GIVING BACK TO THE LOCAL DES MOINES COMMUNITY

Goodie Bags

The Community Involvement Committee have been coordinating with senior living communities in the West Des Moines area to provide goodie bags to residents. In total, we’ve had 17 different volunteers pack 212 over the course of three packing events for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and May Day.

Earth Day Cleanup

In celebration of Earth Day, five employees picked up trash along the two-mile stretch of highway. Wright Service Corp. adopted a nearby stretch of road by the headquarters on Raccoon River Drive from Grand Avenue to S. 88th Street. Five bags of trash and large miscellaneous items were collected in two hours. Thanks to our Community Involvement Committee for coordinating!

ADOPT-A-FAMILY

We participated in our local Adopt-a-Family program to bring two families gifts over the holidays. Thanks to the generosity of our employees, we were able to check off every item on the families’ wish list! Over 30 employees donated 60 gifts and nine gift cards.

Toys For Tots

Blankets

We purchased Beantown Blankets over the holidays and the company has a buy one, gift one program. Through the program, we were able to donate 300 blankets to three different shelters in Des Moines.

Over the holidays, the corporate office and Wright Outdoor Solutions had a collection drive for Toys for Tots. Between both locations, 38 toys were collected and $340 was donated online.

Courage On The Court

Canned Food Drive

Our employees’ continued generosity and support allowed us to donate 119 items to a local food bank.

In February, the company sponsored a team of five employees to participate in Can Play’s Courage on the Court 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball tournament in West Des Moines. Can Play’s goal is to increase the positive impacts on youth through the growth and evolution of adaptive and no-cost recreation programs. Can Play supplements the cost of these programs and adapts the play to the skill level of each child, creating the opportunity to play despite the barriers.

Wright Canada Holdings, Ltd. and all of its affiliated companies respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous peoples’ ancestral and traditional territories and lands that we live, work and thrive in.