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Employees rally for a good cause
St. Louis, MO (10 February 2014) – Employees at the Mark Andy Inc. headquarters location in Chesterfield, Missouri, rallied together to raise more than US$2200, for two national charities, Operation Homefront and Make-A-Wish®. These charities were selected from a variety of options via facility-wide employee survey.
Throughout the month of January, employees purchased raffle tickets for an opportunity to win from a collection of prizes donated by local vendors and business partners. A 50/50 raffle was also held to raise additional funds. The charity event was initiated by the human resources team and was executed by a team of employees. Prizes included home electronics, hotel stays, fuel cards and even hand-crafted items donated by employees themselves.
“Mark Andy is proud to have such generous employees,” states Annette Barnes, human resource manager. “They really made it happen! Seeing the employees at our headquarters location pull together to support these charities was really exciting and we are proud to take advantage of this opportunity to help enrich the lives of others.”
Mark Andy employs 450 people across seven global facilities.
About Operation Homefront – A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers with nationwide presence who provide emergency and other financial assistance to the families of service members and wounded warriors. Operation Homefront has met more than 750,000 needs of military families since its inception in 2002. A four-star rated charity by watchdog Charity Navigator, nationally, 95 percent of total revenue donated to Operation Homefront goes directly to programs that provide support to our military families. For more information, go to www.OperationHomefront.net.
About Make-A-Wish – Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. According to a 2011 U.S. study of wish impact, most health professionals surveyed believe a wish-come-true can have positive impacts on the health of children. Kids say wishes give them renewed strength to fight their illnesses, and their parents say these experiences help strengthen the entire family. Based in Phoenix, Make-A-Wish is one of the world’s leading children’s charities, serving children in every community in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, Make-A-Wish grants a wish somewhere in the country every 38 minutes. It has granted more than 226,000 wishes since its inception in 1980; nearly 14,000 in 2012 alone. Visit Make-A-Wish at wish.org to learn more.
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