Community service is a popular (and some say necessary) element of agency life. Team-building activities are also a popular and necessary element. So why not put the two together?

That's exactly what firms across the country are doing. Agency leaders say combining good deeds with the concept of bringing employees together is a way to "kill two birds with one stone." Among the benefits, they say, are a more unified workplace, the perception that it is a desirable place to work, ...