Giving Back - Part 3
March 28, 2008
After reading David Bowman’s blog about Giving Back and John Bostick’s, Giving Back continued, I felt the need to put in my two cents. LUCRUM is definitely committed to the community. I have seen this first hand in my three years here at LUCRUM. One fond memory of mine was in October 2006 when we combined our efforts and did a United Way Community Care Week project for the Boy Scouts. LUCRUM volunteers painted the Cub World structure at the Dan Beard Council Boy Scout Camp in Loveland, Ohio. We had LUCRUM employees and their family members volunteer to paint from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Everyone came to the camp with the assumption that the structure was just that a structure of some sort but we weren’t quite sure what it was. Imagine our surprise when we found out it was a very large cabin! Our job was to primer the cabin for the real painters to finish the job the following week. That didn’t discourage us. We were there to help and we certainly did. I have attached pictures for you to see the huge accomplishment. To this day, my daughter still talks about how she helped paint the largest cabin she has ever seen.
Giving Back
March 19, 2008
The purpose of this post is twofold. First, I want to use this platform to promote an upcoming charitable event that I am involved in organizing. It is a pancake breakfast that is going to be held this Saturday, March 22nd, at F&S Harley Davidson in Dayton, Ohio. The event is being held to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio, a group with which I am proud to be involved. It is going to be from 8:00am to 11:00am. It should be great fun, and if you are interested in finding out more or RSVP’ing for the event - visit PancakesPancakes.com I hope you can join the fun and contribute to a great cause in the process.
More importantly is the second purpose of my post, which is to talk about how rewarding it is to work at a place that encourages employees to get involved in making the community better. During my short time here at LUCRUM, I have been encouraged to continue my work with the Epilepsy Foundation. Many of my co-workers have gotten involved as well. It has been very moving to get such an overwhelmingly positive response from people whom I just recently met. Many are even getting up early on Saturday morning - sacrificing free time - to come to Dayton for the pancake breakfast. Pretty amazing. What’s more, shortly after starting here, I learned that LUCRUM is actively involved with supporting the Epilepsy Foundation here in Cincinnati - a coincidence that made me feel even better about my choice to come to work here. From the Fine Arts Fund to the Boy Scouts to countless other community organizations, we demonstrate our commitment by contributing time, money, and effort to the cause.
Some will ask “Does this take away from profitable, billable time?” Yes, of course. However, the value of giving far outweighs the cost of some billable hours here and there. It adds meaning to our work and out lives. This is something that makes our company unique. I am thankful to senior management for their commitment to the community, and their willingness to let everyone make a difference. I appreciate it, and I just wanted to let you know. Not only to I love the work I get to do, I am proud of where I get do it.
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