by Donna Boulieu Are you ready for the holidays? Ready or not, they will soon be here and there is no better way to promote your store, attract new customers, thank current customers, and garner your share of the holiday spending than participating in Small Business Saturday. It’s typically the Saturday after Black Friday, and … Read More
Giving – A gift in itself
by Jamie Sershon, product and merchandise analyst, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series When I was first given the opportunity to give out monetary gifts during our Random Acts of Kindness challenge I was having a hard time coming up with ideas of how to distribute it. I had heard many stories of people … Read More
Add a little brightness to their day
by Mary Hart, project management and data assets manager, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series When I read the email about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge, I thought, “What a cool idea!” At that point I didn’t even realize that Hamacher was sponsoring it, I was just excited about going out and doing … Read More
Very rewarding
By Nelson Rodriguez, merchandising analyst, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series When I heard about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge at HRG, I was excited to participate. Collecting sports memorabilia and other collectibles most of my life, I immediately had an idea of how to use the majority of the $30 we were … Read More
Spreading goodwill
by Donna Boulieu, senior product & pricing analyst, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series When HRG issued the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge, it immediately felt like the right thing to do. My husband Bruce and I both work at HRG, and we signed up to spread goodwill. It was a great opportunity … Read More
Make someone else’s day
by Megan Moyer, senior marketing communications specialist, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series I was pretty excited when the Random Acts of Kindness challenge was offered at the end of last year. The majority of my “giving back” is through activities and opportunities that HRG offers us. This challenge sounded like another great chance … Read More
Many different opportunities to give
by George Zagel, production specialist, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog seriesI had seen a video online that showed how a small company gave all their employees money to conduct random acts of kindness and I thought it was a great idea. Giving back is an important part of my values. I believe our … Read More
What the season is really about
by Julie Massey, visual assets manager, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series After the email came out about the Random Acts of Kindness challenge HRG would fund for employees, I racked my brain for about a week trying to figure out what to do. How could I distribute the $30 plus some extra … Read More
Making others’ holiday a little brighter
by Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series There are a number of charitable activities to get involved in every year at HRG, and I’m not always able to participate. When the Random Acts of Kindness challenge was brought forward last November, it was something I could participate in outside … Read More
Joy in giving
by Beth Maas, human resource manager, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series I’m the human resource manager at HRG, and every year we conduct fundraising throughout the year for various causes. It’s an important part of our culture here – giving back. We make a point of giving our associates the opportunity to bring … Read More