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Alexis Day Alexis Day Can Can you you tell tell us more about your your partnerships with with The The Lighthouse us more about partnerships Lighthouse Group and and The The Not Not Today Coalition? What is the most most gratifying part part Group Today Coalition? What is the gratifying about giving back? about giving back? Dave Welch Dave Welch We We started our our b.spoke Cares Program as a as way to give back to the started b.spoke Cares Program a way to give back to the community, because we’re in the business of caring about people first. first. community, because we’re in the business of caring about people We We partnered with with The The Lighthouse Group earlier this this year year to collect partnered Lighthouse Group earlier to collect gently used garments from from our our clients and and donate them to individuals gently used garments clients donate them to individuals in need. We’re also also committed to donating 10 10 “b.spoke Backpacks” in need. We’re committed to donating “b.spoke Backpacks” every month containing basic essentials like like soap, socks, and and snacks every month containing basic essentials soap, socks, snacks to help people in our community get get back on their feet. feet. We We also also have to help people in our community back on their have international partners like like The The Not Not Today Coalition, who who we we proudly international partners Today Coalition, proudly work with with to support the the Dalit Dalit Community in India. With With every custom work to support Community in India. every custom shirt shirt purchased, we we provide a school uniform to a to Dalit student – – purchased, provide a school uniform a Dalit student which in some cases is their only only set set of clothes. The The most most gratifying which in some cases is their of clothes. gratifying part part about giving back is that you you get get to see how how simple it can be to about giving back is that to see simple it can be to make a big difference for people, be it be in it your own own city city or across the the make a big difference for people, in your or across world. world.