by Angela Pinkstaff, director of business development, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series I belong to a large online group of women who have experienced infertility, infant loss and/or miscarriage, which I joined some time ago. Eventually I met a few women who had moved on from trying to have a baby to trying … Read More
Random acts of kindness: Inspiring the next generation of cheerful givers
by Jen Johnston, senior marketing services account manager, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series In 2015, I missed the email about HRG’s Random Acts of Kindness (RAOK) challenge and felt sad that I hadn’t had a chance to participate. So, when our president reached out again in 2016, I didn’t hesitate to sign … Read More
Random acts of kindness: Spreading hope and kindness
By Dawn Vogelsang, president, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series We issued a Random Acts of Kindness Challenge at the end of 2015 for any associate that wished to participate. We had a great response – the majority of our associates signed up and they had very positive individual experiences (which we shared … Read More
Who’d a thunk it?
by Dave Wendland, vice president, strategic relations, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series It began quietly in December 2015, and concluded with a thunderous roar of appreciation and thankfulness. When George first brought the idea of a Random Acts of Kindness Challenge forward, no one could have predicted the tremendous, heartfelt goodwill that would … Read More
Paying it Forward
By Kathy Hagen, data assets associate, for our Random Acts of Kindness blog series When I heard about Hamacher’s Random Acts of Kindness Challenge my first thought was, “What a great idea!” My next thoughts were, “What should I do? When should I do it? How should I do it?” Then I told myself, “Just be … 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