Blog written by Laboratory Staff Zachary K.
All of the recruiting events I have been to thus far while working for CLI have been to recruit new donors and promote our services. Those experiences usually involved our staff having a booth and trying to hand out our information and talking amongst those attending. The last event we were at for work was the Pride Parade. Although we were promoting our services by having a banner that we carried, this event felt different because we were supporting a cause more than advertising ourselves. It was an amazing experience to show our support to a community that we provide so many services to and stand behind. I had never marched in a parade and it certainly was a new feeling to have hundreds if not thousands of people watching and cheering you on as you walked down the street.
I felt that we were being cheered mostly because we had a staff member in a sperm mascot outfit and we were throwing beads/candy into the crowd. However, I did notice some couples giving us some thumbs-up or pointing at their baby. Did they use our services to become pregnant? I don’t know if I will ever know. However, it really was an amazing experience.
Too add a nice ending to an already great day, at the end of the parade we ran into a woman who had used our services to become pregnant and have a child. This was the first person whom I have met who had a child because of our services. I have always liked doing what I do, but seeing the women with her child and knowing that our company helped make that happen really made me become more passionate about my job. It was very special to see the work that we do come full circle.
