Community relations are a large part of business outreach and growing a brand. If you’ve been to a community event such as a neighborhood festival, charity event, or 5K race, you’ve seen sponsorship banners and ads. Likewise, you might have seen ads from local businesses in the program at a school concert or other children’s event.

Find a business outreach event in YOUR LOCAL community. What business(es) is sponsoring the event? What is the purpose of the event? How do you think this event brings your community together?

Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates.

Below is a peer’s discussion post in which I’ll have to provide a response too.

Ashundra Rice

RE: Week 10 Discussion

Find a business outreach event in YOUR LOCAL community. What business(es) is sponsoring the event? What is the purpose of the event? How do you think this event brings your community together?

The business outreach event in my local community is the Nelson Height Community Center. The purpose of the event center is giving out school supplies and free lunches to students that need school supplies and food. The Nelson Height Community Center also offers child care for children between the ages of 5 to 17 years of age. This community service also offers after school tutoring for the kids that need it. I think this event has brought the community together because it is not only helping the working parents’ but also helping the children with tutoring, school supplies, food, and a place to go to after school so that they want be home alone.