excite kids about the wonderful world of programming! With the help of DS2 team members, Game-changers experienced hands-on activities learning about robotics, the Unity game engine, VR, and Android development.
DS2 co-sponsors the 2019 Annual Hunger Run 5K hosted by Bluewater Fitness held on Saturday, April 6, 2019.
DS2 proudly sponsored TecMEN for this year’s TecMEN Industry Day, an event dedicated to discussing technology, networking with fellow industries, and promoting economic growth in the Panhandle. This event featured both local and national businesses with speaker symposiums to foster communication, growth, and advancement within our local technology-based community. Workshops highlighted topics on Cultivating Talents Through Apprenticeships and Understanding Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), and proceeds from the function supported the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County.
DS2 proudly sponsored this year’s Technology Coast Manufacturing and Engineering Network (TeCMen) Industry Day 2022, held on April 26 at the Destin Fort Walton Beach Convention Center. This annual event hosted by One Okaloosa Economic Development Council (EDC) is the Gulf Coast’s leading, one-day technology, engineering, and manufacturing expo.
The DS2 team proudly sponsored and supported our local area’s First Responders’ Appreciation Day on Saturday, October 24, 2020. The event was held at the Emerald Coast Science Center for our first responders and their immediate family members. First responders were in attendance from all of our local departments.
DS2 proudly sponsored the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)’s 47th Air Armament Symposium held from November 2-3 at the Destin-Ft. Walton Beach Convention Center. The annual interchange brings senior DoD, Service and industry leadership together to discuss DoD’s armament development and modernization, featuring nationally recognized speakers from DoD, Air Force, Army, SOF, and Navy Senior Leadership. DS2 is pleased to be apart of such a worthwhile industry event.
