Reply #3: That's interesting...

[OneGrassRoot]

It's likely a straightforward request. They want to put out a newsletter showing how their employees are community-minded, maybe even for marketing purposes, depending on the company.

I'm enough of a skeptic, however, to consider that they're gathering information that could potentially be used against employees, even if that isn't the initial intent. If it's an apolitical company, probably not, but we just never know how innocent things can come back to bite us on the ass these days, if they are corrupted in some way.

Interesting question though. I suppose it depends on the company and what business they're in, how well the employees know the owners/managers, how much they trust them, etc.