As parents, sons, daughters, sisters and brothers, we strongly believe in the value of being a positive influence and taking a responsible interest in the lives of individuals and communities around us. We know there is so much yet to be done, but we also believe that we can make a difference starting somewhere by placing a focus on providing a helping hand, one person at a time.
Employees Social Initiatives
Many of our employees volunteer or donate to non-profit organizations. We support our employees’ community outreach efforts:
The Big Bike Ride for Heart and Stroke – http://www.bigbike.ca
Run For the Cure – http://www.runforthecure.com
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – http://www.lls.org/
Paws 2 Care Coalition – http://www.paws2carecoalition.org/
Step Up Women’s Network – http://www.suwn.org
Step Up Women’s Network is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to igniting women and girls to fulfill their potential by creating and implementing impactful after-school and weekend programs that empower teen girls from under-resourced communities to be confident, college-bound, and career-ready. 100% of the Step Up seniors nationally are on track to graduate from high school and be admitted to college, for the fourth straight year in a row. These teens are first generation college students.
Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation benefiting the McMaster Children’s Hospital and Help a Child Smile through the The National Inside Ride Tour – Mighty Mateo Team Page
Toys Drive
Our teamwork is more meaningful than ever during Christmas time where we come together as a family to support the mission of the Oakville Firefighters Toy Drive in Canada and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program to collect new, unwrapped toys, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to children in need in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
Food Drives
During summer time, Thanksgiving or Christmas, we support an array of organizations by collecting non-perishable food items from our organization’s staff and neighboring businesses.
US Upper Midwest: Second Harvest – http://www.2harvest.org/
Chicago: Greater Chicago Food Depository – http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/site/PageServer
Indianapolis: Midwest Food Bank: Indianapolis – http://www.midwestfoodbank.org
Dallas: North Texas Food Bank – http://www.ntfb.org
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Regional Food Bank – http://www.lafoodbank.org/
Florida: Florida Association of Food Banks
Second Harvest Heartland – http://www.2harvest.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage
Rhode Island’s Food Bank – http://www.rifoodbank.org/
Sharing and Caring Hands
Glenn Corporation supports Sharing and Caring Hands, an organization located in Minneapolis, MN dedicated to providing meals, clothing, showers, shelter, transportation help, rent deposits, rent help, medical assistance, dental care, furniture, school expenses and funeral assistance to families in need.
http://sharingandcaringhands.org/
St. Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
Glenn Corporation supports this local shelter dedicated to supporting the victims of domestic abuse.
The Women’s Center of Rhode Island
DeWolf Chemical supports The Women’s Center of Rhode Island, an organization dedicated to ending interpersonal violence and empower women through culturally competent programs that provide safety, shelter and court advocacy to victims of domestic violence.
http://www.womenscenterri.org/
