Here’s DC Velocity’s monthly roundup of charitable works by companies in the logistics and material handling markets:
- Lift truck dealer Raymond Handling Concepts Corp. recently auctioned off a custom-painted pink Raymond Model 102XM walkie hand pallet truck to benefit the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation of Fremont (Calif.) and the Community Foundation for South Central New York.
- Spend Management Experts, an Atlanta-based financial supply chain consulting firm, is providing financial support to Junior Achievement of Georgia’s JA BizTown and JA Finance Park programs, which help Atlanta middle school students build financial literacy and skills.
- Habitat for Humanity received a donation of storage bins, cases, containers, cabinets, and benches from Akro-Mils. The donated products were delivered from Akro-Mils’ booth at the 2014 True Value Spring Market Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
- Kenco, a provider of logistics solutions, real estate services, and material handling equipment, was the presenting sponsor and handled equipment and supply logistics for the Ironman Chattanooga Swim Course, a benefit for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.
- Software and technology provider ProShip Inc., a Neopost company, was the title sponsor of the Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency (SSADH) Association’s Chip for Charity golf fundraiser event. The nonprofit organization funds research on the rare disease.
