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07/29/2016
This year’s Well Worth It Drive-Thru BBQ fundraiser was a watershed event for a number of reasons. More dinners were sold than ever before: 406. For the first time ever, Well Worth It sold out of dinners. And, the best part? More than $11,000 was raised, the largest amount during one fundraising effort than ever before. “I am just so...
Let Cannon Do the Cooking
07/13/2016
San Luis Obispo, CA In order to help Cannon raise $100,000 for its Well Worth It Campaign, a charitable effort to build clean water projects for five villages around the world in 2016, Cannon is excited to announce its Drive-Thru BBQ is happening on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Cannon’s headquarters located at 1050 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo, California. A...
Loose Cannons Faced Death and Won!
07/11/2016
Saturday, July 9, 2016 tested the limits of seven members of Team Loose Cannons as they participated in the 37th Annual Death Ride, Tour of the California Alps. This grueling course challenged riders as they traversed 129 miles and 15,000 feet of climbing over 8,314-foot Monitor, 8,730-foot Ebbetts, and 8,580-foot Carson passes in a test of endurance and of personal goals....
Well Worth It’s Newest Corporate Sponsor
06/08/2016
June 8, 2016 Cannon’s Well Worth It Campaign welcomes a new corporate sponsor: Enterprise! The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has generously donated $1,500 to fund clean water projects in developing countries. Representatives from Enterprise delivered the check to Cannon’s offices June 6th and we couldn’t be more excited to announce this amazing addition to our group of sponsors. There to present...
Cal Poly Concrete Canoe Wins Big
06/06/2016
National Concrete Canoe Championship claimed by Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. After putting academic and athletic skills to the test in a grueling three-day battle at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 23rd annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo has claimed its first ever national title. The school’s win,...
Rummage for Water!
05/23/2016
Saturday, May 21, 2016 Cannon team members cleaned out their garages, closets, and attics to donate goods in support of Cannon’s Well Worth It Campaign. Members from the local community came out in droves scooping up deals and helping fund a great cause. After all of the dust settled, the final sales total came out to a little over $650. A...
Clean Out Your Garages for Clean Water
05/16/2016
May 16, 2016: Cannon’s Well Worth It Campaign is once again hosting a rummage sale to raise funds for clean water in developing countries. Slated for Saturday, May 21, the rummage sale will offer a wide variety of goods to the local community. We are asking for donations of all types of gently used goods. Have something that you’d like to donate?...
Running For Fun and For Water
05/05/2016
May 1, 2016 – Thousands of runners filled the streets of San Luis Obispo, CA. in the early morning hours of May 1st for the SLO Marathon + Half. Several of those runners were some of Cannon’s very own running as the Well Worth It Team. “The SLO Marathon is such a great community event,” said Liz Moody, Cannon’s Marketing Director....
Mike Cannon Profiled in the SLO Tribune
05/03/2016
Cannon Corp. Engineering Consulting Firm in SLO is 40 and Thriving BY JULIE LYNEM Special to The Tribune With a civil engineering degree from Cal Poly and no experience running a company, Mike Cannon stepped into the unknown in 1987. He was 27 years old when the owners of the San Luis Obispo civil engineering and surveying firm where he...
Well Worth It has big goals for 2016!
03/10/2016
This year marks Cannon’s 40th anniversary! To celebrate, Cannon aims to raise $100,000 for its Well Worth It Campaign. Well Worth It is a charity campaign that has been an integral part of Cannon company culture since 2010. All of the funds raised for Well Worth It go to fund the construction of wells in developing countries in an effort...