Current Events
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Holiday Party
Join us at the Holiday Party at the National Postal Museum on 12/6/25! Check out the details on the event website.
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Past Events

Family Picnic
Thank you for attending our annual Family Picnic this past July 2025 - here are the Professional Photos to download. Save the date for 7/25/26 for our next Picnic!
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Fitness Challenge for Charity
Thank you to everyone who participated in Valiant’s Fall 2025 Fitness Challenge for Charity! We had an incredible turnout this go-round and I really appreciate everyone's efforts. Please take this brief survey so we can keep improving on this Valiant event.
Results at a Glance:
- 80 participants!!
- 6,499 total miles logged
- $6,499 donated to your chosen charities
- Donations spread across 30+ charities (see breakdown below)
- Top-funded charity: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital $1,468
- Selfie Contest winner: Congrats to Michael Moore (top middle in the collage) as he earned an additional $10 for National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Congratulations to the Trophy Winners
- Most Walk Steps: Gopi Ravilla
- Most Run Steps: Thomas Lewis
- Most Bike Miles: Brent Logan
- Most Strength Minutes: Bella Powers
- Total Combined Effort Winner: Thomas Lewis
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Chess Tournament
The 2025 Valiant Chess Tournament has officially concluded, and what an incredible competition it was! Virgilio Garcia and Tayo Tychus won every match leading up to the Finals. In the end, Tayo emerged victorious and is now our 2025 Valiant Chess Tournament Champion! Tayo will be awarded a brand-new trophy!
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Poker Tournament
Last night, the Valiant Poker Tournament Finals brought great competition and memorable moments! After an exciting game, we have our winners! Type image caption here (optional)
Last night, the Valiant Poker Tournament Finals brought great competition and memorable moments! After an exciting game, we have our winners! 🎉
1st Place 🥇 - Brandon Weakland - $50 Gift Card, Championship Trophy & Ultimate Bragging Rights!
2nd Place🥈 - Kevin Chen - $35 gift card
3rd Place 🥉 - Kendra Hatfield-Bonner - $25 gift card
Additional Finalists: Spencer Bonner, Thomas Lewis, David Campbell, Shawn Murphy, Matt Raydo
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Game of GAmes
Trophy Winners

kannan Chithiraputhiran
senior devsecops
Engineer
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

Thomas lewis
data science & Machine
learning engineer
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

Geoff Gregory
Chief Operating Officer
Family Feud Champ

Brandon Weakland
ISSO Lead
Poker Champ

Tom Zarycki
Incident REsponse Analyst
Jeopardy Champ, Smartini Hour Team Champ, Poker Champ

Cat Buchanan
EVP, Talent &
Culture Strategy
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

Katy Workman
Technical Recruiter
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

Tim PUTZ
director, Security
Advancement & Operations
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

Brittany Gload
EVP, Strategic Initiatives
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

kendra hatfield-Bonner
Evp, human resources
& facility security officer
Codenames Team Champ

Nate Raydo
strategy development
Manager
Chess Champ

eric chinn
Evp, innovation
Poker Champ

Guna Arunachalam
Devsecops Engineer
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

Drew Fields
Proposal writer &
Program Specialist
Jeopardy Champ

David Foli
Technical SEcurity
Assessor
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

Shrikant Agashe
security operations
Manager
Chess Champ
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Richard adarkwa
Senior ISSO
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

mike moore
cybersecurity scrm
specialist
Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ
Do you have a suggestion for an upcoming game or event? Email Sara Wenke or Cat Buchanan.



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