I've noticed another difference between life here in Oklahoma and life in Colorado, specific to my workplace. Here at BancFirst, we have a lot of charity activity going on. We have a group of folks here who do all sorts of breakfasts and lunches and activities for the whole group, with the purpose of pulling in money for various charitable activities. We're finishing up a food drive today for Thanksgiving that's been going on for two weeks. We have two Angel Trees here that you can go grab an angel and get a gift for a needy child. Even our company as an organization takes a direct role; when I filled out my HR paperwork, I found out that you can contribute to the United Way, and doing so gets you an extra vacation day per year as a reward. We are practically deluged with opportunities to give here, for several different causes.
On the other hand, I don't recall ever having that many charity opportunities at any places I worked in Denver. A couple of companies I worked for did have some sponsorship programs, where they would match a verified gift to a legitimate charity up to a certain amount per year. But there were no internal drives, no extra incentives (aside from the corporate match, if available), no organization-specific programs like we have with United Way, and no groups of workers doing things to drum up support. Now, that's not to say that it never happened or doesn't happen; Coloradans can be very generous, just like other people. And I'm not really sure why it's so different here. It is very noticeable, though, and in a way, makes me even more proud.
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