Rea & Associates Collects Nearly Five Tons of Food to Help Those in Need

Rea & Associates Collects Nearly Five Tons of Food to Help Those in Need

4 January, 2007

In its annual holiday food drive, Rea & Associates collected a total of 9,795 pounds of food to donate to food pantries and charitable organizations across the state, almost twice the amount the firm collected in 2005.

"The Rea Way, a value statement we try to live by, calls for us to invest in the communities we serve," said Tim Michel, CPA, president of Rea & Associates. "I am proud of the Rea team for caring about their neighbors who may be in need of some help at this time of year."

Each office donated their collected food to a different charity. The Cambridge office collected the most, weighing in at 2,620 pounds. Firm-wide, each employee donated an average of 43 pounds.

"I was totally blown away by everyone's generosity," said Jo Ann Edie, benefits coordinator and one of the food drive's coordinators. "It is a good feeling to know that we are helping so many families this holiday season."