Team News

Big plans and dirty hands.

JR Direct took an interesting approach to our annual strategic planning day this past August.  As in the past, all JR Direct departments all got together for the day outside the office to share accomplishments and challenges from the last fiscal year and discuss plans for the coming year….

Settling in	The agenda	Some were serious
Some had fun	Some even more fun...	Chris and Greg had a lot of fun...
... and some sang to us.

Afterwards, the team all got down and dirty and did some work at a sharing farm not too far from our offices.  For the rest of the afternoon our team helped with various tasks for the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project, a volunteer program that provides fresh produce for charities, schools, and the community at large. 

It was a great opportunity for all of us to get out of our comfort zones, to bond, to have some fun, AND give back to the community.  You can tell from the pictures below that all of us on the JR Direct team certainly enjoyed ourselves while giving back at the same time.  Here’s hoping we’ve planted the seed for a growing tradition…

To learn more about the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project you can click here.