Tis the Season for a Different Kind of Office Holiday Party
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NEW YORK, Dec 02, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- It comes as no surprise that the current economic downturn has led businesses to scale back or outright cancel its annual office holiday party.
According to a recent survey of America's leading businesses released by Battalia Winston Amrop, an executive search firm, the number of companies conducting holiday events this year will drop to a 20 year low, signaling a somber mood as companies struggle with mounting layoffs and severe cost-controlling measures.
With the economic turmoil as a backdrop, OfficeLinks, the premier provider of ready-to-use offices and meeting rooms, has decided to go ahead with its office holiday party plans but has added a charitable component to the event.
The theme for the December event is A Night of Giving and three charities with strong ties to New York City -- City Harvest, New York Restoration Project and Big Brothers, Big Sisters will be receiving donations from OfficeLinks.
"We decided to transform our holiday office party into a charity event so that our guests could feel good when they walked through the door," explained OfficeLinks COO Harsh Mehta. Having launched OfficeLinks in New York five years ago, we thought it would be appropriate to make a contribution to three non-profits that do so much for our city. It's our way of saying 'thank you,'" Mr. Mehta added.
OfficeLinks operate three business center locations in New York City and recently announced it will be expanding into the Chicago market with a new center in the iconic Sears Tower in early 2009.
Each guest will select the charity that he or she would like to support upon entering the party. At the end of the evening, OfficeLinks will tally up the choices and distribute the appropriate proceeds to each organization.
