Vedder Price issued the following announcement on Dec. 20.
From December 11 - 17, 2019, Vedder Price participated in a “Week of Giving” as part of the Vedder Cares program and to give back to the communities in which we operate in this holiday season. The Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, New York and London offices each held their own gift drives alongside holiday celebrations throughout the week.
In Chicago, employees collected over 100 gifts for Letters to Santa, sending clothes, toys, and other holiday essentials to underprivileged children in the Greater Chicago area. In addition, the office also collected donations and resident requested items for Misericordia, a nonprofit which assists persons with mild to profound developmental disabilities. San Francisco and Washington, DC participated in a toy collection for Toys for Tots, a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents are unable to afford Christmas gifts. The New York office collected gifts for Kids for Kids, an organization that supports children and families struggling with medical challenges. In Los Angeles, employees worked with the Brown Bag Lady to stuff socks with essentials for people living on Skid Row. The London office participated in Christmas Jumper Day, an event benefiting Save the Children UK where employees made a donation to the charity allowing them to wear a holiday sweater for the day.
In addition to the gift drives, employees also took part in various competitions on behalf of a chosen charity. Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Washington, DC held Ugly Sweater competitions, with the winner receiving a check to their designated charity from the firm. The Los Angeles office held a cookie competition, again awarding the winner with a donation to their chosen charity.
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