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BY DEBORAH SANDOVAL

e Culture of Community

Deborah Sandoval

While many successful businesses focus on pro ts and bottom Once a project is decided on, share it, name it and get it on the
lines, many forget the importance of community involvement. calendar! Foster involvement with those within your company and
I used to work for an organization allowing employees to donate those you will be helping. Create a vision through T-shirts, signage,
one hour per month to volunteer at the employee’s charity or email signatures or outgoing correspondence.
organization of choice. I usually banked my hours and spent all 12 Here are a few thoughts:
helping a local animal shelter where I was already volunteering. • Create a sustainable garden.
After spending my hours doing good for my cause, I was always so • Plant some trees on a campus or park.
grateful to my employer for making these hours available. is perk • Upgrade or paint a playground in need.
built an unspoken loyalty. e shelter also became a loyal supporter • Create a mural.
of the company understanding the extra hours were paid for by them. • Donate summer food packs.
I urge all AASBO vendors to look at the options and opportunities • Get involved in an AASBO committee.!
presenting themselves in this amazing community. Engage your
employees and your clients as you plan the year. Find out what their Deborah Sandoval, Director of Outreach and Education,
special interests are or where they may have a personal stake. eir Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc., can be
input is essential to a successful philanthropic endeavor. reached at: (602) 277-4290.

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