Community Involvement

For the second consecutive year, partners and employees of BlumShapiro decided to forego the company’s annual holiday party and donate to charities across the state, including the Thomas Merton House of Hospitality in Bridgeport. Catholic Charities Vice President Mark Grasso (second from right) received the $2,500 check from (l-r) Mary Hoyt, partner of BlumShapiro; Michael Niedermeier, partner-in-charge of BlumShapiro's Southern Connecticut office; and Tom DeVitto, chief marketing officer of BlumShapiro. The Thomas Merton House of Hospitality, a program of Catholic Charities, provides breakfast, lunch and day shelter to approximately 200 people daily. "BlumShapiro's donation reflects our personal commitment to the success of activities and organizations like the Thomas Merton House that make our state a better place to live," says Niedermeier.