Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year in part because I love to give to others. I have been at BitWise Solutions for three years and each year this company has adopted a family in need with the United Christmas Service. It is truly a joy to collect items, go shopping, and wrap the presents for the family. But the greatest joy comes when you deliver the gifts, to see the smiles and overwhelming gratitude of the family is sooooo tremendous! Can you tell that I am a little excited about the delivery next week?  I also have a wonderful surprise planned for the mother of this family (I can’t wait).

Community involvement has always been a high priority of this company.  Since coming to BitWise, one aspect of my position, which I really enjoy, is that I am often involved in organizing such involvement. I have had the opportunity to participate in providing service to causes such as protecting against domestic violence, cancer research, education and the United Christmas Service. There are others in our office that sit on various community boards and we have given numerous charitable contributions over the years. My hope would be that the spirit of community involvement would be contagious among our employees.

The United Christmas Service has been serving families during the holiday season since the Great Depression when those with needs increased across the nation significantly and they have been assisting families in central Indiana since 1952.  As you know our current economy has caused a rise in unemployment which again increased the need for services such as the UCS to help those families celebrate Christmas. The United Christmas Service of Central Indiana would like to serve over 24,000 families this year and that can only be accomplished through the generosity of others.

While it is too late for your company to adopt a family this year, it is never too late to make a donation that can help families throughout the year. I would encourage you to mark your calendars for next October and adopt a family; the benefits of the experience are numerous and I would love to hear from you about your experience. Also, if you would like to help our adopted family, we will gladly accept donations and gift cards.  Thank you!

I know that I didn’t talk about what we do or what our services are like custom application development (oops, I just did) and many in social media would say this is a wasted blog. However, I would disagree with them for it is the human face of any company that is the most important marketing tool and ultimately will provide the best ROI- in BitWise’s case a giving heart.