Just by purchasing a few cookies and cupcakes over Halloween week, employees of BenchMark Physical Therapy in Soddy-Daisy were able to raise enough money to feed three children for a year.
The bake sale fundraiser also gave them the opportunity to put a cream pie in the face of the co-worker of their choice, with physical therapist Glenn Carlson accepting that honor.
BenchMark is continuing its partnership that began last year with Rise Against Hunger, an international nonprofit organization that distributes food and other aid to people in developing nations. The partnership is part of BenchMark’s Pillars With Purpose program, in which company employees annually select an organization focused on health, hunger, or homelessness to support.
Learning that Rise Against Hunger could feed a child for an entire year for $75 was a big factor in employees’ decision to support the organization, said Morgan Boulware, doctor of physical therapy and Soddy-Daisy clinic director.
“It really struck a chord with us that we could make a big impact,” she said.