COLUMBIA - On Friday, Columbia Safety and Supply got a welcomed visit from nine, seven-week-old furry friends.
Columbia Safety and Supply donated $5,000 to the Central Missouri Humane Society and was thanked with a puppy meet and greet at their headquarters.
Columbia Safety and Supply has partnered with the CMHS previously, but were unable to make a donation recently as they have other community partners such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Great Circle and the Missouri Contemporary Ballet.
Andrea Seeley, Human Resources Manager for Columbia Safety and Supply explained how every donation comes from employees and is matched by their philanthropic organization, The Columbia Foundation.Â
A locally-based company continues their partnership through a $10,000 donation.
COLUMBIA- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri received a donation of $10,000 Tuesday morning from Columbia Safety and Supply.
The donation will help fund the organization s matching program. It will fully fund seven matches for one year.
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) matches children ages 5 to 18, called Littles, with adult mentors, called Bigs. Each partnership costs $1,500 per year to fully fund.Â
Ann Merrifield is the Executive Director of BBBS of Central Missouri. She says this donation will help work toward the group s goals. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is that all youth achieve their full potential. We are, in essence, a one-to-one mentoring program, she said.