Posts Tagged ‘community’

Back-to-school season got a little brighter this year for local youth in need thanks to our St. Louis team. Colleagues donated school supplies to Circle Of Concern, a food pantry that aids low-income families living in west St. Louis County. Items included markers, backpacks, pencils, notebooks, and more. The organization distributes grade-appropriate supplies to students […]

I first heard about Soles4Souls through a social media post from a friend who works at Brighton, a retail store that has a shoe collection bin. Soles4Souls advances its anti-poverty mission by collecting new and used shoes and distributing them to people in need to create jobs in poor and disadvantaged communities. The organization has distributed […]

One of my Perficient Indianapolis colleagues, Aaron Sherrick, is very involved in the Westfield Youth Sports, Inc. (WYSI). He recently asked our team if we could help him with cleaning up and mulching trees and flowerbeds near a memorial at their baseball facility. This is a busy time of the year for everyone on our […]

Our Microsoft team looks forward to the annual Microsoft Inspire conference (formerly known as the Worldwide Partner Conference) for many reasons. Keynotes and networking are big draws, but we especially enjoy the opportunity to give back through the U.S. One Commercial Partner (OCP) community project. In 2016, we sponsored and participated in Microsoft’s community outreach event […]

My first project with Habitat for Humanity was a rewarding experience. I enjoyed being able to do so much good for the less fortunate members of my community. I wanted to support the nonprofit organization again and turned to my Perficient team in Lafayette, LA, this time to join along. I reached out to our […]

Our team at the Perficient Charlotte office is always so giving of ourselves to our jobs, to helping our clients succeed, and to our families and friends. So it’s only natural for us to also want to be giving of ourselves to help our community. For our most recent volunteer effort, we spent a morning […]

Our Dallas office is rallying together this week to collect supplies for residents of Canton, Texas, a town about an hour away that was recently devastated by a deadly storm. General Manager Tim Branham initiated the drive after receiving word through the online neighborhood network NextDoor that a nearby community leader was collecting supplies to […]

I grew up in the Belleville, IL, area and attended Belleville East High School, the home of the Lancers. During those four years (2004 to 2008), I developed as a student, an athlete, and more importantly, a person thanks to the softball program. I can’t begin to express what an awesome group of coaches are […]

Helping people on their journey to finding a good job has always been a passion of mine, ignited by watching the struggles of peers during the recovery from the Great Recession. In my eyes, nothing changes someone’s life more than their ability to find a meaningful job. About a year ago, I wanted to find […]

“A walk in the park” isn’t typically how one would describe climbing more than 100 floors of big city buildings. But for Ian Linsell, a solution delivery director at Perficient, that’s in some ways what the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb has become for him. “…assuming that the park has lots of stairs […]

Every so often, Eric Walk and a college student he previously mentored through Minds Matter of Boston grab coffee together. They catch up on how she’s doing in school and her path to graduation. When the student was in high school, Eric had worked with her to finalize her college list, write applications, and find […]

“The generosity of my colleagues never ceases to amaze me,” said Amy Becker, office administrator in our Detroit location. That was especially true in January when her colleagues came together in a big way to participate in the 104.3 WOMC Great Office Challenge. The radio station’s friendly competition among local businesses raised funds for Gleaners […]