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Philanthropy
South Burlington, VT – ReArch Company recently announced the 2022 Employee Driven Philanthropy Recipients. This year’s donations totaled $32,000.
With a mission to “Improve Lives Through the Built Environment,” ReArch is committed to donating a substantial percentage of its profit every year to local charities and nonprofit organizations.
In 2019, ReArch implemented an employee-driven donation program that allows employees to submit donation requests for fundamental causes important to them and their individual communities. This year, 14 submissions were received with monetary requests totaling $32,000, and ReArch supported all 14 causes.
Below is the list of employees who participated, along with their chosen cause: • Jordan Royer – NEK Tri-Force; supports ongoing expenses for a girls’ softball team in the Northeast Kingdom due to their local league ending. • J.T. Imming – Humane Society of
Chittenden County; provides for the health and well-being of companion animals that need a loving home and promotes the animal-human bond through outreach, humane education, and therapeutic programming. • Mary Ann Wood – Green Mountain
Club, a nonprofit organization that is committed to maintaining the Long
Trail. • Holly LeClair – Mahana Magic
Foundation; funds help support children affected by a parent’s or provider’s illness. • Holly LeClair – Sail Beyond Cancer, which offers free 3-hour sailing excursions for families and/or friends to help and honor those who are challenged by cancer through harnessing the healing powers of wind, water, and sail. • John Wells – The Vermont Children’s
Hospital; helps with ongoing operations. • John Wells– Classic Mike Loyer
Foundation; supports families who have lost loved ones in a construction accident, and other community needs. • Michael Biama – The University of
Vermont Cancer Center; funds support
the center’s long-term goal to have its own facility dedicated to research and patient care. • Ted Assur – Mercy Corps, a humanitarian
NGO that works worldwide to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. • Calvin Russell – East Randolph Baptist
Church; contribution goes toward playground upgrades. • Trevor Marcy – Alzheimer’s Association; helps with operational costs, supporting the caregivers and patients. • Erik Heikel – Magicians without
Borders (MWB), which entertains and
J.T. Imming presenting a check to Humane Society of Chittenden County Kim Brown and Jessica Harvey presenting a donation to Vermont Family Network
Iron Workers Local 7 Donates to School
educates refugees all over the world and helps to bring normalcy to their lives. • Kim Brown– Vermont Family Network (VFN), which supports Vermont families of children with special needs or who are struggling in school and offers medical grants for families struggling financially to meet unexpected medical needs. • Danylo Whalen– UNICEF; supports humanitarian Effort in Ukraine.
Holly LeClair presenting donation check to Mahana Magic Foundation
Griffin Electric Supports Veterans
Griffin Electric Veterans Personal Care Drive
Boston – The Iron Workers Local 7 Retiree Association donated more than $8,000 to the Boston Higashi School for Autistic Children. Local 7 members raised the funds during the union’s 18th Annual Golf Tournament. The donation was presented at the union’s hall in South Boston.
“This donation allows our students to develop a love for learning so they may fully enjoy their family, community, and all that life has to offer,” said Deborah Donovan, principal of the Boston Higashi School. “As each student grows and learns, their personality and individual character matures, allowing them to benefit from, and most importantly, contribute to society as adults.”
Founded over 30 years ago, the Boston Higashi School’s mission is to help children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder learn to reach their full potential, providing a broad curriculum that includes academics, art, music, physical education, technology, and social education. Students take on challenges, learn to overcome obstacles, and gain confidence from their own success. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated one in 44 children in the U.S.
“It is a privilege to partner with the Higashi School as they provide such critical support and educational services for children with autism,” said Local 7 business manager, Michael Hess. Holliston, MA – In honor of Veterans Day, Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric) recently donated hundreds of personal care items in benefit of veterans and their families through Project New Hope. Founded in 2010, Project New Hope is a nonprofit organization that aims to “find and deliver the wellness resources needed by veterans, service members, their families, and full units that have deployed together.”
Griffin team members contributed to this initiative to help military families who may be facing difficult times, especially given the challenges of rising costs. Employees throughout the company’s New England region donated various personal care items such as deodorant, shampoo and soap, as well as toilet paper, toothbrushes, and toothpaste.
Representatives of Griffin Electric say that, with many employees throughout the company having previously served in the military, the company understands first-hand how impressive these men and women are and the special qualities they possess.
This sentiment of giving back to others aligns well with Griffin Electric’s culture and the emphasis it places on community service, according to the firm’s representatives. Throughout the year, the company and its team members in all regions actively participate in initiatives that benefit various charitable causes.
