September 2022 Spotlight

No Cooling Down the Acts of Service

As the temperatures rose during the dog days of summer, so too did the generous acts of service from team members across the spectrum of the FirstService family of brands. As our Summer of Service winds down, there’s still time to heat things up and get out and do something that makes a positive impact on the people in our lives, those who need our help, and in the places where we live, work and play.

Back-to-School Extravaganza and Backpack Drive Benefiting the Children of the Overtown Optimist Club

The Blue Lagoon Condominium team hosted a day-long Back-to-School Extravaganza and Backpack Drive on July 27 benefitting the Children of the Overtown Optimist Club. Executive assistants spent three weeks planning, coordinating, shopping, and packing bags for this event, and South Florida High-Rise associates volunteered their time to assist in-person. We began the day introducing ourselves to […]

Down to Donate: Back-to-School Backpacks

In July, the California Closets’ Las Vegas team loaded up and participated in a backpack donation campaign sponsored by one of their local television stations. #firstserveothers #backtoschool. July 2022 | Las Vegas, NV California Closets – Las Vegas

Some Assembly Required: Back-to-School Backpack Drive Benefiting the Boys & Girls Club – Peel Chapter

Special thanks to all our volunteers from the North Region Office of FirstService Corp and Pillar to Post for coming together on August 22 to prepare back-to-school backpack kits in support of the Boys & Girls Club!

New Year, New Supplies, and Donation Drives!

Our Dania office held a school supply drive to benefit the Broward Education Foundation’s Annual School Supply Drive. We collected composition books, folders, glues sticks, pens, pencils, crayons, pink erasers, and more!

Hoops for Hospice, Cars for Kids!

The FirstService Residential British Columbia market partnered with Aspac Developments Ltd. for the Cars & Hoops Charity Festival to raise over $200,000 for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.

Clean the Green

For our Summer of Service activity, our corporate finance group visited the Larry Grossman Arena in Toronto and spent an hour cleaning up the green space and parkland in the surrounding areas.

Arm Strength: Preparing Meals for those in Need

My family and I recently had the honor of packing meals to send to needy families in Haiti and Cuba.

ACTION CHALLENGES: Get Started & Keep It

The Summer of Service Action Challenges are an easy way to help get you started and stay motivated to do something that will make a difference for people, communities and the environment.

Things to Do on Your Summer of Service: September

Not sure what to do this month for Summer of Service? Well, September IS Cleanup Month. Click on the VolunteerHub button to check if some of these cleanup activities are right for you.

VOLUNTEER IDEAS IN A SNAP!

Find inspiration to perform simple acts of service from one of our Social Purpose Toolkits.

Show Off Your #FirstServeOthersSwag!

To be eligible for random prize drawings for these great prizes, remember to complete any of the Action Challenges noted in the prior section!

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