Heart of the Triad
The financial markets are down, unemployment is up, and the economic forecasts for the upcoming months are bleak. However, locally we have a bright ray of sunshine. According to some recent national statistics and reports the Triad area ranks No. 2 in the nation in per person charitable giving.
Last week Chuck Harmon of the Second Harvest Food Bank was a guest speaker in our office. Our entire Lewis & Daggett team decided unanimously to support the Second Harvest Food Bank at this holiday time. We are so proud of our team members, and their concern for others.
Reverend Harmon gave a very moving report depicting the need during this particularly difficult time. However, citing the charitable giving in our community, and the hope it provides, he described the "Heart of the Triad."
We recently discussed our community’s high level of support for one another regarding the Parkinson’s event. This high level of community participation in charitable and special cause giving and donations gives us all hope. This hope is the belief we have in one another, and the overall goodness and long-term welfare for our community.
At our firm, we are proud that people want to give back to others in need. We have previously discussed that this sort of attitude is simply part of our firm’s values and culture. We are proud that our team takes pride in our community as a whole, and is willing to step forward to be part of the solution during difficult times.
As Reverend Harmon noted, during difficult times people don’t look to the government. Although we hear a lot about the financial "bailout," here the bailout comes from individual members of our community who continue to care for one another.
The "heart of the Triad" is actually the hearts of individuals pulling together to help their neighbors through difficult times. In the Triad we know that our heart is in the right place, and that heart assures us that we will pull through the difficult times, together.