More than 6.6 million meals helped feed food-insecure neighbors thanks to the generosity of Food Lion customers who supported Food Lion Feeds’ “Holidays Without Hunger” campaign. Customers purchased and donated a specially marked, prepacked "Holidays Without Hunger" food box for $5 or made a cash donation at the register during the campaign.

Green Circle Growers has donated 300 Fiddle Leaf Fig plants to home-bound senior citizens this holiday season through an organization called Enrichment Centers for Huron County, which provides programs and services designed to enrich the quality of life for seniors. The Oberlin-based greenhouse delivered these plants to the Enrichment Center on Monday, Dec. 20. The Enrichment Center will coordinate drop-off to individuals throughout the week prior to the holiday.

Have you started thinking about color and design combinations for the upcoming year? PANTONE has recently announced their color of the year for 2022: “PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri, A New Pantone Color Whose Courageous Presence Encourages Personal Inventiveness And Creativity.”

It’s not only the holiday season, but it’s engagement season! Did you know that around 40% of engagements happen between November and February? With the holidays, the New Year and Valentine’s Day, the timing for “engagement season” makes sense. Why not begin a new chapter with your significant other while you’re surrounded by love, celebrations and happiness? So, CONGRATULATIONS if you are newly engaged! Cheers to you and yours as you embark on this new journey together.

Details Flowers Software announces their new partnership with Smithers-Oasis. Effective Dec. 2021, this partnership will give Details members the ability to plan, utilize, and access products from the Details software platform with a Smithers-Oasis exclusive collection.

No matter what segment of this industry you are in or the size of your business, building strong relationships with your colleagues is essential to your success and happiness. Networks can make or break our careers. 

So after nearly two years of virtual work how are your relationships doing?