Volunteering Together Makes Life Better

So much of success as a business involves developing a close connection with your customers and community. This is especially true in smaller, local companies (like printers!). Sure, we should tell you that a well-designed piece of direct mail can do this (and it can), but nothing says “we care about you” quite like volunteering together as a company within your community. Not only does serving together increase the presence and awareness of your business within your community, but your employees can benefit from this experience, too. These types of activities double as social functions, offering a fun opportunity to get together with co-workers outside of the business environment. It allows them to get to know each other a little better and to learn to love being in the service of others. Service in Action Joanna Erber, our Financial Services Director, recently coordinated a chance for us to see the benefits of volunteering up close and personal when we volunteered at the Great Plains Food Bank here in Fargo, ND. She has a real passion for looking for ways to benefit others and says: Businesses should absolutely do these types of volunteer events and give back.  It betters the community,