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GETTING LOCAL

Spread as they are across 45 offices, Brown and Caldwell
employees tend to infuse local flavor into even national efforts.
In Denver, where craft brewing is a common hobby, Brown and
Caldwell invites employees and clients to bring their creations
into the office once each year for a "BrewHaHa." Everyone
samples each other's beer and then votes for the best brew with
their dollars, with all the money going to charity.
The event generally features around 30 different beers and
raises more than $1,000. The last couple of years, the office has
sent the money to Water For People.
"That's a fun thing that raises awareness," says Sarah Reeves,
operations manager for the company's Rocky Mountains
region. "It brings in our clients and our staff, and it focuses on
the fact that people in Colorado like their beer."
Offices also participate in local efforts to clean up the
environment and encourage sustainability. In New Jersey, for
example, employees compete in "Marsh Madness"-paying
to fill out NCAA basketball tournament brackets and then
donating the money toward local wetlands protection.
New York City employees have volunteered with the Gowanus
Canal Conservancy, weeding and building a garden wall.
Employees at the firm's headquarters volunteer with their families
to perform cleanup work at three different locations. And staff in
Honolulu work to clear away invasive algae in a local bay.
In Boise, Idaho, employees participate in a community-wide
effort to rake up leaves for seniors and disabled people who need

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Nationally, Brown and Caldwell awards up to $35,000 each
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Several annual awards go to support groups that have
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Minority Scholarship: This $5,000 award supports
students who identify as a member of a minority group,
including students who are African-American, Hispanic,
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GLBTQ Scholarship: An annual $5,000 award goes to
an environmental studies student who identifies as gay,
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Women in Leadership Scholarship: This $5,000 award
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renewable for four years of schooling, supports an enrolled
member of the Navajo Nation.

assistance maintaining their properties, and they also travel to
a neighboring community to clean up trash from gutters and
waterways and mark storm drains.
"We're making a difference every day working on these
long-term environmental projects," says Andy Weigel, a
project manager in the Boise office. "But it's also really
satisfying to go out and volunteer-to really see the impact
we're having firsthand." ■
Calvin Hennick is a business, technology and travel writer based in
Milton, Massachusetts.

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"We're making a
difference every
day on these
environmental
projects, but it's
also really
satisfying to
go out and
volunteer-
to really see
the impact
we're having
first-hand."
ANDY WEIGEL
BROWN AND CALDWELL
BOISE, IDAHO
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