Community Relations - Past Events

May 6th 2012 :: MS Walk & Pooch Parade

Team MSC was at Belmont Lake State Park for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Long Island's (NMSSLI) MS Walk and Pooch Parade. Over 150 Associates, family members/friends and of course pooches were at the walk to show their support. Walkers were greeted by Team MSC at the MSC Table, where they learned about our company & picked up some fun giveaways and dog treats! MSC donated extra dog treats to Last Hope Animal Shelter, a local rescue shelter, in Wantagh, NY. We are proud to support NMSSLI and their mission to raise awareness and find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.

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May 4th 2012 :: Blood Drive (Harrisburg, PA)

On May 4th, associates in our Harrisburg, PA Customer Fulfillment Center participated in a blood drive to benefit the American Red Cross.

April 20th 2012 :: Earth Day

MSC celebrated Earth Day on Friday, April 20th. In honor of Earth Day, we've renewed our sponsorship of the Adopt-A-Highway Program. With this 2 year commitment, MSC will continue to fund the maintenance and clean-up of 2 one-mile stretches of land along the Long Island Expressway in New York. In addition, we planted a new tree on the grounds of our Customer Support Center (CSC) in Melville, NY. This is the fourth tree that we have planted on our grounds for Earth Day. Our CSC also held an Earth Day Contest where associates had the chance to create their very own work of art using recycled items. Associates voted for their favorite entry. The three associates that received the most votes each received a $50 Amex gift card. All contest participants received a gift and lunch at Sid's Place, our company cafeteria.

Finally, we are also happy to have donated/recycled 585 chairs to various non-profits and other organizations since last year.

Click here to see pictures of the artistic creations from this year's Earth Day event!

March 26th - March 30th 2012 :: Spring Suit Drive & Prom Boutique (Melville, NY)

MSC's Customer Support Center (CSC) held its biannual Spring Suit Drive to benefit Bottomless Closet and Career Gear. These two organizations are devoted to helping men and women who are re-entering the workforce after facing difficult financial or personal challenges. New to this year was our "Prom Boutique" Drive. Associates had the opportunity to donate new and gently used prom dresses, bridesmaid's gowns, shoes, and accessories. The Prom Boutique is organized by Long Island Volunteer Center. The donated items are given to girls of families who cannot afford the expense of a new gown for their prom or graduation event. Our drive had fantastic results, with our generous associates donating 547 items to these very deserving organizations.

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Literacy Nassau's annual Un-Scrabble Challenge was held at the Chateau Briand, in Westbury, NY on March 19th. Team MSC had 11 teams with over 90 associates in attendance. Each team worked together to try and score the highest amount of points while playing 2 high energy rounds of Scrabble. All of the proceeds from this event benefit Literacy Nassau, whose mission is to end adult illiteracy on Long Island. One of MSC's teams, the Un-Spellers, placed 2nd overall at the event, and also won the award for "Best Team Spirit". In addition, MSC was awarded "Best Team Attire" for the team shirts we wore to the event. It was a great night for a great cause, and we look forward to next year's event!

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The daffodil heralds the Spring season and is the official flower of the American Cancer Society's campaign to raise money for critical research, and to fund important programs to improve the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing treatment. MSC's Daffodil Days campaign ran in our Customer Support Center (CSC) in late February, and raised a total $2,510!

MSC helped kick off National Heart Month by holding its annual "Go Red for Women" campaign for the American Heart Association. Our associates showed their support by donating $5 to the cause and wearing red on National Wear Red Day. Donors were eligible for a "dress down" day, and had a chance to win some great prizes in our "Go Red" raffle. Team MSC raised a total of $1,875 through this fundraiser for the American Heart Association!

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MSC kicked off 2012 by holding our second annual Adopt-A-Senior for Valentine's Day drive. The fundraiser was held for Family and Children's Association, specifically to benefit Senior Citizens in nursing homes. All of the funds collected were used to purchase basic necessities to make care packages for the seniors. Each package was a zippered nylon bag which contained shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush, lotion, tissues, and soap. In addition, a teddy bear with a Valentine's Day card from MSC and our associates was included in each package. This year's recipients were the residents of Hoffman Manor Nursing Home in Long Beach, NY.
Our drive was an amazing success, and the outpouring of generosity from our associates exceeded even last year's results, enabling us to send care packages the residents of 2 additional nursing homes! A total of 200 care packages were created and distributed.

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Our Make-A-Wish Fundraiser is by far one of our most exciting events of the year. During this campaign associates make donations to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Suffolk County by purchasing raffle tickets to win fabulous prizes. MSC matches associate donations dollar for dollar during this drive. Our goal is to raise enough money to send our Make-A-Wish child to Disney World. Since beginning this fundraiser in 2005, MSC has raised over $60,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Suffolk County, and has fulfilled the wishes of 8 children! We are proud to say that this year we raised an additional $17,000, enabling us to fund the wish of our original "Wish Child" and that of a second child. This brings our grand total of wishes granted to 10. We are thrilled with the results of our fundraiser, and look forward to granting many more wishes in the future.

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MSC's Reno, NV Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) provided gifts for over 47 children this holiday season via their "Holiday Wishing Tree". The tree contained tags with the names of children provided by Lyon County Social Services, in support of local foster children and their holiday wishes. MSC is proud to partner with Lyon County Social Services, and we are thrilled that our associates' kind generosity will bring many smiles this holiday season!

The Holiday Tree Raffle is a free event for associates. No ticket purchase is necessary! The lucky winner of the beautiful tree that was displayed in the lobby of our Melville, NY location during the 2010 holiday season was an associate in our Advertising department. Our 2010 tree came to us from United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County's (UCPN) Festival of Trees. This tree was purchased by MSC as part of our corporate sponsorship of the Festival of Trees event. MSC is a proud sponsor of Festival of Trees, and we look forward to raffling our 2011 tree to a lucky associate next year!

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MSC has been partnering with Social Services of Nassau County for the last 13 years for their "Adopt-A-Town for the Holidays" campaign. In one of our most popular holiday events, associates choose a child's name from a gift tag that is hung on our "Giving Tree", and purchase a gift for the child that they chose. The children's names are provided to us by Social Services of Nassau County. This year, our very generous associates purchased gifts for 200 children! All of the gifts will be delivered by Social Services in time for the holidays. MSC is proud to partner with Social Services of Nassau County to help bring smiles of joy to children this holiday season.

MSC associates in our office in the United Kingdom once again displayed amazing teamwork in making a difference to children who need help the most. A number for fundraising activities were held in our UK office during the month of November to benefit the BBC UK's Charity, "Children in Need". Events ranged from raffles, bake-offs, and fundraising drives. MSC UK associates raised £352 (over $500 US dollars) for this great organization! We are proud to support the communities where we live and work.

MSC's Atlanta Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) partnered with Toys for Tots, which is run by the U.S. Marines Corps Reserves, for their annual holiday campaign. MSC Atlanta placed banners, posters and drop boxes in the Call Center and lobby of the CFC from November 1 - December 1, 2011. MSC Associates were extremely generous in their donations, doubling those of the previous year, providing gifts for as many as 60 children this holiday season!

Our Melville, NY location held its first annual "Candy for the Troops" drive from November 1st through November 7th. MSC has partnered with Operation Gratitude for this special event. Associates donated leftover Halloween candy, or purchased candy, to send to our troops stationed overseas. Associate candy donations were used by Operation Gratitude to create care packages for our troops. Our drive was a success, collecting an outstanding 419 pounds of candy! In addition to donating candy, associates & their families also wrote cards and notes to our service men and women.

MSC distributed $50,000 worth of Toys 'R Us gift cards again this year as part of our annual Holiday Gift Card Campaign. The gift cards were mailed to various children's charities, hospitals, and other non-profits for the holidays. We are very proud of this tradition, and excited to help spread smiles and holiday cheer this season!

MSC's Reno, Nevada Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) celebrated Veteran's Day by creating care packages for our troops overseas. Associates at our Reno facility wrote over one hundred personalized postcards, which were decorated with small encouraging messages to show appreciation for their service, courage and sacrifice. The decorated cards were included in care packages assembled by our Reno Community Outreach Team, and sent to our local active soldiers in conjunction with Northern NV Blue Star Moms. These packages included items such as lotion, wet naps, baby powder, candy, lip balm, and many other things that were requested by our brave men and women overseas. MSC is proud to support the men and women of our military, and we thank them for their service!

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MSC's Elkhart Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) made a contribution to Team Marvel, an 8 and under indoor soccer team in the Elkhart County area. MSC is proud to have the opportunity to help support children in the community. Team Marvel consists of children from Concord, Jimtown, Mishawaka, and Elkhart Community schools. The group gives children, who otherwise would not be able to participate in sports programs due to financial constraints, an opportunity to learn and become familiar with the game of soccer in an indoor setting. Through MSC's commitment to support the communities where we live and work, 13 children have been given a chance to play soccer without placing a huge financial burden on their families.

October 21, 2011 :: Light the Night Walk (Melville, NY)

Team MSC helped "light the night" with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) at Eisenhower Park on October 21st. 76 Associates, family members, and friends, signed up to take part in this evening event. During the walk, participants carried illuminated balloons: red for supporters, white for survivors, and gold in memory of those lives lost to cancer. In addition to having a walk team, MSC also made a corporate donation to the walk. We are proud to partner with the Leukemia & Lymphoma society for this event and look forward to working with LLS again in 2012.

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On October 16th, thousands of people came out to Jones Beach to show their support for breast cancer research, and remember those who have been affected by this devastating disease. Team MSC was there on that chilly morning with over 200 associates, family members, and friends signed up to take part in this inspiring event. As a Flagship Sponsor for this event, MSC also had a tent on-site with many terrific giveaways and awareness materials for all who stopped by.

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MSC's Melville location held its annual Lee Denim Day fundraiser to benefit the Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation. To show our support for the cause, MSC associates donated $5, and wore their pink ribbons (and pink attire) on Thursday October 6th and Friday, October 7th. Our fundraiser collected $1,915 for breast cancer research.

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On September 16th MSC associates in our UK office made donations and wore their ‘wellies to work' in support of Action Medical Research for Children. Action Medical Research is the leading UK-wide medical research charity dedicated to helping babies and children. For almost 60 years this non-profit has contributed to some of the most significant medical breakthroughs in recent history. Today, they continue to find and fund the very best medical research to help stop the suffering of babies and children caused by disease and disability. MSC Associates sported footwear ranging from the traditional to the bizarre - culminating in a ‘welly-off' to win the title of the best-worn wellies, as judged by Mike Almond, Finance Director of our UK office.

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In September our Melville, NY location held its annual Hunger Awareness Food Drive to benefit Island Harvest. Island Harvest is the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island. As part of our drive, associates donated a variety of items ranging from toiletries to canned foods. Our event was a huge success, collecting over 550 lbs. of food and related items! MSC is proud to partner with Island Harvest in their mission to end hunger on Long Island.

Each year, our Melville, NY CSC holds a school supplies drive for a school that we "adopt" as the beneficiary. This year we've adopted Brentwood East Middle School in Brentwood, NY. There are 950 students from sixth through eighth grade that attend this school. During the drive associates donated school supplies to Brentwood East Middle School. In total, our generous associates donated 305 lbs of supplies to the children of the school! In addition to Associate donations, MSC made a $5,000 corporate contribution to the school's Family in Need program. This program enables to the school to provide assistance to those families who cannot afford to purchase school supplies.

As a separate event, MSC also held our annual Back to School Raffle at our Melville, NY location. This was a free raffle open to all associates in our Melville location. MSC purchased a variety of items including backpacks, school supplies, college dorm room necessities, and a Target Gift Card. 12 lucky associates won the awesome prizes!

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The Marcum Workplace Challenge took place at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, NY. MSC had 94 associates that participated in the 3.5 mile walk/run. There were over 6,000 participants from more than 200 companies. This year's beneficiaries were the Children's Medical Fund of New York, Long Island Children's Museum and Long Island Cares. After the race MSC associates all joined together at our tent for a delicious BBQ! Team MSC is a proud participant of the Marcum Workplace Challenge.

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MSC held its second annual Charity Bowling Event at 300 Bowl in Melville, NY. This year's beneficiary was the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). Cystic Fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the digestive system and lungs. There were 130 associates that participated, making up 27 lanes. The night was full of bowling, food and fun! Non-bowlers were also able to support the cause with a donation. MSC raised a total of $2,020! All proceeds from this event are sent to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help fund research for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.

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MSC held its annual Blood Drive for Long Island Blood Services at our Customer Support Center (CSC). There were a total of 67 units donated by our associates. According to Long Island Blood Services, each donation can save up to 3 lives!

MSC participated in the Gelatin Slide which took place at the Huntington Hilton. This event helps raise funds for blood cancer research. We had 17 associates that took the plunge into 1,500 gallons of gelatin, some even dressed in costumes! There was a crowd of fellow MSC associates cheering their peers on. The company sponsored each slider, making a donation on their behalf to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In total, MSC donated $6,500 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We have been participating in this fun event for over a decade, and we look forward to next year's slide.

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MSC's Customer Support Center (CSC) in Melville, NY, held a fundraiser in honor of Men's Health Week (MHW). MHW is observed in order to raise awareness of preventable health problems, and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Associates who made a donation to our fundraiser received a blue awareness pin, and were given a dress down day. Everyone who donated was also entered into a raffle to win a $50 Ticketmaster gift card. To show their support for Men's Health Week, associates wore blue. Team MSC raised $1,425 for the cause. In addition to our Melville location, our Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) in Atlanta also celebrated MHW. The Atlanta facility held a Wear Blue Day and a health fair featuring men's health topics. In addition to our associates' donations, MSC made a corporate donation of $2,500 to the Men's Health Network (MHN).

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MSC celebrated Take Your Child to Work Day nationwide on April 28th. We had a total of 435 children of our Associates attend, in addition to 364 Associates that volunteered to help make this day a huge success. Our theme this year was Invent the Future. The children were split into groups to work on different activities throughout the day. At our Customer Support Center (CSC) in Melville the day ended with a "Wheel of the Future" game. There were questions asked about MSC's history and pop culture topics. Both the parents and children were playing to raise money for charity. The children were thrilled that they raised $2,000 for their charity, United Way of Long Island, and the parents raised $500 for their charity, The New York Hall of Science. In addition to these donations, MSC made a $5,000 donation to the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation in honor of Take Your Child to Work Day.