Over $3550 in “HOLiday Cheer” Donations Made by SOLitude Lake Management

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Dec. 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Through its corporate volunteering and outreach program, The SOLution, SOLitude Lake Management, an industry leader in lake and pond management, fisheries management and related environmental services for the Eastern United States, donated over $3550 in games to health stricken children and gift cards, toys, games, accessories, clothes and other necessities to under resourced families throughout the East Coast.

In its second year, SOLitude's “HOLiday Cheer” program grew substantially. The program donated almost 60 percent more to the B-Strong Foundation and “adopted” two more families this year.

Again, SOLitude partnered with the B-Strong Foundation (www.b-strongfoundation.org), a non-profit organization that provides meals, gift baskets, and encouragement to families with children who have been diagnosed with cancer. This year, SOLitude donated $870 in video games, which increased $10 for every new social media follower, to add to the donation that B-Strong is making to the oncology floor at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). These games will be delivered to the children over the holiday season.

In addition to the donations to CHOP, SOLitude also “adopted” three families this year. These families, which included nine children in total, were nominated by local elementary schools and staff members. In addition to company-funding from SOLitude, the three families that SOLitude “adopted” received gifts from their wish lists that were purchased and donated by SOLitude employees. The families live in Charlottesville, VA, Chesapeake, VA, and West Grove, PA.

“Our goal this year was to grow our 'HOLiday Cheer' program both in total dollars donated and number of people we could help,” said Tracy King, SOLitude's Director of Marketing. “And,” she continued, “our team exceeded the expectations for both. They got into the holiday spirit, included their own family members, and generously donated so many nice gifts and games to create much needed HOLiday Cheer this year.”

The SOLution is a company-wide program that encourages the company and all employees to strive to “create a better world” through volunteerism, community outreach, sustainability and environmental consciousness. SOLitude’s company leadership feels it is important to not only be good stewards of the environment and good corporate citizens, but also to fulfill company core values to “take action and be accountable” and to “protect and respect nature.” To participate or share a non-profit's goals for consideration in The SOLution, contact Tracy King at tking@solitudelake.com.

Since 1998, SOLitude Lake Management has been committed to providing full service lake and pond management services that improve water quality, preserve natural resources, and reduce our environmental footprint. Our services include lake, pond and fisheries management programs, algae and aquatic weed control, installation of fountains and aeration systems, water quality testing and restoration, bathymetry, lake vegetation studies, habitat assessments and nuisance wildlife management. We are the second largest distributor of AquaMaster fountains and aerators internationally and in the U.S. Lake and pond management services are available throughout the Eastern United States. Fisheries management consulting and aquatic products are available nationwide. Learn more about SOLitude Lake Management and purchase products at www.solitudelakemanagement.com.