Planned Team Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1571842479810{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]On Wednesday, October 16th, Planned team members were allowed to dressed casually. In pink shirts and jeans, and with $5 donations in hand, the team graciously supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To thank everyone for their support, Planned’s Human Resources department treated the team to pink-frosted cupcakes and coffee in the breakroom. […]
Planned Hosts Mother’s Day Breakfast
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557926370720{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]On Friday May 10th, Planned associates gathered for a Mother’s Day breakfast in our O.R.A.C.L.E training facility to celebrate all the hard-working mothers, not just here at Planned Companies, but all around the world. The spread was delicious, featuring hot wraps, French toast, eggs, bacon and orange juice. As associates gathered to […]
Planned Builds Bears for Children
Planned Companies Participates in Build-A-Bear Workshop at Q1 Town Hall Employees from Planned’s corporate office and associates out in the field gathered at Mayfair Farms in West Orange, NJ on Thursday April 18th for our annual Spring Town Hall. Keeping with traditions of the past, activities centered on giving back to the community. For our […]
Planned Raises Awareness for Nat’l Heart Month
On February 14th, commonly known as Valentine’s Day, we hosted a Warm Your Heart hot chocolate bar with fruit and desserts for all our associates in our Parsippany, NJ, headquarters. All Planned associates were able to wear jeans for the day with a $5 donation to the American Heart Association. We are proud to announce […]
Crohn’s and Colitis Football Event 2018
This past Sunday was Planned’s 4th year participating in the Crohn’s and Colitis Flag Football Charity event. It was gorgeous day at MetLife Stadium as the team warmed up to play another intense set of games. Last year – Planned Companies went all the way to the finals! While the team played their heart out, […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As many of you already know, October has been Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Planned has been participating in raising awareness by having our team members wear pink on October 3rd! We also gave out Pink Ribbon pins to be worn throughout the month as well. You can find our team photos on our Facebook page. […]
Employee Appreciation Day 2018
Earlier this month, the Planned Culture Committee put together our Employee Appreciation Day event at our main headquarters in Parsippany. Our entire team of associates were invited for a day of food, games and fun. The day included a bagel breakfast in the morning, a food truck (the Guac Spot) that provided lunch and an […]
Planned Companies Service Day 2018
Every year, Planned Companies associates across all of the regions we service come together to donate time and effort in helping great causes all throughout the US. Here are our stories from each of our locations and how each team member is making a difference in the world. April 19th – Mid-Atlantic Region (based in […]
2nd Annual Charity Poker Tournament
We’re excited to have held our 2nd Annual Charity Poker Tournament last week on March 15th in our ORACLE Training facility at our main headquarters in Parsippany, NJ. Overall, we had over 20 Planned team members split between two poker tournaments (beginners and advance) playing for the win. Last year, Planned raised over $1,950 which […]
Planned Cares: February Spotlight
This Month’s Planned Cares Spotlight goes to Gene Tecce. Gene is a Concierge for our Planned Lifestyle Services in our South New Jersey region. Gene volunteers at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newton PA every Monday from 8:30 AM to about 3:30 PM. He is part of a group called the Guardians of the […]
Planned Cares: January Spotlight
This month’s Planned Cares Spotlight goes to Liz Napoletano, HR Business Partner & Employee Engagement Manager. Not only does Liz help organize the charity events for Planned, she also continues her efforts in her personal life as well. Her actions toward giving back to organizations and communities have not gone unnoticed. Love your Melon Liz […]
National Mentoring Month
For those who don’t know, January is National Mentoring Month! “What’s that?” you might ask. National Mentoring Month is where people raise awareness of mentoring in all forms. It is to encourage the practice of Mentorship to others in your community, whether it’s volunteering time with youth groups or offering guidance to others in the […]
Another Successful Toys for Tots!
Earlier this month, we announced our involvement for Toys for Tots. We talked about the detailed planning and effort that goes into it with our team. We’re excited to share that we collected over 2,300 toys total! We couldn’t have done it without our team members that were involved as well as our clients […]
Toys for Tots – Another Big Year!
We’re excited to bring Toys for Tots to Planned Companies again for the 5th year in a row! We’re grateful for all our clients and colleagues who have participated throughout the years. This year, we’d like to recognize Romulo Reynoso, our operations manager for north NJ, as he has been the man behind the scenes […]
Halloween Contest Raises Money for Cancer Awareness
Here at Planned, we’re always trying to incorporate new ways to give back. This year, for our Halloween costume contest, we decided to include a bake sale to raise money for Cancer awareness. Team members baked their best goodies for our event in efforts to raise as much as possible with everyone who participated in […]
Crohn’s and Colitis Charity Event
This Saturday, the Planned team came together to compete at the Crohn’s and Colitis charity event at MetLife Stadium. Fifteen teams participated in the tournament while inviting friends, family and colleagues to help raise money and awareness. While the competition was fierce, Planned found themselves in the finals of what was an extravagant day of […]
The First Planned Charity Poker Tournament
Planned Charity Poker Tournament! On July 13th, Planned Companies’ Culture Committee hosted our first Planned Charity Poker Tournament! We split everyone into two tournaments, the “beginners” game and the “Players” game. A few of the selected charities include water.org , St Jude’s, Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation, Crohn’s and Colitis foundation, Sloan Kettering and more! As […]
A Day of Team Building
Yesterday (April 27th), we had our Q1 Town Hall meeting at our Corporate HQ in Parsippany, NJ. Reviewing our quarterly accomplishments as well as recognizing all the great work that our entire team has been doing day in and day out was only the start of our day of team building. For those who were […]
Heroes of Parkmerced – Quick Response Saves a Life
Planned Companies is proud to recognize a group of our employees who went above and beyond to save the life of an individual in distress near the Parkmerced residential building in San Francisco last month. Rodrigo Martinez, Jose Benavidez, German Flores and Tomas Funez are janitorial and maintenance personnel employed by Planned Building Services. Around […]
Miracle at Galaxy Towers
Today we are excited to share an incredible story of courage and selflessness reported from one of our associates. We first learned about this event from Lee Allison Klimansky, operations manager for FirstService Residential operating out of the Galaxy Towers in Guttenberg NJ, who recently shared a statement commending concierge Juleen Steed for going above […]