We are well into February 2008 now and people should have fully recovered from the 2007 holiday madness. So what better way to remember the holidays than to note some of the results of our 2007 charitable contributions.
ServePath participated in 2 notable drives, namely the San Francisco Food Bank and the Toy Bin Drive with the City of Dreams. We also hosted an employee charity basket raffle where we ended up actually contributing funds to 6 other charities!
San Francisco Food Bank
About the SF Food Bank: “We collect donated food from growers, manufacturers and grocers, then distribute it to people in need through food pantries, soup kitchens, child care centers, homeless shelters, senior centers and other human service agencies with meal programs. All in all, we will distribute 28 million pounds of food this year to hungry people in San Francisco.”
ServePath organized a corporate food drive program where employees were encouraged to bring in items as specified.
The Results: More than 300 organization in San Francisco participated in the Food Drive, resulting in more than 132,133 pounds of food and $133,919 for holiday meals and winter food distributions.
ServePath contributed 218 pounds of food which equated 170 meals!
City of Dreams – Toy Bin Drive
About City of Dreams: City of Dreams created a youth development and mentorship program specifically for At Risk Youth. We provide caring mentorship in group settings and one-to-one matches, designed to help young people understand the value of staying in school and avoiding teen pregnancy, drugs, and gangs.
The Toy Bin drive was set up to provide a way to “sponsor a child’s dream.” Children listed out their “dreams” (aka gifts) and contributors could fulfill those dreams. At ServePath, the drive consisted of employees donating new/unopened toys.
ServePath had 50% of the employees contributing to this drive which gave multiple donations to over 15 children!
ServePath Charity Baskets
One of the more exciting charity programs that really got tremendous outpouring from employees was the Charity Baskets.
The setup: Each ServePath department is given $250 to buy items for a raffle gift basket. Then, employees can buy tickets for the raffle of the basket of their choice. Each ticket cost $1.
The Charities:
- Larkin Street Youth Program – (SALES) – iPod Touch and Accessories
- Children’s Hospital of Oakland – (ADMINISTRATION) – Digital Camera and Accessories
- Association of Retarded Citizens of San Francisco – (MARKETING) – SouthWest Airlines voucher
- Marine Mammal Center – (SERVICES) – Nintendo DS Lite and Accessories
- Second Harvest Food Bank – (ENGINEERING) – Star Wars toys
- Sisters of the Missions of Charities – (OPERATIONS) – City Pass voucher
The Results:
The raffles where held at the annual Holiday Party. (I actually won the Marine Mammal Center prize – a Nintendo DS Lite which went to my daughter). A total of $1692 for all the charities was collected. Below is the breakdown:
- Larkin Street Youth Program – (SALES) – $491
- Children’s Hospital of Oakland – (ADMINISTRATION) – $364
- Association of Retarded Citizens of San Francisco – (MARKETING) - $221
- Marine Mammal Center – (SERVICES) – $205
- Second Harvest Food Bank – (ENGINEERING) – $205
- Sisters of the Missions of Charities – (OPERATIONS) – $205
All in all, it was a very successful and charitable 2007 Holiday Season!
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