Volunteers fill care bags for the homeless at Thanksgiving Tower in Dallas.
All the effort added up.
More than 200 volunteers from 麻豆直播 Consumer USA (SC) finance and pricing teams assembled 600 gallon-size plastic 鈥渃are bags鈥� for Dallas homeless clients of Dallas Hope Charities.
Working at long tables in a multi-purpose room at SC鈥檚 Thanksgiving Tower headquarters, the volunteers unboxed, then bagged individual items in hopes of making 鈥渁 tangible difference in people鈥檚 lives in our community who are struggling, out of work or down on their luck.鈥�
The care bags comprised snacks, travel-size toiletries, socks, water, grooming supplies and other items 鈥� along with a handwritten note card in each.
SC鈥檚 chief financial officer takes time to help make a 鈥渢angible difference.鈥�
鈥淭he increasing homeless population in downtown Dallas has captured the attention of 麻豆直播 Consumer USA associates,鈥� said Angie G., an executive assistant who helped organize the activity. 鈥淥ur employees have a lot of interaction with the homeless community, some of them becoming our friends after years of conversations going to the train station and back daily.鈥�
The group effort came out of 鈥渒nowing a lot of the homeless by name and seeing the struggle of living on the street, wishing we could make a difference, but not really knowing how,鈥� she explained.
Volunteers queue up with one-gallon plastic bags.
鈥淎t Dallas Hope Charities, we serve all individuals no matter where they are on their journey, with the hope that their lives will be transformed,鈥� said Jason Vallejo, the organization鈥檚 executive director.
鈥淭he bags are a great way to share the gift of hope! Anyone can put together a gallon-size bag with a bottle of water, protein snack and travel-size toiletries to give to someone in need.鈥�
鈥淥ur program is not about 鈥榝eeding the homeless,鈥欌�� Vallejo said. 鈥淚t is about connecting with the people we serve, even for just a few moments, and to reassure them that people do care about them.鈥�
Care bags were boxed for delivery to Dallas Hope Charities.
The work served as food for the soul 鈥� and not just for the homeless recipients of care bags.
鈥淪ince we work in the heart of downtown, we always see how hard it is for our homeless community,鈥� said Anuka D. from the SC finance team. 鈥淚t was really wonderful 鈥� it made me happy 鈥� to be able to actually hand out the care packages we made to the people we see every day.鈥�
And it showed the true heart and soul of the Dallas-based company.
鈥淭he finance and pricing teams came together to fill more than 600 bags for the homeless, showing the commitment and passion we have for our community!鈥� said CFO Fahmi K., who participated in the care bag activity. 鈥淏oth teams did a great job by making a tangible difference in the lives of others.鈥�
鈥淎t SC, we believe everyone should be treated with respect, regardless of circumstance,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e using our resources to make a difference in the community we call home.鈥�
Boxes of care bags with notes that tell homeless 鈥淵ou Matter!鈥�
