WESTLAKE, OH, February 15, 2018 – United Consumer Financial Services Company (UCFS), a leading financing company offering businesses the ability to finance their consumers’ purchases, had a historic high charitable activity involvement from their employees in 2017.
“Our employee activities committee selects a charitable organization for each month and sponsors activities to raise money or other donations for those Every year, UCFS invites employees to support United Way’s annual campaign and provides a ‘Wednesday Jeans Day” throughout the year,” Crawford continued. groups,” said Susan Crawford, UCFS Human Resources Director. “Opportunities to participate include raffle tickets for a chance to win prizes, donate products, and make a small charitable donation to wear jeans every Tuesday. Every year, UCFS invites employees to support United Way’s annual campaign. Participants get a ‘Wednesday Jeans Day’ throughout the year,” Crawford continued.
Each month, several employees champion a charitable organization, some of which are championed more than once a year depending on employee preference. Organizations supported during 2017 include:
- Harvest for Hunger
- Autism Speaks
- American Cancer Society
- Greater Cleveland Food Bank
- Ronald McDonald House
- The City Mission
- Lorain County Friendship APL
- Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief
- Epilepsy Foundation
- Adopt-A Family Association
- United Way of Greater Cleveland
- United Way of Lorain County.
“What truly makes our leadership team proud is the nearly 100% employee participation this past year,” said Joe Francesconi, President, United Consumer Financial Services. “Whether it’s wearing jeans to work, donating personal products for shelters, or simply staffing an event – our employees make UCFS a great place to work. I’m grateful to them for the work we do in business and for charity,” Francesconi added.