Giving Back To Our Community

Every year, NKB hosts an internal challenge called the Cul-De-Sac Classic, held in November leading up to Thanksgiving. The purpose of our Cul-De-Sac Classic is two-fold. Generally, our team works from their homes, so we try to get everyone outdoors and moving around as the weather gets colder. We are also striving to raise donations for the Samaritan Center of Syracuse, which is such a meaningful organization in our community.

“The Samaritan Center is a nonprofit 501c3, interfaith effort of community members committed to serving the hungry and those in need, in order to promote their welfare, dignity, and self-sufficiency. It is rooted in the belief that sound nutrition is the first step in enabling people to cope and become productive, self-sufficient members of society. For over 41 years, Samaritan Center has worked to fight hunger in the greater Syracuse community by providing nutritious hot meals to anyone in need 7 days a week – no questions asked. Paired with these meals is the case management support and access to services that can help guests move on to a more positive future.” (Source: samcenter.org Mission Statement)

During our Cul-De-Sac Classic, we track our collective mileage, either walking, biking, or running, and NKB donates $1 per mile achieved. We also set up a GoFundMe account for any of our employees to donate funds directly to the Samaritan Center, if they are able.  

This was our 4th year hosting the challenge. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we are proud to announce that NKB raised a collective $780 to support the Samaritan Center. Thank you everyone for helping us complete another successful year of our Cul-De-Sac Classic!

We are fortunate enough to be able to give back to the Samaritan Center not only on #givingtuesday, but throughout the year as well. A few times during the year, the NKB team gets together to assemble sandwiches at the Samaritan Center to assist in feeding those in need. In the last 6 years, we have made nearly 3,213 sandwiches, and have donated non-perishable foods. This year in October, we increased our goal and made 618 sandwiches in one sitting! Tune in to our social media platforms to see our progress!