OUR EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS AT WORK

Chattanooga, TN

During the Chattanooga Day of Caring, PlayCore employees pitched in at the Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter (CH/CS) by brightening the outdoor play areas for summer. “Our children look forward to playing outside every day, so we are thrilled that our outdoor playgrounds got a facelift,” said the Director of Development. “The children will not only have fun playing together on their improved play areas, but will also be getting exercise – and those are both great things!” Employee volunteers installed a new early childhood playground, prepared the ground for rubberized safety surfacing, cleared flower beds and a garden for planting, cleaned the pool deck, and did general grounds maintenance.

Janesville, WI

On a Saturday morning in June, employees from Swing-N-Slide joined other volunteers from the community to help Habitat for Humanity build houses in Rock County. By giving families a hand up, Habitat not only builds houses, it builds new relationships and a sense of community. Swing-N-Slide's task was to build and frame-in the first-floor walls of a bi-level house. According to one PlayCore employee, “It was a very rewarding experience to be so hands-on with giving back to the community. We saw our help received with open arms and grateful hearts by the families who will live beside the recipients of this home.”

Fort Payne, AL

One September day, Southern Fulfillment Center employees and community volunteers set out to build a new play space for Ruhama Elementary School in DeKalb County. They set up equipment, the Fort Payne Improvement Authority dug holes, and Alabama State Senator Lowell Barron donated $2,500 for engineered wood fiber as a finishing touch. The children attending could hardly wait to try out the new play space.

Chandler, AZ

At Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, employees with the TotTurf team accepted the challenge to transform an antiquated sand play area into a headache-free TotTurf surface. Although it was an extremely hot day, the crew completed their mission. As a result, 250 elementary school children now have a new, resilient play area. And because the area made use of 705 recycled tires, it’s also a bonus for the environment.

Mendota Heights, MN

Everlast Climbing staff, families and friends gathered at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian hunger-relief organization whose mission is to feed starving and malnourished children throughout the world. They set to work assembling specially formulated food packages. When it was all over, our group, along with other volunteers, had boxed 8,434 food packages – enough to feed 23 children for a year. The food would be distributed to an orphanage in Haiti. Everyone enjoyed the event, especially knowing the team was able to make a difference in the lives of starving children.