Community involvement is something we hold very dear in our hearts here at HRchitect, although we don’t blog about or promote it regularly. Here at the Frisco office, our employees have held City Council positions, sit on various city committees and also hold board positions of community organizations. One of my favorite organizations is Frisco Women’s League®, which Karen Cunninghamand I are members of. Frisco Women’s League (FWL) supports numerous charities and organizations in and around Frisco by providing volunteer support for so many organizations and the City.
Karen Cunningham & Tiffany Appleby
Most recently, as part of our work with FWL, Karen and I participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life® event. Most everyone has been touched by cancer in some form or another, whether it be themselves, family members, friends, coworkers or neighbors. We were both inspired to participate in the event because of this reason. The mission of Relay is to Celebrate those who have battled cancer, Remember loved ones lost to the disease and to Fight Back and in support of this message, Relay teams walk all night to fight back against cancer, one step at a time.
Our team began the Relay at 7 PM and was on the track, non-stop, until thunderstorms blew in and shut down the event, around 4 AM. I was truly amazed at the energy of those participating, not only from our team, but from the dozens of others. It was inspiring to be amongst so many survivors and caregivers of this horrible disease that were there celebrating their win against Cancer and fundraising to help find a cure.
I enjoyed the Relay for Life event immensely and know that Karen did as well. We’re looking forward to next year’s event and hope that some of our readers will get involved as well. I definitely encourage it!
If you would like to learn more about the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Event, or to get involved in a local event, visit their website: RelayforLife.org.
Stay tuned to future blog posts to learn more about other organizations and charities that HRchitect supports.
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Tiffany Appleby