Knight Global Holdings organized a children's charity fundraiser in the grand ballroom of the city’s downtown community center. High vaulted ceilings were decorated with colorful banners, bright balloons, and long tables covered in craft supplies, board games, and trays of warm food.
Employees volunteered throughout the day, trading their sharp corporate suits and formal dresses for simple, matching blue charity t-shirts.
Elena spent hours helping children with painting competitions. Her hands were smudged with washable bright yellow and pastel blue paint, but she didn't care in the slightest. She dipped brushes into water cups, cheered whenever a child finished a drawing of a lopsided sun or a green dog, and hung their artwork up on the display board with pieces of tape.
She laughed.
