{"id":46994,"date":"2021-10-28T07:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T14:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=46994"},"modified":"2021-10-28T07:49:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T14:49:29","slug":"marco-supports-80-united-ways-in-12-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2021\/10\/marco-supports-80-united-ways-in-12-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Supports 80 United Ways in 12 States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

St. Cloud, MN (Oct. 22, 2021)<\/em> \u2014 Marco employees rallied together for the technology company\u2019s annual United Way campaign, raising over $211,000 for 80 local United Ways across Marco\u2019s 12-state footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total amount is a combination of employees\u2019 pledges, corporate match and special events held throughout the year and during the final celebration week. The outcome exceeded Marco\u2019s 2021 goal of raising $200,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarco is \u2013 and has been for many years \u2013 a key contributor to our mission, by holding a best-practice campaign,\u201d said Jessica Houle, vice president of development and engagement at United Way of Central Minnesota. \u201cThis includes allowing employees to volunteer for their passions throughout the year and see firsthand the needs in the community. We are focused on ensuring people\u2019s basic needs are met through an area we call the Community Safety Net. Marco\u2019s annual employee donation drive gives each of their employees the chance to give a financial investment to be a part of the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marco\u2019s theme for this year\u2019s United Way campaign was \u201cMarcoFest: Grooving and Giving Together.\u201d Marco held interactive activities, including a virtual \u201csucker pull\u201d with employees \u201cpulling\u201d more than 2,700 suckers at $1 each for a chance to win a prize. Employees also purchased virtual key boxes for the chance to win larger prizes. Marco teams engaged in friendly competition this year with a carpool karaoke challenge. Employees submitted videos that showcased their best lip-syncing abilities (in a parked vehicle for safety purposes), and co-workers voted for their favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the campaign activities that generated funds for United Way, more than 450 employees made personal pledges to their local United Way. Among those were 38 employees who are part of Marco\u2019s Young Leaders in Giving Program. This group, who are age 35 or younger, commit to donating at least $250 annually to United Way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marco has a dedicated group of employees who serve on a United Way committee and organize fundraising activities throughout the year. The committee was formed in 2003, and Marco\u2019s commitment to United Way began in 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExceeding the United Way campaign goal of $200,000 took commitment from everyone at Marco,\u201d said Susan Yost, vice president of human resources at Marco. \u201cWe appreciate that United Way will use these funds to provide essential programs and services, including food, transportation and early literacy. Marco is committed to giving back to the communities we serve by sponsoring events, participating in fundraisers and encouraging employees to volunteer on and off company time. It\u2019s part of our Gold Standard culture. Because for Marco, it\u2019s not enough to just do well as a business, we also must \u2018do good.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Marco<\/strong>
Marco<\/a> is one of the top business technology providers in the country with offices in 12 states and serving customers nationally. Marco specializes in helping organizations with their IT, voice, print and security needs from assessment to implementation to ongoing managed services. Their technology experts break down complex solutions into simple terms to position your business for success. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

St. Cloud, MN (Oct. 22, 2021) \u2014 Marco employees rallied together for the technology company\u2019s annual United Way campaign, raising over $211,000 for 80 local United Ways across Marco\u2019s 12-state footprint. The total amount is a combination of employees\u2019 pledges, corporate match and special events held throughout the year and during the final celebration week. The outcome exceeded Marco\u2019s 2021 goal of raising $200,000. \u201cMarco is \u2013 and has been for many years \u2013 a key contributor to our mission, by holding a best-practice campaign,\u201d said Jessica Houle, vice president of development and engagement at United Way of Central Minnesota. \u201cThis includes allowing employees to volunteer for their passions throughout the year and see firsthand the needs in the community. We are focused on ensuring people\u2019s basic needs are met through an area we call the Community Safety Net. Marco\u2019s annual employee donation drive gives each of their employees the chance to give a financial investment to be a part of the solution.\u201d Marco\u2019s theme for this year\u2019s United Way campaign was \u201cMarcoFest: Grooving and Giving Together.\u201d Marco held interactive activities, including a virtual \u201csucker pull\u201d with employees \u201cpulling\u201d more than 2,700 suckers at $1 each for a chance to win a prize. Employees also purchased virtual key boxes for the chance to win larger prizes. Marco teams engaged in friendly competition this year with a carpool karaoke challenge. Employees submitted videos that showcased their best lip-syncing abilities (in a parked vehicle for safety purposes), and co-workers voted for their favorites. In addition to the campaign activities that generated funds for United Way, more than 450 employees made personal pledges to their local United Way. Among those were 38 employees who are part of Marco\u2019s Young Leaders in Giving Program. This group, who are age 35 or younger, commit to donating at least $250 annually to United Way. Marco has a dedicated group of employees who serve on a United Way committee and organize fundraising activities throughout the year. The committee was formed in 2003, and Marco\u2019s commitment to United Way began in 1973. \u201cExceeding the United Way campaign goal of $200,000 took commitment from everyone at Marco,\u201d said Susan Yost, vice president of human resources at Marco. \u201cWe appreciate that United Way will use these funds to provide essential programs and services, including food, transportation and early literacy. Marco is committed to giving back to the communities we serve by sponsoring events, participating in fundraisers and encouraging employees to volunteer on and off company time. It\u2019s part of our Gold Standard culture. Because for Marco, it\u2019s not enough to just do well as a business, we also must \u2018do good.\u2019\u201d About MarcoMarco is one of the top business technology providers in the country with offices in 12 states and serving customers nationally. Marco specializes in helping organizations with their IT, voice, print and security needs from assessment to implementation to ongoing managed services. Their technology experts break down complex solutions into simple terms to position your business for success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[545],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46994"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46995,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46994\/revisions\/46995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}