The GHD Southeast YP Holiday Food Fund Drive is back for a 5th year! We hope to support more families who rely on the three selected regional food banks by giving back to our local communities.

This is a month-long Fund Drive, from October 31st through November 29th. Our GHD Foundation Match request has been approved! This year we have chosen to donate to food banks in regions devastated by the recent hurricanes. At the end of the giving month, funds will be split equally between the following three Food Bank locations:

MANNA Food Bank - Asheville, NC
Second Harvest of the Big Bend, Inc. - FL
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee - TN

Lunchtime Trivia: Join virtually for some lunch time trivia fun on November 15th!

Day of Service: We encourage you to volunteer amongst your local offices on November 16th. Please reach out to your YP office lead for additional information.

Three Raffle Prizes: Each person who donates will be entered in a raffle for exciting prizes. The raffle will be held during the celebration lunch on December 6th!

Principal & Associate Challenge: When you donate you will be asked to choose a "gift to fund". This is where you get to donate towards a regional Principal or Associate! When donations close on November 29th, the two Principals and/or Associates with the largest amount of donations will have to complete a fun challenge, also during the celebration lunch on December 6th.

1st place: create a presentation for your favorite holiday movie and present it dressed as one of the characters.
2nd place: the YP co-chairs will create a presentation, and our 2nd place will present on it blind during our celebration lunch (think Impractical Jokers, but work-safe)

Celebration Lunch: On December 6th virtually tune in to live to find out how much was raised, hear raffle prize announcements, and see your Principal or Associate complete their challenge. Holiday attire is encouraged!

Meet your Principals and Associates! This group has volunteered to be part of our Fund Drive challenge, and who doesn't like some friendly competition?!

Thomas Gillespie (Associate)

Savannah, GA
NA Southeast Maritime & Coastal
Fun fact: I can touch my tongue to my nose!

Chrissi Harding (Principal)

Tampa, FL
NA Southeast Environmental - Contaminated Site Assessment & Remediation
Fun fact: I am named after a soap opera character from "Guiding Light"

Steven Clark (Associate)

Bowie, MD
NA Southeast Water - Water & Wastewater Treatment
Fun fact: I am a bit of a national parks nerd.

Dylan Desimone (Associate)

Charlotte, NC
NA Southeast Engineering Design Center - Engineering Design
Fun fact: My wife and I designed, and hand built our net-zero forever house from the concrete foundation to the roof.

Julie Zalinski (Associate)

Richmond, VA
NA Southeast Property & Buildings – Fire & Life Safety
Fun fact: It is true that in my previous career, I was paid to be a dumpster diver and spent a year digging through trash in landfills. I also used to ride horses and was a competitive show jumper.

2024 Southeast YP Holiday Food Fund Drive

By GHD

2024 Southeast YP Holiday Food Fund Drive