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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘Perficient volunteers’
Perficient Atlanta Team Helps Pack 8,000 Meals at Local Food Bank
The Atlanta Community Food Bank helps serve thousands by providing food to those in need throughout metro Atlanta and north Georgia. Food is donated and collected at a massive facility near central Atlanta and then sorted and packed into boxes to be distributed by various partner agencies to low-income Georgia citizens. The food is sorted […]
Perficient Charlotte Colleagues Support WSOC-TV School Tools Collection
No matter the cause, I can always count on my colleagues at our Perficient Charlotte office to pitch in for any volunteer opportunities that come our way. One of our most recent community initiatives involved sorting hundreds of boxes of school supplies that were donated by local businesses and individuals. Local station WSOC-TV collected the supplies and […]
Perficient Detroit Team Donates School Supplies to Peace Neighborhood Center
Our Detroit team recently ran a school supply drive for Peace Neighborhood Center, a local organization that provides programs for children, families, and individuals who are affected by social and economic problems. The collection included high-quality backpacks and assorted school supplies for the center’s College and Career Prep Club as a part of an annual […]
Perficient St. Louis Team’s School Supply Donations Bring Support and Smiles
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 […]
Perficient Charlotte Team Donates 100 Pairs of Shoes to Soles4Souls
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 […]
Good Deed Brings Distant Consultants Closer Together
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 […]
Giving Back with Microsoft at The Fishing School
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 […]
How My Perficient Team Helped Me Do More for Habitat for Humanity
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 […]
Perficient Team Clears Grounds for STEM Academy Outdoor Classroom
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 […]
Perficient Dallas Team Collects Supplies for Storm Victims
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 […]
Hitting a Home Run with Perficient
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 […]