“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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘community’
Gift of Time Goes a Long Way in Helping Equine-Assisted Therapy
Helping children with special needs has always been close to Mamta Kohli’s heart. She’s a project manager with Perficient who also has a teaching background. She was grateful to join a group of co-workers to support Equine-Assisted Therapy’s 2016 Hoedown for Hope fundraiser. The team from our St. Louis office volunteered in a variety of […]
25 Days of Kindness: A Personal Journey to Make a Difference
Lauren Firth has always been the type of person to give back when the opportunity presented itself. This year is no exception. She’s dedicated herself to 25 Days of Kindness, and she’s giving back every day of her initiative through charitable donations and acts of gratitude. Lauren is a technical consultant in our IBM practice, […]
Perficient Dallas Team Prepares Farm for New Hope Equine Festival
Blog contribution by Tim Branham, Perficient Dallas General Manager Colleagues from our Dallas office recently traveled to Argyle, Texas, to help prepare the grounds of a 50-acre horse farm called New Hope Equine for the organization’s annual Fall Festival. More than 50 hours of service were delivered. New Hope Equine provides horse therapy for children […]
Perficient Minneapolis Team Gives Back Through Annual Paint-A-Thon
Our Minneapolis team recently dedicated two weekends to a good cause. We participated in the Twin Cities Metro Paint-A-Thon program, which helps low-income seniors and people with special needs live independently despite their inability to perform maintenance themselves or hire a contractor. We teamed up to not only restore a house exterior but also the […]
Perficient’s Milwaukee Office Goes to the Dogs
Dog lovers in our Milwaukee office recently came together in strong support of their four-legged friends. Colleagues participated in the Wisconsin Humane Society’s annual Tails on the Trail fundraiser, a 5K run and 1-mile walk, and they raised $520. A large portion of the Humane Society’s annual fundraising comes from the event. “The event itself was […]
An Inspiring Day with Microsoft at the George Hull Centre
I have never been more proud to be a part of an organization than I have as part of the Perficient team at Microsoft’s 2016 Worldwide Partner Conference. On the first day, we sponsored and participated in Microsoft’s community outreach event in support of the George Hull Centre for Children and Families. The non-profit charitable […]
Giving Back to the Community: A Day at the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery
Twenty volunteers from Perficient’s St. Louis office recently had a very rewarding day at the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery. Our team broke up into morning and afternoon shifts on Saturday, June 25, at the St. Charles, Mo., location. I was personally part of the 10-person morning crew, and I brought my 8-year-old daughter along to […]
Connecting a Global Workforce with IBM WebSphere Portal
Global companies have a unique advantage, with the ability to span all continents while remaining personal in their service to clients. Though companies can implement communications technologies that bring employees closer together, sometimes it isn’t enough to truly connect everyone. Such a challenge was true of a global management consulting firm, who was challenged with […]
Perficient’s Dallas Office Making Strides in the Community
2015 has come and gone, but our Dallas colleagues made an impact in the community that will continue to carry on in 2016. Throughout 2015, colleagues in our Dallas office were active in and around the Dallas community, taking part in supporting different charity organizations. In all, they dedicated more than 200 hours of service […]
Surprise Visit from St. Louis Rams Celebrates Perficient Community Partnership
We received quite the surprise this week – a special visit from the St. Louis Rams to celebrate our Community Partnership and combined efforts to give back to the Greater St. Louis region. Rams punter Johnny Hekker and safety Rodney McLeod (pictured above) stopped by our St. Louis office to deliver pizza and tickets to […]
Perficient Team Helps Prepare 2,700 Meals at Houston Food Bank
At Perficient, there are opportunities year-round to give back to the community, especially during the holiday season. A team from our Houston office and Oracle practice recently spent the day sorting food in the freezer at the Houston Food Bank’s 308,000-square-foot facility. Their efforts helped to provide 2,700 meals. “It was extremely rewarding to take […]