Wednesday, August 8, 2012

EOC Week 3: Making Money For Good


Typically, I company’s main focus is making money. Money, money, money! But what about those few companies who not only make money but also give back to their community. Dawn dish soap is a good example of a giving company. For the past year or so Dawn has been donating money to help animals affected by the oil spills in the oceans and lakes. For every bottle of soap purchased the company will donate $1. They also have a website called dawnsaveswildlife.com where people can make donations by signing up. For every activation of an account, Dawn donates $1. Over the past year Dawn has donated $500,000 total to two wildlife organizations donating $250,000 each. Dawn willing to sacrifice some of their own profits to help wildlife is truly kind. It also may bring in more customers especially animal lovers.
A second company I’ve found that gives back to the community it Tide. Tide came up with an organization that called “Loads of Hope.” Loads of hope provided a portable laundromat to the victims of extreme natural disasters. These were the people who lost their homes, and almost everything along with them due to the awful storms in March and other months. Since these families were practically homeless at that point that also included having no where to wash their clothes. I’m sure the victims were extremely grateful to have Tide’s Loads of Hope campaign there to help. Over 34,000 loads of laundry were cleaned for families. Tide Loads of Hope is always available when a natural disaster strikes. Once one does they send out a loads of hope mobile laundromat and spend multiple days at the disaster sight washing and drying clothes for people. 
Companies that give back to the community should be admired. Companies like this are not only whole hearted but also an inspiration to the world around us. More companies should take after businesses like Dawn, and Tide, and find out how to give back to their community, not just how to take.

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