Our team chose to work with the Rose Brooks Center. Rose Brooks is a comprehensive domestic violence agency that provides a full continuum of care including prevention programming, crisis intervention and other supportive services to thousands of women and children each year.

To support their organization we chose to do three separate activities. We spent one Saturday morning at the center volunteering to do spring cleaning which included mowing and weed eating the lawn and surrounding areas and also picking up litter and trash around the complex. Our second task was a car wash we held in our company's parking lot in which we raised just over $700 to go to Rose Brooks. Third and lastly, we had a Cinco de Mayo party for our employees. We called several restaurants around the area to get the food and beverages donated, and then we charged $5 at the door. During the party, we also held a silent auction that included items donated by local businesses to help raise more money for our cause. Between the auction and the party we raised about $1000.

All in all, we raised around $1700 to be donated to the Rose Brooks Center. We had a great time volunteering and also feel we have made some lasting friendships.