GourmetGiftBaskets.com Elevates Charitable Efforts Via Nationally Respected Organization

    KINGSTON, NH, April 27, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- GourmetGiftBaskets.com, one of the fastest-growing online gifting retailers, has launched a new program to thank the local community for its support over the years. The company is embarking upon a new, nationally recognized charitable platform called Pledge 1%, and the New Hampshire Food Bank is the first local charity to be part of this program.

By joining the Pledge 1% effort, GourmetGiftBaskets.com has vowed to offer 1% of its employees' time, 1% of its resources, and 1% of its equity in the form of cash donations toward local charitable causes. In keeping with this mission, several GourmetGiftBaskets.com employees volunteered at the New Hampshire Food Bank earlier this month.

The volunteers sorted through a whopping 17,245 pounds of food, including meat, candy and juice over two days, as part of the charity's Fresh Rescue Program.

"Since our business is food, we felt the most natural fit would be for us to try and help tackle hunger in our own backyard," said Ryan Huston, GourmetGiftBaskets.com's Director of Business Development. "According to the New Hampshire Food Bank, one in nine people face food insecurity in our state, including children and seniors, which is a daunting statistic. We felt compelled to do our part to help families in need from our community."

Beyond supporting the community with its Pledge 1% efforts, GourmetGiftBaskets.com has now created another benefit for its 50+ employees. The gifting company is offering each employee the opportunity to volunteer for 16 paid hours each year, which will add up to more than 800 hours of volunteer work in the community in 2016.

Considering how much the local community has done to support GourmetGiftBaskets.com and its sister businesses over many years, the family-owned company wanted to give back in a very productive and measurable way, added Huston, explaining that Pledge 1% is helping GourmetGiftBaskets.com to accomplish that goal.

While the company has donated food and money to many organizations over the years, now that GourmetGiftBaskets.com has joined the Pledge 1% effort, its campaigns will be more energized and organized. Company staffers can use guidance and support from Pledge 1% to make philanthropic efforts more effective and meaningful for those benefitting from them.

Other organizations that are part of the Pledge 1% initiative include: Adobe, Cisco, Google, Home Depot, Salesforce.org, and Merck, to name just a few.

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