Hope for a little change

An open letter to our product and service representatives

Evoke would like to begin a new practice regarding the visits of product or service representatives to our office. Although it is never something we expect, there is a trend in our industry of bringing treats and goodies along with new information while calling on an A&D firm. This custom is definitely appreciated; a nice muffin when there was not time for breakfast or a little bit of chocolate in the afternoon is splendid! However, we think that there is an opportunity with these offerings to reach out to our community together.

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We are all experiencing hard times with lower sales, less building, and less work altogether. Imagine what these added pressures are imposing on people in Minnesota who were already struggling to keep a roof over their head and meet the basic needs of their families. According to a 2006 study of the state of hunger in Minnesota conducted by the Emergency Food shelf Network, 56% of the visitors to food shelves are families with children, and 60% are “working poor.” We are willing to bet that percentage has increased.

Most of you have probably heard about the organization, Hope for the City. Since 2000, this incredible community partner has helped to increase the distribution capabilities by about 30% of over 300 non-profit organizations in the Twin Cities area. They organize food, essential hygiene items, and medical supplies (and equipment) to supplement food shelves, soup kitchens, afterschool programs and medical relief programs across the state as well as overseas. We would like to help them in their fight.

What are we asking of you?
Starting with your next visit to Evoke (and if we haven’t seen you in awhile please drop us a line!) – ONLY IF you were planning to bring treats already – please bring a canned good, dry goods pantry item, tube of toothpaste, bar of soap, box of bandaids, or any other such item for our collection box instead.

It is our hope that we can make a small difference for others less able to weather this storm than ourselves.

Thanks for your time and we look forward to seeing you soon,

Alyssa and Elisabeth