A Pause for the Cause

When I think about how fortunate I am my place of employment is at the top of the list. It's filled with tremendous people, has great leaders, and is truly a place that your excited to head into each morning. It's so good that even after leaving you can't help but jump at the chance to come back.

In my opinion one of the things we are best at is helping others. We have a team of volunteers who give up their lunch once a month to get together and discuss how we can help the community. Our CEO has granted 8 PAID hours a year to all employees who volunteer at one of our company sanctioned events. We host an incredible charity golf tournament each year that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to make sure kids in our community get to see a dentist. This event is so big we didn't have enough room for everyone who wanted to play this year. And it's so inspiring that our top sponsor not only came through with a huge donation but also were willing to contribute more just so they could tee off from the ladies tee.

And just this past week we held a taco sale for cinco de mayo. Employees ponied up $5 each to enjoy some high quality Mexican food that was prepared by.... you guessed it other employees (at their own expense).

The funds we raised will go to a local charity hell bent on ending homelessness. It's located less than a mile from where we all work so we're doing our best to help "our" community.

When I sit back and think of just these two events (we try to volunteer offsite at least once a month) what I am most impressed with is how many employees come out of the woodwork to help. I received a text from someone who I wasn't even thinking would want to be a part of our charity endeavors who not only requested to join our team but then brought a double batch of taco meet without even being asked.

I'm proud to be a part of such a great organization.