Perficient Colleagues Donate 11,000+ Pounds of Food and 46,000+ Meals During Hunger Action Month

Perficient has a long-standing reputation as a philanthropic organization with colleagues who are driven and passionate about making a collective difference. In the spirit of giving back, our Giving Employee Resource Group (ERG) partnered with Feeding America for the third year in a row in support of Hunger Action Month (HAM), a global campaign that seeks to spread awareness and fight food insecurity. 

Taking place in September, Perficient colleagues are encouraged to join the fight against food insecurity by hosting volunteer events, spreading awareness, and bringing non-perishable food items to their local office. These items are then donated to area food banks to support those without access to healthy food.  

Continue reading to learn more about the impact Perficient and our colleagues have made around the world! 

Read More: Learn About Perficient’s 2023 Hunger Action Month Campaign  

Celebrating Perficient’s 2024 HAM Champions: Dallas and Nagpur Offices  

As part of HAM, colleagues across Perficient’s global offices participated in a friendly competition with a challenge to make a difference. All locations that donated at least 100 pounds of food, hosted a volunteer event, and submitted an impact story during September qualified as finalists.  

Through our collective efforts, Perficient and our colleagues donated more than 11,000 pounds of food and 46,000 meals to fight food insecurity worldwide. We’re proud to share that our Dallas and Nagpur offices are our 2024 HAM competition winners and will be added to our newly minted trophy!  

Colleagues in Dallas partnered with the North Texas Food Bank to launch the office’s first-ever Peanut Butter Drive and collectively collected 909 jars of peanut butter – which equates to 909 pounds of food! Colleagues brought in jars of peanut butter into their local office, while also organizing a virtual campaign by creating a donation page and sharing information through email and social media. Additionally, colleagues volunteered with Feed My Starving Children to pack bags with essential vitamins, vegetables, soy, and rice to send to Honduras.  

Our Nagpur office is a two-time HAM champion, with colleagues in both our Nagpur and Pune offices distributing 150 grocery boxes, which is nearly 4,630 pounds, across impoverished areas through a collaborative effort with Robin Hood Academy. Colleagues spent time packing and carrying boxes full of items such as wheat and rice to help those in need. This effort positively impacted the lives of more than 150 families in India, while bringing a sense of pride and reaffirmed commitment to our colleagues. 

While each office showed true determination, both offices exceeded expectations through their creativity and teamwork to make a difference. These offices join previous HAM Champions Atlanta, Nagpur, Minneapolis, and Lafayette, Louisiana, as the top contributors to our HAM campaign.  

Our Global Colleagues Give Back 

The competition for the 2024 HAM Challenge was stiff, with several of Perficient’s global offices vying for the title of HAM Champions. While our Dallas and Nagpur offices reigned supreme, every office’s effort to support HAM is fighting global food insecurity. Check out the many ways our global colleagues fought food insecurity by volunteering and giving back to those in need. 

United States 

Take a look at the generosity found across Perficient’s U.S. offices! 

• Our St. Louis office hosted a “Donation Day” and collectively donated 821 pounds of food to support the St. Louis Area Foodbank. 

• To make a difference, our Denver office donated 427 pounds of food to the Food Bank of the Rockies, where colleagues also spent time volunteering and sorting 40 pallets of donations – equaling to 19,755 meals.  

• Perficient’s office in Irvine, California, created a local office competition to see who could bring in more food donations, with a variety of games including a pie-in-the-face challenge. Colleagues collectively donated 622 pounds of non-perishable goods during HAM. 

• Throughout HAM, our Atlanta office collectively donated 400 pounds of food to a local food pantry by hosting an in-office food drive, organizing a group volunteer effort with Restoring One’s Hope, and raising donations through an office party complete with Olympic-style games.  

• Colleagues in Lafayette, Louisiana, organized a food drive and donated 168 pounds of food to St. Joseph Diner, where the team also joined together for a volunteer event to prep breakfast. 

• Colleagues in our Minneapolis office donated 127 pounds of food to the Keystone Community Services, a food bank in St. Paul, Minnesota.  

• Our colleagues in Allentown, Pennsylvania, donated 118 pounds of food to fight food insecurity during September.  

• Colleagues Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, donated 106 pounds of non-perishable food to the Food Bank of Puerto Rico, a Feeding America affiliate. This year, colleagues brought the food donations directly to the homes of low-income individuals. 

• Kicking off HAM with a bang, colleagues located at our Houston office hosted a pancake breakfast pep rally and raised 100 pounds of food donations. The team also organized a volunteer event at the Houston Food Bank to help sort and pack 8,333 meals.  

Read More: Discover How Our U.S. Colleagues Gave Back During Our 2023 HAM Campaign 

India  

Dive into the ways our colleagues in India gave back during this year’s HAM campaign.  

• The team located in Pune donated 992 pounds of food to an orphanage, Dharamveer Shambhu Anathalaya, ensuring essential nourishment for those in need. 

• Our colleagues in Bangalore, India, gathered resources and donated 1,289.7 pounds of groceries to Ashirwad Sevashram, a home for children in need. Learn more about their efforts here! 

• This year, our Chennai office donated a reverse osmosis (RO) water purification machine to Anaikkum Karangal, a local nonprofit organization, providing clean water to underprivileged communities in India.  

Read More: Our India Colleagues Made a Difference in Our 2023 HAM Campaign  

Latin America  

Explore the acts of volunteerism and kindness of our colleagues in Latin America as they participated in our global campaign against food insecurity.  

• In Mexico, our offices made a positive impact by donating 228 pounds of food to Casa Nicolás, an organization that provides shelter and assistance to migrants in Monterrey.  

• Our colleagues in Colombia donated 180 pounds of food to Gente Unida and Chiquitines, two foundations that assist children and young people in vulnerable conditions.  

Read More: Explore Our 2023 HAM Impact Across Latin America 

Making a Difference Around the World: Nurturing Futures 

According to the United Nations, more than 2.4 billion people experience moderate to severe food insecurity. Hunger can affect people from all walks of life, and we each have the power to make a difference.  

The global fight against food insecurity does not end in September, and there are opportunities to give back throughout the year. With our Perficient Gives charitable match program, all U.S. colleagues have the unique opportunity to donate to eight charitable organizations matched by Perficient, including Feeding America. Every dollar can help build a nutritious world! Interested in making a difference? There are many ways to give back, including making financial contributions through Feeding America’s donation page, volunteering at a local food bank, or supporting local food banks by donating meals or hosting food drives.  

Together we’re striving towards a future where all people have the resources to live a happy and healthy life. Check out the gallery below to see how our colleagues are paying it forward, igniting change, and inspiring others to make a positive difference.  

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