Passion to serve: Servicemaster, employees earn praise from MIFA program it helps sponsor

Corporate Giving story for The Commercial Appeal

April 17, 2009

ServiceMaster sponsors the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association’s annual “Day of Reflection and Service,” and this year the business found itself among the honorees at the event.

The day is a celebration of MIFA’s staff and volunteers and honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton gave out awards for special service to MIFA over the past year, including the first MIFA Pathfinder Award, which went to ServiceMaster for “the company’s 15 years of faithful service and generous contributions, as well as eight years of sponsoring Day of Reflection and Service.”

The Memphis-based ServiceMaster Co. offers cleaning, lawn care and other services to homeowners and businesses, and employs more than 30,000 people nationwide … (read more)