Food Drive Competition At GRS
At the heart Guarantee Restoration Services, our team strives to emulate five core values each day. One of those, partnership, is at the forefront. Not only are our business partnerships important, but also our charitable partnerships that allow us to help people in need. That’s why this year, our executive team challenged our team members to a food drive competition!
We challenged our 4 branches to see who could bring in the most canned goods. The office who brought in the highest percentage of food items compared to the amount of staff would win a pancake breakfast. In addition, we committed to our employees that GRS would match however many foods were donated. For about two weeks our team competed int the food drive, bringing in vegetables, pasta, cereal and other shelf-stable items.
On November 23rd the food drive competition ended at 10:00 AM sharp, and the donations were counted at each of our locations. Combined, our team brought in 523 food items! We are proud to announce that our Gulfport, Mississippi branch won the food drive competition this year.
Later in the week, I went shopping at Calandro’s Supermarket, along with our Director of Human Resources & Safety, Marcie Richardson. These specific food items will be donated to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Our other locations in Gulfport, Lafayette and New Orleans will make monetary donations to the organizations noted below.
EMPLOYEE FOOD DRIVE – DONATION MATCH SHOPPING TRIP
FOOD DRIVE IN GULFPORT │GULF COAST COMMUNITY MINISTRIES
Like I mentioned above, our Gulfport office was the victor in our branch-wide food drive contest. The small, but mighty location donated 127 goods. Their donation will go to the Gulf Coast Community Ministries in Gulfport. This awesome organization feeds the hungry, clothes the poor, assists the sick, among other services. It has served the region since its inception in 2003.
FOOD DRIVE IN BATON ROUGE │ GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK
Our Baton Rouge staff was able to bring in 205 non-perishable items. Again, the items purchased at Calandro’s will be sent to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. GRS is proud to support this tremendous organization, like it has previously done so earlier this year. The GBRFB has served the hungry in 11 parishes surrounding Baton Rouge for more than 30 years.
FOOD DRIVE IN LAFAYETTE │ SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF LAFAYETTE
Next, our Lafayette team contributed 141 canned goods to the competition. They were narrowly defeated by the Gulfport branch by 0.5%. Their donations will go to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lafayette. This organization was started in New Orleans going back to 1983, and it expanded to the Acadiana region in 2004. Together, they serve 23 South Louisiana Parishes.
FOOD DRIVE IN NEW ORLEANS │ CITY OF KENNER FOOD BANK
Finally, our New Orleans office was able to donate 50 items to our food drive. Their food items and monetary match will be given to the City of Kenner Food Bank. This organization works in conjunction with the Second Harvest Food Bank of New Orleans to serve the people of Kenner.
IT’S TURKEY TIME, BUT ALWAYS AVAILABLE 24/7
We gracious to our generous team, who competed in the food drive and look forward to hosting similar events next year.
As a reminder, our offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Friday, November 27th. No matter how full we are from turkey or tired we are from Black Friday shopping, our team is available 24/7, which is not just a number, it’s a GUARANTEE. For property damage emergencies, contact Guarantee Restoration Services at 800-349-HELP (4357) or email info@guaranteerestoration.net.
