Support Those in Need With Promotional Products This Holiday Season

The holidays can be a very difficult time for those in need all over the world. This year, in particular, national disasters across the globe have caused great human suffering and left more individuals homeless and lacking the essential needs for survival than ever before. Thus it is especially important for those who are more fortunate to contribute to others who must depend on outside help to cope with the results during the holiday season. Pinnacle Promotions, a leader in the promotional products industry, has recently teamed up with Harvard Graduate students to promote awareness and raise money for Oxfam, an international confederation that works to find solutions to lift people out of poverty and injustice through the delivery of emergency relief in addition to long-term development programs for fair trade and better health and education services for all.

Pinnacle Promotions, like many other companies, understands the great impact that can result from giving to such charitable organizations as Oxfam, but understands that in these harsh economic times many cannot afford to donate monetarily. If this is true for your company, consider what you are more readily able to give, such as promotional products. Previously this year, for example, Pinnacle Promotions donated samples of promotional products to the Georgia Association of Promotional Products Professionals (GAPPP) for their 2010 fundraising campaign which benefits the Kids In Need Foundation. Pinnacle also worked with the Palmyra Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated to supplying school books to children in public schools in Jamaica, in creating promotional products such as cinch packs to carry school books. Over 2,000 children received their own bag complete with a pack of crayons, a pencil, a BrainQuest Workbook and Scholastic reading books.

Consider what resources your company has, whether it be promotional products, food supplies, or a plethora of other items, and you may be surprised to learn how you are able to contribute to others in need. Every small amount makes a difference, especially during the abundance of the holiday season when the effects of poverty and hunger are accentuated. Thus, many companies opt to match their employees' charitable contributions, thereby increasing the overall reach of the gift. In addition to donating financial resources or promotional products, volunteering during the holiday season also provides a great opportunity to get your employees -and even your community- involved in coming together to aid those less fortunate. For example, improving agricultural practices and teaching communities how to sustain themselves is one of Oxfam's biggest initiatives. Even if you don't have money or consumer goods such as promotional products to contribute to a cause like this, consider organizing a group of employees, colleagues or clients and donating time. As a company, you can spend an afternoon or evening planting vegetables or even cleaning up local land to make it more fertile.

For companies that do have the means to donate this holiday season, please join Pinnacle in contributing to Oxfam and make a difference in the lives of others. Donations can be made at http://act.oxfamamerica.org/site/TR?pg=fund&fr_id=1100&pxfid=2610.