"Do well by doing good" is my favorite lesson some of the best mentors, leaders, family members & colleagues have shared with me over my 13+ years in business. It's something I've taken to heart & made a core aspect of my firm, which is why all of our client events have some type of charitable aspect built into them. And this "Giving Tuesday" I saw the impact of planting that little seed years ago...

Every year, just before Thanksgiving, we host a Pie/Food Drive event where clients can come to the office, pick up a pie for the holiday and, if they can, donate to the Utah Food Bank. More importantly, we let them know Pesci Financial Group will match dollar-for-dollar the value of all food & money donated. And this year? This year they knocked it out of the park!

Over two days, we handed out 300+ pies, while clients dropped off nearly 1,900 lbs of food & over $1,600 in cash/checks. When all was said & done, between what clients did & our company match, the Utah Food Bank enough money to provide over 16,000 meals for those in need here in our community PLUS all the food donated.

In a year where so many people have had tremendous hardships, I'm grateful to see so many of our clients show up to give back. This is what it's all about. People helping people.