PDA is proud to announce the newest addition to our family: Leo Frederick. Our youngest team member arrived on December 16, 2011 at 11:26am weighing 7 lbs 15 oz and measured 20.6 inches. Mom and baby are both doing great and so is dad. We send our love and heartfelt congratulations to the Prescott family!
Food Drive Success
After actively campaigning for the holiday food drive, PDA along with our vendors and Zakian Woo Architects collected 851 lbs of food and personal care items over a period of 2-1/2 weeks which far exceeded our goal of 300 lbs. Thank you to all our friends, families and colleagues for this astonishing accomplishment and contribution. We couldn’t have done this without you!
It’s a Party!
To celebrate another year of teamwork and good cheer, our team gathered together to count our blessings with food, drinks and great company. In the spirit of gift-giving, this year our “white elephant” gift exchange was design themed – whether it’s a book by our favorite designer/architect or an office/kitchen accessory, anything that inspires creativity and design. The evening was a success as we all toasted the holiday season!
The Holiday Gift of Charity
As is the annual tradition, Pickett Design Associates made a holiday donation to Heifer International with the following gifts from their catalog. Thank you to our colleagues, family and friends for allowing us the chance to give back to others. Happy Holidays!
Cheeses of the World Gift Basket
Many Heifer partner families turn milk from their animals into cheese that they can then store for food or sell for income.
This special holiday gift basket includes the gift of a heifer, a goat, a sheep and a water buffalo – four animals that families around the world will use to make mozzarella, feta and hundreds of local and traditional cheese varieties.
The Buzz About Bees
From Uganda to El Salvador, bees from Heifer International help struggling families earn income through the sale of honey, beeswax and pollen.
Beehives require almost no space and once established, are inexpensive to maintain.
As bees search for nectar, they pollinate plants. Placed strategically, beehives can as much as double some fruit and vegetable yields. In this way, a beehive can be a boost to a whole village.
Although most Heifer partners keep bees as a supplement to family income, beekeeping can be a family’s livelihood. Our gift will help Heifer provide a family with a package of bees, the box and hive, plus training in beekeeping – and this unique gift will be passed on to another family in need.
Holiday Giving
This holiday season PDA is sponsoring a food drive from December 1st to December 16th to benefit the Los Angeles County Regional Food Bank. We are asking our vendors, clients and family members to help reach our donation goal of 300 pounds of food and personal care items. The Food Bank supplies food to over 600 charitable agencies with more than 1,000 sites that provide food for low-income children, families, senior citizens and individuals in need throughout the county. They currently provide the equivalent of 800,000 meals every week. If you would like to join our efforts, please contact our office and we will be more than happy to give you more information. It’s time to donate and think of our communities during this season of giving.
