While most financial institutions were closed for the Columbus Day holiday, 1st Advantage colleagues rolled up their sleeves and participated in their 15th annual 1A Community Day, a day that is dedicated to giving back to, and reinvesting in, the community that they serve.

Throughout the day, colleagues worked on different large projects, each one uniquely designed and carefully planned, centered around fulfilling the immediate needs of several local nonprofit organizations. “1st Advantage is humbled and honored to partner with these deserving organizations as they continue to selflessly provide for our neighbors,” a release stated.

Accomplishments included:

—Packed 600 family meal boxes for the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula;

—Assembled 1,000 USO comfort bags to be given to the local military community;

—Created 1,000 personalized thank-you notes for the local military community;

—Made 103 blanket wraps for New Beech Grove Baptist Church Homeless Ministry;

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