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ManTech Employees and Leadership Donate $100K to Support Injured Veterans and Help Families in Need

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  Published in Science and Technology on Monday, December 6th 2010 at 8:06 GMT by Market Wire
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FAIRFAX, Va.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ: MANT) ([ www.mantech.com ]), a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, today announced that the company has completed a charitable campaign that raised $100,000 to support wounded veterans and impoverished families and individuals through the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund and LIFT, a nonprofit with a mission to combat poverty. ManTecha™s contributions have been directed to the charities through [ CharityWorks ], a Washington, D.C.-based philanthropic organization.

Through the campaign, ManTecha™s employees contributed $25,000, which the company and its executives matched for a total of $100,000.

The [ Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund ] and [ LIFT ] are CharityWorks 2010 partner organizations. The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund is a nonprofit organization that offers financial assistance and solutions for better quality of life for wounded members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. LIFT is a national organization whose volunteers assist more than 6,000 low-income clients per year by providing job training, creating food banks, and connecting them with social service agencies.

CharityWorks brings donors, corporate leaders and volunteers together to help non-profits transform themselves and the lives they touch. CharityWorks focuses on breaking the cycle of poverty through education, shelter, health and nutrition, and family services. It also is deeply committed to supporting organizations that serve U.S. armed forces and their families.

George J. Pedersen, Chairman and CEO, ManTech, said, aManTecha™s employees and leadership are honored to contribute to the CharityWorks 2010 partner organizations, Semper Fi and LIFT, as they support our injured veterans and those in need. ManTech recognizes the sacrifices made by the brave men and women of our armed forces who have been injured in the line of duty, as well as the struggles many families face in unstable economic times.a

In past years, ManTech has supported charitable campaigns through CharityWorks, with proceeds donated to the [ Fisher House ] program, which provides ahomesa for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and veteran medical centers, and [ The Fishing School ], a nationally-recognized youth development organization serving young people and their families in Washington, D.C.

About ManTech International Corporation

Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with approximately 9,800 professionals in 40 countries around the world, ManTech is a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence community; the departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security and Justice; the space community; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and other U.S. federal government customers. ManTech's expertise includes systems engineering, systems integration, enterprise architecture, cyber security, information assurance, intelligence operations and analysis support, network and critical infrastructure protection, information operations and information warfare support, information technology, communications integration, global logistics and supply chain management, and service-oriented architectures. Additional information on ManTech can be found at [ www.mantech.com ].