The decision between food and other necessities shouldn’t be an impossible choice, yet food insecurity remains a nationwide issue. According to Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S., over 38 million people in the U.S., including more than 12 million children, struggle with hunger. September was Hunger Action Month (HAM), a campaign […]
Posts Tagged ‘Perficient volunteers’
Perficient Minneapolis Colleagues Support Annual Toys for Tots Charity Drive
Our Minneapolis colleagues dedicated their annual charity drive to Toys for Tots, a national nonprofit that distributes toys to low-income families. Team members brought new, unwrapped toys between Thanksgiving and the week of Christmas. Then, the week before Christmas, the toys were delivered to KARE 11, a local news station and convenient drop-off location near […]
Perficient St. Louis Team Adopts a Highway
Our team in St. Louis recently joined the Missouri Adopt-A-Highway volunteer program. Perficient adopted a section of the highway near the offices for litter cleanup. Team members recently gathered together at the site for a quick clean up after work. Perficient employees will continue the clean-up efforts with more employees volunteering to help at future […]
Office Profile: Go Inside Perficient’s Denver Location
The walk in the wintertime can be pretty brutal. Even so, Grant Gracis prefers his own two feet to his car when commuting to our Perficient Denver office. Colorado’s spring, summer, and fall months especially make the outdoor trek worthwhile. No matter the season, Grant, a talent acquisition specialist, walks one mile to work every […]
Perficient St. Louis Team Gives Families a Stress-Free Start to School Year
Our St. Louis colleagues kept an annual tradition going strong this year, as they joined together again to collect school supplies for families in need. Team members across all departments donated nearly $900 worth of markers, backpacks, pencils, glue, notebooks, and more to Circle Of Concern, a food pantry that aids low-income families living in west […]
Perficient Atlanta Team Sends a Piece of Home to Deployed Troops
Helping others is a great way to build camaraderie with your colleagues. Pulling together for a good cause brings the office closer. Our Perficient Atlanta office recently did just that for the Adopt-a-Soldier program. This isn’t the first time the office has participated in this program, and it definitely will not be the last time. […]
Perficient Team Takes on J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge
Colleagues from our Chicago office laced up their sneakers and participated in their first J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge Race as “Team Perficient” this year. They were among more than 27,000 competitors from the business and public sectors who participated to raise money for local charities and nonprofit organizations. “We had a pretty good turnout,” said […]
How My Perficient Team is Helping a Local Non-Profit Fight Hunger
A group of my colleagues in the Perficient Denver office took on an extremely rewarding pro-bono project in October 2017 with We Don’t Waste (WDW). The local non-profit collects excess food from venues, caterers, restaurants, and other outlets and redistributes quality items to underserved populations in Denver. How We Got Involved One of our Management […]
How a Habitat for Humanity Build Brought My Team Closer Together
Volunteering together is a great way to build relationships with your colleagues. You get to know things about co-workers that would never have come up in a typical workday discussion. Our Perficient Atlanta team had the opportunity to do just that during a recent volunteer initiative with our local Habitat for Humanity. For years I’ve […]
How 3 Perficient Colleagues Use Their Tech Skills to Give Back
In the digital age, charity organizations have a strong need for technology support. Here’s how three of our Perficient Minneapolis colleagues are using their technical and business skills for the greater good of their community: Tools Designed for Compatible Technology International Aid Developing Nations Art Quinn, General Manager Art has been a longtime volunteer with Compatible […]
Food Drive Gives Civic-Minded Perficient Consultants a Chance to Give Back
In less than one week, our Indianapolis team collected nearly 124 pounds of food for Open Doors of Washington Township. The organization strives to improve the quality of life for Washington Township residents in Westfield, IN, through food and clothing assistance, referral to community services, and spiritual guidance. Even though we all have busy lives […]
Perficient Irvine Team Walks to Find a Cure for Breast Cancer
According to U.S. government statistics, one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lives. From neighbors to colleagues to friends, breast cancer can affect someone we know and results in nearly 40,000 deaths per year, second behind lung cancer. Numerous support organizations including Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure have stepped up […]