Destination: Excellence | Winter 2021

TMC SPREADS HOLIDAY CHEER THROUGH CHARITABLE DONATIONS

61 - The number of Military Care Packages sent to active-duty military family members, nine of whom are overseas.

93 - The number of lives that could be saved from our December blood drive donations, in partnership with American Red Cross.

It was an exciting month of giving back at TMC! Many of our locations across the country hosted food, toy, and clothing drives, bringing in thousands of items for their local communities.

In Des Moines, nearly 500 items were donated to the Food Bank of Iowa. Our Brownsburg, Indiana facilities donated one and a half pallets of food and hygiene products to No One Left Behind Outreach. Employees there also collected monetary donations to purchase products in high need.

Bentonville, Arkansas employees made a generous donation to the NWA Food Bank and Samaritan Care. Columbia, South Carolina joined in with a large food and clothing drive, donating 478 items for the Hannah House, a shelter for abused women and children.

Our Charlotte Home Depot employees carried on their tradition of a food and toy drive for their community. They collected items benefiting the Harvest Food Bank and the Center of Hope, a women’s and children’s shelter. The Chicago, Illinois office collected many food items for both the Lazarus House and Batavia Food Pantry.

The Norwood team gathered toiletries, bedding, sheets, and other healthcare and household essentials to donate to the Crossroads Family Shalter in Rhode Island.

To round out the month, TMC raised over $1,300 for the Salvation Army through their Virtual Red Kettle campaign.

TMC VOLUNTEERS PACKAGE THOUSANDS OF MEALS WITH LOCAL CHARITY

TMC Des Moines continued its tradition of giving back to the community by volunteering at Meals from the Heartland. Every volunteer hour given, dollar donated, and meal packaged helps break the chain of hunger and saves lives.

We were able to package 8,600 meals in two hours for those in need! On average, volunteers package two boxes per volunteer; TMC was able to do three boxes per volunteer. Great job, everyone!

TMC AMES HOSTS GAME NIGHT FOR LOCAL CHURCH

Staff and students at the TMC Ames Student Training Center at Iowa State University invited children from a local church to visit for games, food, and gifts. Employees bought the gifts and decorated the conference room for the visit. They then served snacks and drinks while playing games with the children. Everyone had a great time celebrating an early Christmas!