Corporate Green Space
The Quaker Oats company has a roof-top garden area on top of part of their building here in Chicago. It's only the second floor but it's open to the public and is a nice space. They didn't have to open it to the public, but they did.
They didn't have to hire a reggae band, but today they did.
They didn't have to provide free ice cream, but today they did.
It was mostly Quaker Oats employees there but there were others, such as my self, who just wandered over and were happy to find live music.
It's a little thing, it's not some big PR thing. There were not thousands of people there; there was no "sponsored by the Quaker Oats company" signs or flyers or anything. It wasn't even publicized (that I saw; maybe I missed it). A little corporate "here, have a nice lunch" to their employees that took place in a place they own but allow the public to use.
This is not something I could ever see my company doing. Since I started in 1999, the corporate culture has changed here dramatically. Fun is out; good will is out. Do your job, be thankful you have it, and don't make waves, replaced it. My company would never own green space let alone provide the public access to it.
So, cudos to the Quaker Oats company for providing me with a decent spot to eat my lunch. The music was a very nice bonus.