Over the last ten years, business began to change some of their beliefs. In today's society, businesses now place a high value on providing service to the community. According to a report by the Conference Board and the Points of Light Foundation, 92 percent of corporate executives believed their employees should participate in community service (Stallings, 1998). Corporate executives are pushing for employees to participate in community service because everyone involved benefits. Not only is the community positively influenced, but the employees and the business also benefit. Many companies have begun to install ways for their company to help out the surrounding community. Some companies are more involved than others, but now a majority of business are working to help out the community.
             The September 11, 2001 tragedy shows the change that business has made over the years. After the attacks, many companies offered their services in order to decrease chaos and to help out the general public. During this tragedy, some people offered their services because they wanted to feel patriotic by helping out the country, but others helped out just to make a difference. Countless businesses also saw this as a time where money was not the most important task at hand. Many counselors offered pro bono work to people who were directly affected by the terrorist attacks (Smith, 2001). People working in the area near the World Trade Centers were so traumatized by the attacks that many of the employees needed counseling. As a result, numerous counselors came in to help calm down employees and to teach them how to deal with their problems. Business was much more willing to offer support to the community after the September 11 attacks, then they were when the federal office building in Oklahoma City was bombed. After the Oklahoma City bombings took place, some businesses offered support, but not the kind of support the community recei...