Last week the Somerville Journal, the weekly newspaper in the city where Gentle Giant Moving Company is headquartered, published an article about a very special charitable giving project in which we participated (clicking on this image will allow you to view the article full-size).
The short version of the story is this: A nearby realtor named Kathy Irving from Hammond Realty in Cambridge, Mass., who knows Gentle Giant well, wanted to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti. She got people to donate a variety of badly needed items, including crutches, walkers, beds, and other items used to help injured people, and Gentle Giant collected, stored, packed and transported these items to an agency in New York City, which shipped them to Haiti for use by Partners in Health and other emergency relief organizations.
However, there's a much bigger story, one that I'm both proud of and humbled by. Gentle Giant Moving Company, now in its 30 year, has a long-standing commitment to charitable giving and philanthropic activity, and the company even has its own charitable foundation to help direct these efforts effectively. Fortunately, we've been recognized for this commitment with awards and praise. However, our most important rewards are the constant willingness of people like Kathy Irving to work with us on community involvements, including serving our customers. Furthermore, because supporting youth development is a core part of our philanthropy, in some way we benefit from that, since we rely on smart, responsible, strong, educated, professional, kind young people to join us year after year as part of our fantastic moving team.
I want to personally thank our employees for their constant commitment to working together for the good of our community, each other, and Gentle Giant!
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