Workplace Giving to Support the American Heart Association (AHA) Workplace Giving to Support the American Heart Association (AHA)and the Goodwill of the Finger Lakes (ABVI)

Rochester, N.Y. – Continental Service Group, Inc., dba ConServe employees continue to show their heart by giving through their Jeans for Charity program. ConServe’s Jeans for Charity program runs year-round, allowing employees to donate to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and receive corporate matching funds. As a result of the employee’s compassion and generosity, countless lives have been touched and enriched.Continental Service Group, Inc., dba ConServe employees continue to show their heart by giving through their Jeans for Charity program. ConServe’s Jeans for Charity program runs year-round, allowing employees to donate to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and receive corporate matching funds. As a result of the employee’s compassion and generosity, countless lives have been touched and enriched.

In the month of February, the ConServe team made donations to the American Heart Association of Rochester and Western New York and Goodwill of the Finger Lakes. “We are extremely grateful to each of our employees for their generosity and their commitment to making a difference in our community,” said George Huyler, Vice President of Human Resources. “Our team of caring and committed employees takes great pride this month in supporting AHA and Goodwill to help to make life a little easier for many people who are struggling with health or vision challenges.”

“The American Heart Association was beyond thrilled to receive a donation from ConServe and their employees to support their mission of being a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives,” said Michelle Mason, Director of Development for the Buffalo Chapter of the American Heart Association. “Heart disease and stroke are the No.1 and No.3 killers in Western New York and without support, we wouldn’t be able to fund critical research, mission-related activities, physical equipment for schools, and provide more training and guidelines necessary to advance technologies for physicians and healthcare systems. We won’t stop until heart disease and stroke are no longer our greatest health threats and with ConServe’s dedication to supporting our mission, we are one step closer.”

Sarah Favro, Senior Philanthropy Manger of ABVI – Goodwill of the Finger Lakes said, “We are extremely grateful to ConServe for their support through the Jeans for Charity program. These contributions help us show people who are blind or visually impaired that despite their vision loss, they can live with a perfect outlook on life. On behalf of these individuals, their families, and our community partners, thank you ConServe!”

About ConServe
ConServe is a top-performing and award-winning provider of accounts receivable management services specializing in customized recovery solutions for our Clients. Anchored in ethics and compliance and steadfast in our pursuit of excellence, we are a consumer-centric organization that operates as an extension of our Clients’ valued brands. For over 34 years, we have partnered with our Clients to provide unmatched customer service while simultaneously helping them achieve their accounts receivable management goals.

About ConServe’s Jeans For Charity Program
ConServe’s Jeans For Charity initiative began in 2007 when their employees had an idea to launch a program that would provide a way of giving back to their communities. ConServe employees can participate in monthly charitable donations, benefitting a wide-range of not-for-profits (501-C-3) organizations, in exchange for having the option of dressing down and wearing jeans to work for the entire month. The funds raised by the employees’ generosity are supplemented by the organization’s Matching Gift Program – symbolizing ConServe’s commitment to good corporate citizenship. This ongoing initiative is just one of the ways in which ConServe supports varied and diverse community agencies. To date, the program has donated more than $1,018,000 to local community organizations.

About Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI)
ABVI was founded in 1911 and is an affiliate organization of Goodwill of the Finger Lakes. ABVI is the only provider of comprehensive vision rehabilitation services for people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired in Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. ABVI’s mission is to prepare and empower people who are blind or visually impaired to be self-sufficient and contribute to their families and communities. At ABVI, the belief is that even though each person experiences vision loss differently, an individual can be as independent as they want to be after a diagnosis of visual impairment.

About the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. Founded by six cardiologists in 1924, it now includes more than 22.5 million volunteers and supporters who fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.