Brown Brothers Harriman – Snack Pack Drive

(10/16/2009: Day 30 of 365)

Brown Brothers Harriman elected to conduct a snack pack food drive out of their Philadelphia office for their United Way Kickoff. Employees at Brown Brothers Harriman purchased a variety of snack foods such as potato chips, pretzels, and candy. While spending the afternoon together, the employees made snack packs with the assorted food items. In just one afternoon, they were able to assemble 355 snack packs. The United Way, via the Gifts in Kind Program, distributed the snacks to Project Home, Grand as Parents, Christ Lutheran Community Development, and Programs Employing People.

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Managers Investment Group – Red Cross Fire Awareness

(10/27/2009: Day 41 of 365)

Managers Investment Group, a new United Way participant in 2009, recently conducted a drive with the Red Cross. Nearly every employee at Managers Investment worked to assemble 2,000 Fire Safety Kits at their offices in Conshohocken, PA. The Fire Safety Kits contain literature to educate people on how to stay fire safe in their homes, as well as batteries for smoke alarms. A smaller group of employees spent the next morning walking around Conshohocken to distribute 500 of the kits to local residents.

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YellowBook – Cubicle Gifts-in-Kind

(11/6/2009: Day 51 of 365)

YellowBook recently allowed many of their employees to start telecommuting. Removing cubicles from where these employees used to sit was going to cost YellowBook thousands of dollars in removal and storage fees. YellowBook chose to donate these cubicles to the United Way Gift-in-Kind program. This allowed a local non-profit to take advantage of this furniture. Center in the Park, a community center that promotes positive aging and fosters community connections for older adults in Northwest Philadelphia, was able to take and use $10,000 worth of cubicles in their office.

Learn more about the impact YellowBook made at Center in the Park

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EDSI Day of Caring at Build a Bridge

(11/16/2009: Day 61 of 365)

Build a Bridge is an organization that works to heal via the power of art. They work in communities that are in tough and challenging neighborhoods around the world. Recently employees of EDSI spent the day creating an art studio with Build a Bridge for youth that live in some of the challenging urban Philadelphia neighborhoods. The EDSI employees, cleaned out an old storage room, assembled tables and chairs, and set up art supplies. The room is expected to be a very popular destination for neighborhood youth.

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UWSEPA Loaned Executive Day of Caring
at Cradles to Crayons

(11/17/2009: Day 62 of 365)

The 2009 Loaned Executives from the United Way spent the day at Cradles to Crayons in Horsham, PA. 18 volunteers arrived ready to sort, clean, test, and move donated items for local children in need. Some volunteers sorted and packed children’s clothes, others tested strollers and car seats, while some unpacked 4 U-haul trucks of donations. The year end holiday season is the busiest time for Cradles to Crayons, which served over 48,000 children last year alone.

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