She lives in a small town in rural Massachusetts where the neighbors all know each other and lovingly exchange casseroles. Mary Kay Place hits every beat as the titular character, a 70-year-old widow. But her cousin’s concerned facial expression reflects that of an audience member as they experience Diane’s commitment to caring for others even when it becomes a detriment to herself. Her cousin, Donna (Deirdre O’Connell), a woman dying of cervical cancer, looks at Diane with concern - as if she, instead, is the one with a terminal illness. He begins with just the gentle sound of a beeping hospital monitor over a blank screen, but then chooses to make the first frame one that portrays Diane (Mary Kay Place) as she is slumped in a chair, exhausted. Buchanan employs 500 diverse and experienced consultants, engineers and architects that consistently deliver cutting-edge solutions for its clients.Ĭontact: LaRessa Cox, Marketing Manager – films attempt to explore the lives of middle-class Americans with sincerity, detail and gravitas, but rarely are they as subtle and poignant as “Diane.” Kent Jones, who wrote and directed the film, does not shy away from the deeply depressing truths of life and death.
Buchanan’s services include complete, turnkey IT solutions of business IT infrastructure and business applications, IT professional recruiting services and overall consulting. So, in July 2000, The Foundation embraced a second mission: to prevent violence against women.īuchanan Technologies is a managed services provider offering IT Services and Solutions to mid-tier and enterprise level organizations in Canada, United States and Europe. independent sales force across the nation.
She began to hear how prevalent this issue was, affecting the Mary Kay Inc. Mary Kay Ash cared about all issues affecting women, and she knew domestic violence was a problem in the community.
In 2009, the name of the Foundation was changed to The Mary Kay Foundation. Together, they began raising funds for cancer research, and in 1996, the Mary Kay Foundation was established to formalize the raising and distributing of research funds for cancers affecting women. and the independent sales force to do the same. In 1987, Mary Kay decided to put her money where her heart was and asked employees at Mary Kay Inc. I’m so proud of my employees for donating their time to this wonderful cause.”Ībout The Mary Kay Charitable Foundation:
The team has fun doing this event each year and we know that it goes to a great cause. We would care about people and work to improve the lives of those where we live and work. We built Buchanan Technologies on the premise that we would do more than work. Jim Buchanan stated, “It has always been my vision to build a company that supports the community.
Additionally, Buchanan Technologies’ Founder and CEO Jim Buchanan and his band coWpilot offer free entertainment every year as they perform center stage for participants and attendees.
In addition to being a diamond sponsor, Buchanan Technologies’ employees and volunteers served a full pancake and bacon breakfast for all the participants, cooking over 175 pounds of bacon. This was Buchanan’s 14 th year in a row to participate in this fundraising event, serving as a Diamond level sponsor each year.
The MK5K® is an annual event hosted by The Mary Kay Foundation, and foundation dedicated to eliminating cancer and ending domestic violence. Grapevine, Texas – United States - October 15, 2018, 8:00 AM - Buchanan Technologies announced its participation in the 14 th Annual Dallas MK5K® held on Saturday, October 6, 2018.