For the month of April, the Culture and Sustainability committees teamed up to celebrate Earth Day and Pay It Forward Day by kicking off a trash pickup challenge!
The Intrinsic Digital Culture Committee is a volunteer committee made up of four team members, led by our very own Executive Assistant to the CEO, Lori DiGirolamo, and our HR Specialist, Chris Bull. With culture being a core component of the success of Intrinsic Digital, the Culture Committee ensures we are all connected and engaged, even within a fully remote workplace.
Each month, they plan events that promote creative team-bonding experiences. After a few months, Intrinsic brings in new team members who want to volunteer and contribute fresh, fun ideas that invigorate our company culture. Past events have included family-feud style competitions (complete with paid actors), a Guess the Baby photo contest (quite a feat!), and a group workout session, among many other events.
Since the committee’s start last September, this group of dedicated employees has been committed to reducing our environmental impact and promoting sustainability within our company and community.
As a remote company, we don't have a physical office to implement traditional sustainability practices such as recycling programs or reducing energy consumption. Nor do we have a physical product with opportunities to improve production, packaging, or shipping practices. However, this also means that we don't have the same environmental footprint as traditional brick-and-mortar companies. We are proud to say that our carbon footprint is already quite low!
The rules were simple – team members were to choose any day between April 6 and April 19, head outside with a trash bag (or several!), and start collecting trash either solo or with friends and family to make it a more connected experience, with the goal of helping make our communities a better place. Of course, we had to make it interesting by making it a challenge! Team Intrinsic competed to see who could gather the most. We also challenged the team to offer help to the community in a "Pay it Forward" contest. Whoever had the most inspiring "Pay it Forward" experience would win a prize!
Boy, did our team deliver! Collectively, participants gathered dozens of bags of litter from their local neighborhoods and shared photos on our monthly company-wide committee call. We had lots of fun recounting our experiences while sharing the wisdom we gained from participating in the Earth Day event.
Our winner for most trash collected was Brandi Pelley, who won an herb garden kit. Our winner for the "Pay it Forward" challenge was Adriean Albright's friend, Travis Pruitt (see last picture in our photo album above), whose prize was a donation sent to the charity of his choice.
As a company, we strive to foster a connected culture making a positive impact despite being spread across several different states. And the Culture Committee is essential in making that happen!