Throughout the globe, our colleagues have at all times been beneficiant, form, and dedicated to constructing a greater world. Each Perficient colleague is captivated with making a distinction, whether or not it’s competing in a charity marathon, accumulating vacation presents for youngsters in want, celebrating Giving Tuesday, or every other good trigger.
A method our U.S. colleagues may give again is thru our Perficient Provides Charitable Match Program, which affords colleagues the alternatives to make company-matched donations to significant causes just like the Make-A-Want® Basis (Make-A-Want), a nonprofit group that helps fulfill the needs of youngsters who’re combating most cancers and different vital diseases.
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Because of our long-standing partnership with Make-A-Want, we lately had the chance to shock a really particular youngster with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Walt Disney World. Watch the video for a full recap of Elliott’s social gathering, and browse extra beneath for extra a couple of day Elliott gained’t neglect.
All About Elliott
Meet Elliott, a six-year-old who loves the St. Louis Blues, noodles, Cheez-Its, and all issues Disney. Elliott has a congenital coronary heart illness. “We by no means restricted Elliott rising up. We at all times simply wished him to be just a little boy, and never make his life about his situation,” mentioned Elliott’s mother, Sonya. “Our household hasn’t taken a trip as a result of we by no means knew what Elliott may deal with.”
Elliott’s Day at Perficient with Particular Visitor, Louie from the St. Louis Blues
With the assistance of Make-A-Want, Elliott and his household joined dozens of Perficient colleagues at our St. Louis headquarters for Elliott’s Day, a particular social gathering fully centered on celebrating him. We kicked the social gathering off by studying just a little extra about Elliott, like his love for hockey and the way supportive his massive sister Abigail has been throughout his remedy.
We then shocked each Elliott and Abigail with a recent provide of Cheez-Its snacks and have been even joined by Louie from the St. Louis Blues who gifted them with care packages, full with Blues swag, attire, and memorabilia. Everybody loved a catered lunch from Noodles & Firm, and no social gathering can be full with out chocolate cake – Elliott’s favourite.
Elliott And Abigail
The Large Reveal – A Journey to Walt Disney World
Whereas we bought to know Elliott, we additionally heard how a lot he loves Disney and the way he’s at all times dreamed of visiting Disney World, “the happiest place on Earth.” This was Elliott’s want with Make-A-Want, and Perficient and our colleagues have been proud to shock Elliott with the information that we have been making his dream come true.
“Disney World is someplace Elliott has at all times wished to go to. These might be reminiscences that our household was undecided we have been ever going to get,” mentioned Sonya. “For Elliott and our household to really feel one thing particular means a lot.”
“Going to Disney is the icing. The cake is all the things that occurred right here right this moment,” mentioned Elliott’s grandparents, Mary and Shailesh. “All of the folks concerned. The kindness and generosity means extra than simply going to Disney World.”
The shock journey was properly acquired by Elliott as properly, who mentioned this was the “greatest day of my life.”
Elliott, his sister, and his mother and father will quickly depart for his or her much-needed trip, and we want them a carefree week full of pleasure and reminiscences that can final a lifetime.
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Extra About Make-A-Want
Within the weeks previous to Elliott’s Day, Perficient’s Giving Worker Useful resource Group (ERG) hosted a “get to know” session with representatives from Make-A-Want for colleagues to be taught extra in regards to the group and the way they’ll get entangled.
In keeping with Make-A-Want, a toddler is identified with a vital sickness each 20 minutes. Make-A-Want is devoted to creating a distinction of their lives by creating life-changing needs that carry hope and a top quality of life again to youngsters and their households. For want youngsters, the act of creating their want come true may give them the hope, braveness, and power to struggle tougher in opposition to their diseases. Granting a toddler’s want may also mark a turning level of their remedy.
Perficient Donates $100k+ To Make-A-Want
A want can tackle many alternative varieties. From taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip or receiving a long-sought reward, to assembly a favourite celeb or making a distinction for another person, the aim of every reward is to offer a transformative expertise for each youngster. For the reason that inception of Make-A-Want in 1980, greater than 520,000 needs have been granted in 50 international locations. On common, greater than 20,000 needs are granted every year with roughly 25 needs granted within the U.S. every day.
Needs are granted by the help of in-kind donations, group supporters, particular person volunteers, and company companions. Perficient has been a Make-A-Want associate for greater than 17 years, and in that point, we’ve donated greater than $106,000 to the group.
There are a number of methods to get entangled with Make-A-Want, together with making donations, volunteering to assist an area household, fundraising to grant needs of their native communities, and extra. Considering getting concerned with Make-A-Want? Go to the Get Concerned web page on their web site to be taught extra and assist them rework lives one want at a time.
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