Red Hat Skips the Party, Feeds America Instead

It’s not so difficult for companies to do things differently and get a bit of positive publicity. Red Hat, the open source software company is skipping their lavish holiday party this year and giving the cash to food banks in dire need of funds.

Even if naysayers call it a ploy, the tone is right:

“We felt it was the wrong time to be spending a lot of money on ourselves,” said DeLisa Alexander, Red Hat’s senior vice president for people and brand.

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