Utah Chapter Benefits From Compassionate Business ProfessionalsThe Utah Chapter of the Reeve Foundation was the recent beneficiary of a group of committed, compassionate business professionals, who simply want to “give back to the community.”
The Advocacy Group, as they call themselves, is made up of real estate, financial, sales and legal professionals. They organized a Saturday morning rummage sale, which was held in the parking lot of Harmon’s, a local community minded grocery chain, designating that all proceeds from the sale would go to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Additionally, one of the group’s members, Nate Woodbury, financial manager of the Ameriprise Financial office in Salt Lake City, said that his company would match all proceeds. The sum of the wintry morning’s proceedings totaled over $500. “Their generosity brought a lot of warmth to the chilly morning air,” said Katie Johnson-Hill, Utah Chapter Co-chair. She and chapter member Bob Wassom (both pictured above)helped man the parking lot sale.
Reeve Foundation Gets Important Exposure at Macy’s Event
The Utah Chapter raised money and gained important exposure for the mission of the
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation at the October 17th Macy’s Shop for a Cause sale held in Salt Lake City. The national event, held at Macy’s stores across the country, raised more than $6 million for national and local charities.
Chapter Co-Chair Katie Johnson-Hill and her daughter Cara Weigand sold coupons, disseminated information and answered questions at a Reeve Foundation table strategically located at the top of the escalator of the Holladay area Macy’s. Utah Chapter members also sold discount coupons prior to the one-day sale.
“I think this event was great exposure for the Reeve Foundation,” said Katie. “I look forward to expanding the event next year.”
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Thanks to Bob Wassom for reporting on both of these events!
