GetMyHomesValue.com Supports March of Dimes
May 13, 2010
The other day, GetMyHomesValue.com (GMHV) employees gathered around outside during a lunch break that proved to be an exciting event for all involved, even spectators. It was time to get revenge on the bosses. It was time to pie some people in the face.
Fund-Raising for March of Dimes
The event was a fundraiser for March of Dimes, a well-known nonprofit organization that raises money to support the health of unborn babies. Their research and efforts have helped and continue to help reduce premature births, birth defects, and infant mortality. Throwing pies at the owners and employees was just one of the many opportunities offered during a silent auction in mid-April. Other options included offers such as a catered lunch for 6, a one hour massage, a weekend trip to a beach house in Wildwood, flight director of a rocket launch, guitar lessons and more. This and other fundraisers helped GMHV raise over $1600 to benefit the March of Dimes’ March for Babies campaign.
The Results
We all watched at noon as 6 vanilla cream pies were splattered in the managers’ faces, one by one. Donned in trash bags, Dave Conklin, Rory Wilfong, and Steve Young, the founders of GMHV, left the event with vanilla cream and purple dye dripping from their faces. They weren’t the only three though. Sales Manager Jim Bradford and Customer Success Specialist Mike King got pied as well. COO, John Fraunfelter placed the highest bid on his own pie hoping to avoid being smacked with it, so employees urged COO John Fraunfelter to eat his pie with no hands. Take a look to see what happened next!
Pies in the Face for March of Dimes from Dave Conklin on Vimeo.
B-A-B-I-E-S. There were 6 pies and only 5 victims, so the sixth pie was auctioned off on site to hit whomever the winner wanted. After a heated debate, Heather Heffner won the final pie and was thrilled to pie Mike King, smack in the face!
Events like these allow the employees to have fun in the workplace! That, along with the added benefit of a great cause makes for a fun-filled (and messy) day at GMHV!