Express Employment Professionals Donates $10,000 to Local Nonprofits

November 4, 2019

Pathways 4 Youth, Catholic Charities and Salvation Army Receive Donations

Express Employment Professionals, along with its franchise location in St. Cloud, Minnesota, has donated $4,000 to both Pathways 4 Youth and Catholic Charities and an additional $2,000 to the Salvation Army.


The donation is part of the Brand It Blue Initiative through the company’s philanthropic committee, designed to give back to nonprofits nominated by franchisees among their more than 800 franchise locations.


“Express prides itself on a culture of servant leadership and investing in the community is a huge component of that,” said Bill Stoller, CEO and chairman of the board of Express Employment Professionals. “We are proud that Owner Jill Magelssen and the office staff have partnered with these wonderful entities to make a difference.”


Catholic Charities provides quality services to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and families of all faiths and beliefs. Pathways 4 Youth provides youth experiencing homelessness important resources to get back on a path that helps them grow as individuals and become contributing members of our community.


And the St. Cloud office’s third nonprofit partner, the Salvation Army, aims to meet human needs internationally without discrimination.


“We believe in giving back and chose these organizations as they closely align with our mission to help people in our community.” said Magelssen. “We are hopeful these gifts will help each non profit continue to do the good work they do.”


The Express franchise in St. Cloud began operation in 2005. They serve Central MN and the surrounding areas with temporary help and direct hire employees in a variety of fields, including administrative, commercial, technical, sales, marketing. Professional placement and more.

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