Go To Team recently celebrated ten years of
successful business by donating $1,700 to Goodwill Industries.
The contribution was the result of a month-long co-branded
campaign, in which Go To Team donated $50 to the charity
each time a client booked one of it’s crews for a video
shoot.
“We were so excited to be recipients of Go
To Team’s campaign and really appreciate the donation,” says
Tina Marshall, the Vice President of Corporate Relations
for Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina.
Go To Team’s
clients were very supportive of the campaign to raise money
for Goodwill. “We got a lot of feedback from customers
saying it was a great idea and that they were happy to help
give back to the community,” says Operations Manager
Shawn Moffatt. “Go To Team has always supported the
Charleston community by discounting work for organizations
that promote tourism. To honor our ten years of continued
success, we wanted to do something more. So we decided to
contribute to an organization that helps others be successful.”
Dave
Wilson of Inspired Hype, a marketing firm in Columbia, SC
was one of the 34 clients to book shoots during the month-long
promotion. “We love Go To Team’s commitment to
helping the local community. We would have used Go To Team
anyway, but knowing they think of others is really terrific”.
 Go To Team chose Goodwill to partner with after a survey
of their ten employees. “Many of us donate clothes
and other items to the Goodwill, but not everyone knows that
Goodwill is the largest employer of people with disabilities,” says
Go To Team President Patrick Bryant. “We wanted to
raise community awareness of the service Goodwill provides,
and we thought our 10 year anniversary was a great time to
do that.”
Marshall says Go To Team’s donation
went towards the organization’s building fund that
was recently established for the new Community Service Center
that is to begin construction soon. Goodwill Industries’ goal
is to raise approximately $2.5 million for the building fund
and Marshall says they are working on a couple of fundraising
strategies to meet that goal. “All donations are appreciated,
but it is ten times more exciting to receive unsolicited
contributions,” says Marshall.
Goodwill’s mission
is to help people with disabilities and other barriers to
employment find jobs that will help them become self-sufficient.
In addition to people with disabilities, the organization
has helped welfare recipients, community and veteran homeless,
displaced workers and others in need through its programs
and Job Link Centers.
Go To Team’s camera crews and
producers have served national clients such as A&E, TLC,
VH1 “Behind the Music”, NBC News, ABC’s
20/20, Wachovia, NASCAR, Fox Sports, and UPS. Go To Team
provides video production services throughout the Carolinas,
with offices in Charleston, SC; Columbia, SC; Charlotte,
NC; and Raleigh, NC.
Other Sites:
Go To Team's Winter Newsletter with Goodwill Promotion
Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina Website
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