Martin Makes a Difference

While we wanted to raise money, we also wanted to provide some fun for our employees

The Martin Agency has a strong history of giving back to its community and a variety of worthy causes. But this year we decided to do something different. We combined all our charitable campaign efforts into one unified platform – Martin Makes a Difference (MMaD) – in hopes of raising more money than ever before. MMaD is internally run by volunteers within the agency and benefits the United Way, American Cancer Society and American Heart Association.

While we wanted to raise money, we also wanted to provide some fun for our employees so we hosted events over the holiday season.

We hosted a cookout where the purchase of a custom MMaD wristband got you into an event full of food, games and a decoration auction. 

Our ITS crew offered their services at the ITS Genius Bar, where employees received technical help on personal equipment in exchange for small donations. These geniuses were even able to bring a Compaq Presario with Windows 98 back to life.

The bake sale before Thanksgiving was a huge hit too.

We also held an Accesory Exchange where donated handbags, scarves, belts, wallets and other items were resold.

The annual auction was a great success once again, bringing in over $15,000 alone.

And we put our thinking caps on as Martin hosted its first ever Trivia Night, which pitted employee teams against an Executive Dream Team.

All told, we hit our goal and raised nearly $45,000.

Finally, since the plaza in front of our office has a captive audience of pet lovers during the Blessing of the Animals, we had a pet photographer come take pictures of pets and their owners for a donation.

All told, we hit our goal and raised nearly $45,000.  We can’t wait to see what 2012 holds for MMaD.