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Chamber News: Two Men and a Truck Grand Rapids South give back through new program

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Two Men and A Truck Grand Rapids South is the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce’s March featured business.

 

In an effort to continue demonstrating its Core Value of “Give back to the community,” Two Men and A Truck® Grand Rapids South has created a new program that focuses on “Moving People Forward,” and giving back to the community. The company has found that its frontline staff have a passion for giving back. Through a program Movers Who Give, the staff is now able to raise money for local charities in the community.

 

Here’s how it works: Each person on staff earns money individually. There are many categories that are eligible, and monitored, for earning donations toward the collection. For example, every month, Two Men and a Truck® Grand Rapids South donates $2 on behalf of every employee with perfect attendance to the company’s efforts in giving back to the community. While Two Men and a Truck® continuously strive to demonstrate all of its Core Values, the company is exceptionally excited about this program and having the entire office involved.

 

On Feb. 2, Bill, the driver who raised the most money through this program, and Blake, the general manager, donated last quarter’s efforts of $1,500 to Alpha Grand Rapids. Alpha Grand Rapids is an organization that walks alongside individuals who are experiencing challenging circumstances, such as an unplanned pregnancy, by providing a safe place to make choices. Alpha Grand Rapids empowers parents to thrive by offering holistic care through free and confidential services, such as mentoring programs, support groups, educational services, and emergency resources.

 

Two Men and a Truck® Grand Rapids South is proud to partner with Alpha Grand Rapids and other local charities with Movers Who Give. The staff looks forward to continuously growing this program and giving back to the community. To find out more about Alpha Grand Rapids, visit the website, www.alphawc.org.

Movers for Moms

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Mother’s Day has always been a time of celebration and joy, but not for everyone. It may be a time of hardship if a Mom is going through troubles– spending time in a shelter due to domestic violence.

Movers for Moms has been there to make life a little bit easier for many abused women in the West Michigan community. Two Men and A Truck 2 Two Men And A Truck has teamed up with local churches, schools and child care centers to collect donations for women who have dealt with domestic abuse. They provide items for mothers and children such as clothes, toys, and other necessary belongings on Mothers Day to give them hope in the face of a crisis. It’s a program that is worked on year long and this is the 8th year.

One of the daycare facilities that helped out this year was Rainbow Child Care Center in Byron Center.  Stacy Shotko is their Regional Manager, and she is very excited about the Movers for Moms project.  Rainbow Child Care Center in Byron Center Rainbow Child Care Center Pic 2

“What a better place to do this project than at a child care center where we are seeing Moms and working with them every single day,” she explained.

Each year, Movers for Moms donates to a different local shelter and this year it’s Safe Haven Ministries.  This non-profit helps women and children who have been victims of domestic violence.

Ana Doonan, Development and Communications Director of Safe Haven is appreciative of all of the efforts of this highly successful campaign.

“The donations really takes the children’s minds away from abuse.  When you see them playing and reading books or watching movies, it is great,” she said.   Safe Haven Ministries

Last year was a record-breaking year with more than 220,000 items being collected and donated to shelters across the country. To find out how you can help, please visit: twomenandatruck.com       Two Men and a Truck