For many in the business world, 2009 has been a year of survival. But survival takes on a far different meaning when you consider the millions of Americans who literally don’t have enough to eat. As part of our company holiday celebration, we decided to spend a day helping out at a food and clothing bank here in New York City and making a donation to help provide winter clothing to those in need.
Our time spent at the Hebrew Union College Soup Kitchen and Clothing Closet showed how thin the dividing line is between needing help and self sufficiency. This year we saw a larger percentage of “working poor” who still couldn’t earn enough after paying rent and utilities to pay for food at the end of the month. We saw a much larger percentage of people who you could easily imagine working in successful high paying jobs. It definitely helps us to realize how blessed we are.
We wanted to offer this Holiday Video Card as a thank you to all we have worked with in 2009 and take this opportunity to wish you all the best in the New Year.
Every Monday evening, in every season, the student-run HUC-JIR Soup Kitchen welcomes over 100 homeless and hungry guests for a nutritious meal. Volunteers from around the New York area – secondary school pupils, college students, and adults – help us prepare and serve the meals. The Soup Kitchen offers our guests not only meals but also free legal counseling by NYU Law School students, free clothing, and toiletries, as well as a sewing service.
Named PR News 15-to-Watch. Recorded at the PR News PR People Awards, Bryson discusses how consumers are spending for their meals and how the way people consume information has changed.
Some of Brysons’s VlogViews:
“Consumers are spending more time with the family and their eating more meals at home Not necessarily because of the cost implications but because of they’ve refocused their priorities.”
“One thing we have noticed in this economic climate is that PR can have an elevated purpose because consumers are interested in third party endorsements.”
Holiday Video Greeting and Donation From D S Simon Productions
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For many in the business world, 2009 has been a year of survival. But survival takes on a far different meaning when you consider the millions of Americans who literally don’t have enough to eat. As part of our company holiday celebration, we decided to spend a day helping out at a food and clothing bank here in New York City and making a donation to help provide winter clothing to those in need.
Our time spent at the Hebrew Union College Soup Kitchen and Clothing Closet showed how thin the dividing line is between needing help and self sufficiency. This year we saw a larger percentage of “working poor” who still couldn’t earn enough after paying rent and utilities to pay for food at the end of the month. We saw a much larger percentage of people who you could easily imagine working in successful high paying jobs. It definitely helps us to realize how blessed we are.
We wanted to offer this Holiday Video Card as a thank you to all we have worked with in 2009 and take this opportunity to wish you all the best in the New Year.
About Hebrew Union College Soup Kitchen and Clothing Closet
Every Monday evening, in every season, the student-run HUC-JIR Soup Kitchen welcomes over 100 homeless and hungry guests for a nutritious meal. Volunteers from around the New York area – secondary school pupils, college students, and adults – help us prepare and serve the meals. The Soup Kitchen offers our guests not only meals but also free legal counseling by NYU Law School students, free clothing, and toiletries, as well as a sewing service.
Check out last year’s holiday card!
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