Winter, Wyman in the Community

At Winter, Wyman, not only are we dedicated to helping our candidates and clients grow, but we are committed to being a good corporate citizen. We feel strongly that our firm and employees have been fortunate in their careers and educational opportunities and that we have an obligation to give back to those who have been less fortunate. We have a Manager of Community Development who oversees all volunteer services, committee activities and donations.

We are extremely proud that more than 92% of our employees participate in company-sponsored community service activities or drives during work hours and personal time. Such acts range from fulfilling the holiday wish lists of DSS children, to donating computer equipment to the Waltham Boys and Girls Club Teen Center (and sending our Help Desk to set it up and install appropriate software and firewalls), to reading to young children and distributing free books via the ReadBoston Summer Storymobile, to teaching second graders economics and business through Junior Achievement's JA in a Day.  We regularly serve lunch at a Boston haven for homeless women and throw a birthday party for the children in a local shelter.

In 2010, we participated in 31 community development events, fulfilled the holiday wish lists of 50 DSS children, held two drives (for clothing and toys), awarded four educational grants and four charitable grants and put in 572 volunteer hours. Also in 2010, we continued our tradition of awarding a holiday donation to a local non-profit.  2010's recipient, Franciscan Hospital for Children, will use the donation to renovate their Occupational Therapy Room.  Read more here.

Some of the organizations we have supported through community service projects and donations include: 

 AileyCamp

 Big Brothers, Big Sisters

Birthday Wishes

 The Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care

 Camp Starfish

 Charles River Conservancy

Cradles to Crayons

 Franciscan Hospital for Children

 The Greater Boston Food Bank

 The Home for Little Wanderers

 Jimmy Fund/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

 Junior Achievement of Eastern Massachusetts

Multiple Sclerosis Society

 Pan Mass Challenge

 Perkins School for the Blind

 Pine Street Inn

 Raising A Reader

 ReadBoston

 Rosie's Place

 Santa Claus Anonymous

 Special Olympics

St. Francis House

 Waltham Boys and Girls Club 

Our work in the community is just one of the reasons Winter, Wyman has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the  Best Places to Work in Massachusetts and by the Boston Globe as a  Top Place to Work in Massachusetts.  Winter, Wyman has also been inducted into the  Boston Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of Eastern Massachusetts and was recipient of the  American Staffing Association's first Corporate Responsibility Award.

If you are interested in starting your own volunteer program,  check out these tips by Ruth Wyser, Winter, Wyman's Manager of Community Development.