Social Purpose Update & Upcoming Events
Relief Fund Awareness Campaign
Our Social Purpose Awareness Campaigns group is finalizing details on our inaugural, four-part Relief Fund Awareness Campaign.
Purpose:
- Raise awareness of the Relief Fund throughout all levels of our organization.
- Highlight testimonials from grant recipients.
- Encourage increased participation in the fund through applications and donations.
Each of our brands’ Social Purpose Champions will be receiving a four-part series of content including a video created from actual Relief Fund grant recipient testimonials, and a four-part content package which answers the questions of What, When and How to apply for a Relief Fund grant. Every company’s distribution schedule will be different but be on the lookout for details from your team!
PawsFirst Pet Photo Contest
Following the success of last year’s pet photo contest, the group is hosting another photo contest this fall, launch date TBD. If you are a pet parent or just someone who loves animals, now’s the time to go through the hundreds of pet pix on your phone and choose which one you wish to enter! This year’s content will work much like last year’s — $5 to enter, and each vote will cost $1 – with the winners determining which charity to donate funds raised to.
Stay tuned for more information and details on other surprises the group has in store for you!
Employer of Choice Working Group
This group has been focused on increasing engagement in Social Purpose and has seen a rise in interest in team-building activities. To help with activity planning, we’d love to hear your ideas on things you’d like to see in your Social Purpose program. Let us know at socialpurpose@firstservice.com.
Upcoming Events
9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs
The NFFF 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs are a way to honor and remember the FDNY firefighters who selflessly gave their lives so that others might live on September 11, 2001. Each participant pays tribute to an FDNY firefighter by climbing the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center. Your individual tribute not only remembers the sacrifice of an FDNY brother, but symbolically completes their heroic journey to save others. Through firefighter and community participation, we can ensure that each of the 343 firefighters is honored and that the world knows we will never forget.
September 7
Atlanta, GA
September 28
Philadelphia, PA
F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Horse Rescue & Sanctuary
Join us for a day of giving back to the beloved horses at F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Horse Rescue & Sanctuary. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with rescue horses, contribute to their well-being, and experience the joy of working alongside other animal lovers in a peaceful and beautiful environment.
September 7
Fort Lauderdale, FL
National Clean Up Day
National Clean Up Day is held in conjunction with World Clean Up Day where 180+ countries and millions of participants do their part to clean up the community around them. We encourage you to schedule time for your team to head out and clean up your local community. It can be as simple as cleaning up the parking lot and area around your office or picking up litter on a few miles of roads in your local area.
September 20
Everywhere
Tunnel to Towers 5K
The Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk commemorates NYC Firefighter Stephen Siller’s final steps from the foot of the Battery Tunnel to the Twin Towers and honors the FDNY firefighters, law enforcement officers, and civilians who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Proceeds support the Foundation’s programs benefiting first responders and catastrophically injured service members.
September 29
Brooklyn, NY
2024 Charity Clay Shoot
Century Fire’s Charity Clay Shoot is an opportunity to get outdoors, have a good time, and network with industry peers while supporting a GREAT cause. We are partnering with Graystone Church to fund ministries that support orphans and foster families in Georgia and around the world.
October 3
Newnan, GA
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