BOCA RATON — Gamers at NCCI Holdings Inc. raised more than $34,000 for local kids’ organizations during a week-long charity drive this spring.
The Boca-based company sponsored tournaments of favorite childhood games—such as ping pong, dominoes, corn toss, Concentration and Boggle—that tested employees’ mental and physical skills. The employees played during lunch, and bought raffle tickets for baskets of prizes, and jeans stickers so they could dress down for two weeks.
The events drew participants from every department of the 925-employee company.
Corps4Kids was the name given to the umbrella campaign formed by NCCI to raise money for four local youth-oriented charities selected by employees. The charities are: SOS Children’s Villages, The Haven, PACE Center for Girls and the YMCA. The $34,000 total—which includes a large company donation—will be divided equally among the four nonprofits.
“This was one of the most fun campaigns we’ve had here at NCCI,” said one of the planning captains, Tim Smith, who is also NCCI’s Information Technology division executive.
“The tournaments were a good way to showcase some of the charities we support,” said co-captain Judy Joffe, who is NCCI’s director of community relations.
Employees from NCCI Holdings, Gerald Ordoyne and Ken Brown, play in the Concentration tournament on iPads