Horizon Credit Union closed for the afternoon on Tuesday, September 21 for the fourth annual Go. Give. Grow. company-wide community service event. At Horizon's largest community outreach event of the year, employees volunteered for 25 organizations that make an impact on food and housing insecurity in Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.
Together, over 300 HZCU Go-Givers volunteered for local food and clothing banks, housing facilities and community action organizations.
"We originally designed Go. Give. Grow. Day as a one-time event to make a big impact. But it was so popular with our team and it aligned with our values so well, we decided to make it an annual tradition" - Jeff Adams, Horizon Credit Union CEO/President
This company-wide community service event brought employees, leaders and board members together to volunteer as a team.
Employees volunteered in person and remotely for organizations that impact food and housing insecurity.
They sorted, moved, packed and bagged over 52,000 pounds of food, sorted and organized 900 pounds of clothing, deep cleaned 8 facilities, completed 7 painting projects and led activities for 2 youth organizations.
There were also landscaping projects to tackle including playground clean-up, tree trimming and yard care at low income housing communities.
Those employees that chose to participate remotely stuffed 7,200 envelopes, assembled 3,200 hygiene/snack/care kits and made 1,000 encouraging cards for isolated seniors and families who have a child in the hospital.
In addition to volunteering, Horizon also made monetary donations to these organizations totaling $25,000.
Quotes from Horizon Go-Givers
"I just love being able to participate in such a great event that helps our little community. I enjoy working for a company that allows us to do these types of things to help others."
"In the 3 hours that we volunteered we helped feed over 7,500 people!"
"It's amazing how just a handful of volunteers can make such a big impact. We set a record by packing more than 300 boxes of produce in just 2 1/2 hours!"
Making a difference is not just a one day event at Horizon. Volunteering and contributing to the community is an integral part of Horizon's mission.
Each employee is given up to 24 hours of paid volunteer time to use during work hours each year. Many employees also volunteer outside of work hours on their own time.
Video recap: Click on the video above to catch a glimpse of HZCU Go-Givers volunteering on Go. Give. Grow. Day 2021.
Spokane, WA - Horizon Go-Givers sorted and packed food products at Second Harvest of Spokane.
Spokane, WA - Horizon COO Mark Neumann, VP of HR Jodie Olson and Senior VP of Marketing Brian Grytdal thanking our local food banks.
Boise, ID - Go-Givers delivered over 400 hygiene kits to the Ronald McDonald House of Idaho.
Sandpoint, ID- Horizon CEO Jeff Adams got in on the action and took part in the painting of picnic tables at the Bonner Community Food Bank.
Spokane, WA - Jen Wilson showcasing one of the totes of envelopes that were stuffed by team members who took part in the remote giving opportunity.
In the southern region our teams took on painting projects at St. Vincent dePaul in Meridian, Boise and Nampa. It was a beautiful day to help beautify the food pantries that serve so many in the community.
Missoula, MT - Our Missoula team had a blast packing and sorting food at the Montana Food Bank Network.
La Grande, OR - The team in La Grande served at Neighbors Together by sorting clothing and food that will be distributed to those in need within their community.