This spring, employees from RTC Relationship Marketing (RTCRM) took part in Hands on DC’s annual Work-a-Thon, a single-day, city-wide volunteer event dedicated to improving the District of Columbia’s public schools. The RTCRM team joined approximately 100 others at the DC Youth Services Center for a full day of volunteering.
Utilizing our creative talent, we worked to improve the center’s gym by painting four murals of athletes in action on the walls. RTCRM employees demonstrated an even deeper commitment to this project by donating their Kudos Award money (an internal monetary award given to employees for going above and beyond their normal responsibilities) to provide lunch for all of the volunteers that day. RTCRM generously matched all employee-donated funds.
Participation in Hands on DC was coordinated by RTCRM’s Emily Reagan and Deb Yurow. Emily, as a site coordinator, was in charge of organizing volunteer efforts for the DC Youth Services Center location. Deb flexed her Project Management muscles by acting as the site registrar. Emily joined Hands on DC three years ago after looking for a positive use for her free time, and has been a dedicated volunteer ever since, taking on leadership roles within the organization.
“A great group of people is involved in Hands on DC,” says Emily. “They are hard working and dedicated and have been doing it for years. They clearly love it and have a lot of passion for what they do.” This was RTCRM’s second year of participation in the Work-a-Thon, and the agency plans to participate in future volunteer efforts with Hands on DC.
Hands on DC is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that organizes projects to improve Washington, DC, public schools. Its largest event is the spring Work-a-Thon, which hosts over 2,000 volunteers in over 30 DC public schools. Hands on DC also raises funds to support local college scholarship programs and encourage greater community involvement in the public schools. Find out more about Hands on DC.
RTCRM Volunteers Gather in Front of a Finished Mural
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