On March 26th,
LifeROOTS gave the community the opportunity to have some fun, and to
show "management" how they really feel ... by throwing a pie in the face
of several different LifeROOTS Managers, CEOs and even an attorney, who
all volunteered to be part of the first ever "Throw a Pie In The Face
of Management Event" held at Village Inn on San Mateo.
Paul
DiPaola, Regional President of US Bank and Cristin Heyns, Corporate
Counsel and Director of Human Resources at Blake's Lotaburger, were
great sports as they "got creamed" for a great cause ... helping to
raise money, and raise awareness, of the work LifeROOTS is doing in the
community. In addition to Paul and Cristin, the event also
featured members of the LifeROOTS Board of Directors, managers of
different divisions within LifeROOTS and our very own LifeROOTS CEO,
Kathleen Cates.
The
event also featured a variety of other activities for employees and
attendees at the fundraiser; including a pie-eating contest, and special
relay races where participants make and carry pie boxes around the
restaurant. We also arranged for an on-site LifeROOTS information booth
providing information to customers about LifeROOTS programs and
services.
This
first-ever event was a success in many ways ... and we're looking
forward to building on this successful event as we begin thinking about
next year's "Throw a Pie in the Face of Management" Event. We've
already received interest from local business leaders in the community
eager to get involved in helping to raise money for LifeROOTS through
this fun and unique event ... and we have a feeling that even more pies
are going to fly in 2016!
Paul
DiPaola, Regional President of US Bank and Cristin Heyns, Corporate
Counsel and Director of Human Resources at Blake's Lotaburger, were
great sports as they "got creamed" for a great cause ... helping to
raise money, and raise awareness, of the work LifeROOTS is doing in the
community. In addition to Paul and Cristin, the event also
featured members of the LifeROOTS Board of Directors, managers of
different divisions within LifeROOTS and our very own LifeROOTS CEO,
Kathleen Cates.
In
conjunction with the day's "Throw a Pie in the Face of Management"
event, customers who visited the Village Inn that evening had the
opportunity to have a percentage of their bill donated to LifeROOTS.
For each customer who mentioned that they support LifeROOTS, the Village
Inn donated 10% of their bill directly to LifeROOTS.
"We
came up with this idea as a really fun way to engage both our employees
and the community as we work to raise money for LifeROOTS to help us
enhance our programs and services that we provide to those with
disabilities throughout central New Mexico," said Kathleen Cates. "The
concept of throwing a pie in the face of management is something that we
think takes on a very timely angle in today's workforce and a
fundraiser that has never been done with local companies here in
Albuquerque. We thought it would not only be an event that all will
enjoy, but a very successful way for us to raise money for LifeROOTS."
The
event also featured a variety of other activities for employees and
attendees at the fundraiser; including a pie-eating contest, and special
relay races where participants make and carry pie boxes around the
restaurant. We also arranged for an on-site LifeROOTS information booth
providing information to customers about LifeROOTS programs and
services.This
first-ever event was a success in many ways ... and we're looking
forward to building on this successful event as we begin thinking about
next year's "Throw a Pie in the Face of Management" Event. We've
already received interest from local business leaders in the community
eager to get involved in helping to raise money for LifeROOTS through
this fun and unique event ... and we have a feeling that even more pies
are going to fly in 2016!
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