Merritt Groupers Kick Off A Very Merry Week of Giving!

December 5, 2011 | Posted by: Ben Merritt

Over the last year, we’ve been very blessed here at Merritt Group.  Between the addition of great new colleagues and working with some of the coolest companies around, we truly have a lot to be thankful for.

With the holiday season upon us, we thought it was perfect timing to kick of our first annual Merritt Group’s Merry Week of Giving - a tradition we hope to carry on for holiday seasons to come. We’ve been fortunate over the years to do pro-bono PR for some really great organizations, and as we continue to grow within the community, we’re excited to do our part to give back.

As such, today we’re delighted to kick off our very first Merry Week of Giving with a firm wide toy drive! Throughout the week, Merritt Groupers in our DC and San Francisco offices are encouraged to bring in new, unwrapped toys that we will be delivering as a firm to children in need within our respective communities.  And to help organize the toys donated by other generous community members, the Reston Groupers will be at Reston Interfaith Church on Friday, December 9^th to help sort and pack holiday gifts as well.

Virginia Merritt Groupers will also be testing their fundraising skills this week when they head to the Giant Food in North Shore Shopping Center on Thursday, December 8^th.  From 9 am to 6pm, we’ve adopted a Salvation Army Kettle and will be doing our best to ring the bell loudly to collect money to benefit this great organization.  If you live in the area, we’d love for you to stop by!

And on Wednesday, December 7^th, California Merritt Groupers will be feeding the hungry of San Francisco at GLIDE Memorial Church.  Every day through its free meal program, GLIDE serves approximately 2,500 local residents who are homeless or economically disadvantaged, including senior citizens and area families.  We’ll be rolling up our sleeves during Wednesday’s breakfast shift to serve hot meals to hundreds of our neighbors right here in the heart of the city.

As a firm, we’re looking forward to incorporating even more ways to give back to our community after the holiday season.  We’ll keep you posted on all of our great ideas as we head into the New Year and in the meantime, we’ll be sure to update our readers on our progress throughout the week, so stay tuned!

Happy Holidays!