210 Trailblazers: SPR inspiring a culture of generosity

Company gives employees $25,000 to help others in San Antonio

Michael Perkins, Managing Partner & CEO of Slattery,Perkins & Ramirez challenged his employees to become mindful of others in a unique way. Instead of writing a check to the employee’s favorite charity like the company did in the past, Perkins decided to hand out bundles of $1,000 to each of the company’s employees. They were then tasked with going out and spending it to make the city a better place.

When asked how the money was spent, Perkins said “We blessed kids, we blessed families, we blessed ministries, lots of non-profits-even just random acts of kindness to the homeless or to a waiter at a restaurant. Two of our gentlemen paid off school lunch debt for kids at NEISD and that was really cool. So, there was just a broad spectrum of giving that was unique to their hearts and what they felt called to do.”

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About the Authors:

Andrew Wilson is a digital journalist and social media producer at KSAT.

Max Massey is the GMSA weekend anchor and a general assignments reporter. Max has been live at some of the biggest national stories out of Texas in recent years, including the Sutherland Springs shooting, Hurricane Harvey and the manhunt for the Austin bomber. Outside of work, Max follows politics and sports, especially Penn State, his alma mater.