Nov 1, 2016
Location:
Lenovo Main Campus and Enterprise Campus
Description of Event (Please share as much info as you can):
To kick off the "month of giving" in preparation for Giving Tuesday, Lenovo held employee events at both their campuses in Morrisville, NC. Both events celebrated all the charitable work Lenovo employees have done over the past year, as well as spotlighting a few employees who submitted stories for their "Faces of Giving" campaign. I submitted a story of my work with the "Bad Guys Doing Good", and the campaign organizers got so much of a kick out of it that I was asked if the 501st Legion could troop the celebratory events to add a little extra excitement and fun. In return, the event organizer agreed to make a charitable donation on our behalf.
This was my first time trooping a corporate event, and this is probably the first time one of our campus events had something like this tied to it. We took a lot of photos, did some recruiting for the new Death Star construction crew (LinkedIn is a very powerful recruitment tool), and even patrolled the cubicles afterwards to make sure all employees were being diligent Imperial citizens hard at work for the good of the Galactic Empire. You could definitely tell all the employees got a kick out of it.
Did this event support a charity? If yes, which charity?:
Make-A-Wish of Eastern NC and the American Red Cross
Event Length (Hours):
2.5 hours total
Direct Funds Raised? (Money raised directly by the Carolina Garrison):
$1000 donation to Make-A-Wish, $1000 donation to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Matthew relief
Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Katrina Andrews ID-45320 - Staff Officer
2. Curtis Smith SL-41870 - Vader
3. Jim Epps TK-896 - TK
4. Seth Bosecker TK-22298 - TK
Check out some of the event photos below:
Lieutenant Middle Manager is very excited to be part of the Faces of Giving, because now she's "Lenovo Famous". Vader is happy too, I guess.
The traditional elevator selfie. I have got to get a better phone.
TK-896 patrols for rebel scum.
"You have failed me for the last time."
One of our foodservice managers meeting his childhood hero.
Baby squirrels! Another employee featured in the campaign was raising some baby squirrels that had been displaced by Hurricane Matthew. Nothing gets the tough Imperials to soften up like sleeping baby animals.
More angry selfies at the afternoon session.
TK-22298 stands guard over the tasty snacks reserved for loyal Imperial citizens only.
