MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GK), a leading provider of uniform and facility services programs, announced today that its employees across four locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota pledged nearly $153,000 during the company’s 2014 United Way workplace campaign. In addition, the G&K Services Foundation offered to match 110 percent of each dollar pledged by employees, bringing G&K’s total contribution to Greater Twin Cities United Way to more than $320,000, a 15 percent increase over last year.
“Once again the G&K team stepped-up to generously support our United Way workplace campaign,” said Ian Davis, G&K’s Chief Information Officer and the executive sponsor of the company’s 2014 workplace campaign. “G&K’s employees continue to make a positive impact in our community, through both their financial generosity and their volunteerism throughout the year.”
United Way Vice President of Workplace, Bob Poferl, acknowledged G&K’s commitment to the community and the significance of the company match. “With more than a half-million people in the metro area served by Greater Twin Cities United Way living on an annual income of $44,100 or less for a family of four, it’s heartening to witness the continued generosity shown by G&K’s employees. We also value the company’s 110 percent match for every donated dollar. United Way, in turn, invests these monies in programming that aids children and families in getting ahead so our entire community can thrive.”
G&K’s annual United Way campaign promotes the company’s goal of “building communities that work”, supporting charitable organizations and non-profits that help educate, train, and clothe the workforces in the communities where the company does business. Across its 165 North American locations, G&K employees, together with the G&K Services Foundation, contribute generously to their communities, through both financial giving and employees volunteering their time and expertise. For more information on G&K’s community involvement please visit http://www.gkservices.com/community.
About G&K Services, Inc.
G&K
Services, Inc. is a service-focused market leader of branded uniform and
facility services programs in the United States, and is the largest such
provider in Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K
Services has 7,800 employees serving approximately 170,000 customer
locations from 165 facilities in North America. G&K Services is a
publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under
the symbol GK and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600
Index. For more information visit www.gkservices.com.
