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Mary Ann Pires and her Husband Ed are shown visiting with NFL great and Fox Sports host-analyst Terry Bradshaw at the Goodwill Industries' "Champions Tribute" Dinner in Greenville.	(l-r) Ed Pires, Mary Ann Pires and the late noted author and columnist William Safire at an '08 presentation by Safire at the NYC Harvard Club

Yo-Yo-Ma Sponsorship Facilitated by The Pires Group
The generosity of client Dixon Hughes PLLC and the ingenuity of The Pires Group (TPG) combined to present world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo-Ma in a second Upstate appearance, under the auspices of the celebrated Greenville Symphony Orchestra. TPG, for whom such corporate/non-profit partnering is a signature service of 25 years, facilitated the sponsorship and has worked with the GSO on behalf of its client on this sold-out event, a high point in the Upstate's cultural year.

TPG Completes First Upstate Emergency Communication Plan
With over 100 Emergency Communication Plans around the country to its credit when The Pires Group relocated to South Carolina five years ago, the firm has now begun to develop this facet of its specialty-offerings in the Upstate. It took an important step in that direction recently, with the completion of its first Emergency Communication Plan for a major Upstate employer. This discrete plan, needed by businesses of all sizes, provides a step-by-step guide to the vital emergency communication that must begin simultaneous with addressing the operational aspects of any emergency.

Pires Featured Again in Greenville News
Having contributed over two dozen bylined Op-Eds to The Greenville News in '05 and '06, Mary Ann Pires returned with occasional, topical submissions in '09.

TPG Continues Pro Bono Help to Area Non-Profits
The Pires Group's long history of successful Strategic Philanthropy consulting services and CEO Mary Ann Pires' personal 40-year record of volunteerism have evolved to The Pires Group's business practice of assisting non profit organizations with PR Marketing advice. Since relocating to the Upstate in 2004, TPG has helped some 20 Greenville-Spartanburg Area non profits with their missions, most notably The Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce's Advantage Greenville group, for which TPG contributed a detailed marketing plan. Unlike most consulting firms that work in the area of philanthropy, The Pires Group works only with grantors. Thus, its advice to business clients is not only informed, thanks to its considerable knowledge of the local non-profit scene, but is free of any conflict of interest.

TPG Further Diversifies Its Client Base
While The Pires Group has always worked for clients of all sizes, it further diversified its client base in recent months with the addition of small-to-mid-size businesses like Rescom Construction and Table 301. The former, a specialist in commercial renovation and tenant upfit construction, availed itself of TPG's PR Marketing services. The latter, a well know group of food-oriented ventures that includes Soby's, Soby's on the Side, Devereaux's, The Lazy Goat, and Table 301 Catering, benefited from TPG's Strategic Philanthropy advice.

TPG Oversees Second Successful Year of Carolina Panthers Project
For a second straight year, The Pires Group oversaw the project it conceived and initiated for client Dixon Hughes PLLC, involving voluntary donations solicited at The Carolina Panthers Summer Training Camp to benefit Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate. A first-ever Training Camp partnership of its kind for The Panthers, the joint effort has thus far resulted in some $19K in contributions to BGC by Dixon Hughes' Western Carolinas Region, thanks to the efforts of over 100 volunteers from the accounting firm.

Pires Initiates Non Profit Feature Series for Cliffs Magazine
Under the auspices of client The Cliffs Communities, The Pires Group provided a series of features on area non-profits for The Cliffs' popular "Lifestyle" magazine, with an international circulation in the thousands. The articles elicited many positive comments from the non profits highlighted, who reported that the features helped to both boost attendance and financial support.

Pires Writes Feature Series for Community Journals
Pires Group CEO Mary Ann Pires originated and authored an 18-part series of profiles of area business leaders for Community Journals LLC, which were featured during 2007 and 2008 in both The Greenville Journal and The Spartanburg Journal.

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