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Giving Back to Local Communities A IMING TO FEED THE HUNGRY A ND HELP THE LESS FORTUN ATE Smart City Networks set off on a nationwide Week of Service initiative to give back to the communities surrounding all 39 of its partner facilities. During this Week of Service, Smart City team members from around the nation volunteered to assist local charity organizations. Each organization was thoughtfully selected by the local Smart City team to provide the greatest impact possible to those in need.
PICTURED: GM Meeting in San Diego Refurbishing Neighborhood House Association Senior Center
“Our team members across the country are always finding ways to give back,” said Mark Haley, President of Smart City Networks. “After immense positive feedback from our management team following our participation in the Salvation Army’s Christmas Assistance Program during our 2016 general managers meeting in San Antonio, we wanted to share the experience of giving throughout our entire organization.”
In early November, teams in Orlando, Tampa and Miami Beach joined cleanup crews on a mission to Keep Florida Beautiful with their local affiliates, while Smart City teams in Los Angeles, Anaheim and Long Beach assisted We Give Thanks with preparing a Thanksgiving Day feast for the homeless and less fortunate in Southern California. Other charitable organizations chosen across the country included Ronald McDonald House; Volunteers of America; Random Acts of Flowers; Salvation Army; Blue Star Mothers of America; Dallas Life Homeless Shelter and the Neighborhood House Association Senior Center. Smart City’s team volunteer activities included revitalizing the La Costa Urban Wetlands Park in Orlando; serving a community meal to the hungry in Las Vegas; preparing donated flowers to make bouquets for people in need in Indianapolis; serving hot food to the homeless in Denver; baking cookies for Ronald McDonald House families in Columbus, Ohio; helping take donations and serving meals to underprivileged people at the Duke Energy Convention Center's Fall Feast Coat Drive in Cincinnati, and in Reno, preparing care packages for overseas military troops. The initiative was capped off during this year’s general managers meeting in San Diego where all managers helped refurbish a senior center. While the majority of this work was completed during the Week of Service, November 13-18, teams started their projects in October and continued their charitable efforts through December. *More Pictures Pages 12-13
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