Smith Leonard’s Annual Day of Service Supports 12 Organizations
The annual Smith Leonard Day of Service is one of the ways our firm supports the communities in which our employees live and work. On November 18, more than 70 SL team members served in 12 opportunities selected for this year.
To highlight these organizations and their service opportunities, we will be recognizing them during a special series in December – 12 “Ways” of Service.
Check back each day December 1-12 as we share the highlights of our service to another organization in our community.
Victory Junction Randleman, NC victoryjunction.org |
Employees spent the day working on various outdoor projects for the camp including landscaping and spreading mulch. | |
The ARC of High Point High Point, NC arcofhp.org/ |
Employees assisted with some cleanup projects and then spent time with groups of The ARC clients. | |
Care Kits for RMH Winston-Salem, NC rmhcpt.org/ |
Employees who were not able to go off-site worked on a project in the office. They purchased a variety of items and then assembled toiletry, hospitality, snack bag, and children’s activity kits for patients and families at the RMH. | |
Out of the Garden Project Greensboro, NC outofthegardenproject.org |
Employees checked expiration dates on donated items and then sorted them by kind/type of food. | |
Winston-Salem Rescue Mission Winston-Salem, NC wsrescue.org |
After a tour of the site, employees worked in the food pantry. | |
Greensboro Urban Ministry Greensboro, NC www.greensborourbanministry.org |
Employees prepared to-go meals and organized the food pantry. | |
Salvation Army High Point, NC southernusa.salvationarmy.org/high-point |
Employees completed various projects including cleaning out and rebuilding flower beds and garden boxes, moving furnishings, and setting up a teen room. | |
SPARK Winston-Salem, NC spark-community.org |
Employees moved the Community Coat Closet from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office to its new home at the Dwelling. They transported coats, scarves, beanies, hangers, etc. to the new space so those resources would be accessible to our homeless neighbors in need of a coat or other items to keep them warm. | |
A Different View Equine Center Pleasant Garden, NC adifferentviewequine.org |
Employees put in a full day’s work assisting with barn chores and animal care as well as adding holiday decorations to the barn. In addition to being around the animals, they learned about the organization’s mission to serve veterans, first responders, their families, and caregivers. | |
Saving Grace K9s Lexington, NC savinggracek9s.org |
Employees worked on developing recently added walking trails. They built 10 wooden benches and placed them along the trail as well as with a flower bed and some shrubs. That day, there were many veterans with their dogs in training on-site so they got to pose as a crowd to help the dogs get used to random environments and experiences. | |
BackPack Beginnings Greensboro, NC backpackbeginnings.org |
In the morning, employees worked to fill bags of food that would be distributed to school children to take home in their backpacks, the widely known service of the organization. In the afternoon, they sorted and organized donated clothes. Employees walked through the Family Market where eligible shoppers are empowered with dignity of choice to shop for food and clothing at no cost! | |
Meals from the Heart Winston-Salem, NC rmhcpt.org/ |
After touring the facility and learning more about the Ronald McDonald House, employees prepared a spaghetti dinner for the guest families. |