Simpson Strong-Tie marks day of service
More than 1,000 employees took part.
Simpson Strong-Tie recently hosted its ninth annual “Do What You Can Day,” a day dedicated to giving back to the community.
More than 1,000 Simpson Strong-Tie employees in North America participated in various activities benefiting local communities. The company’s signature activity for the day was assembling mentor kits for volunteers with the ACE Mentor Program, an organization dedicated to helping high school students pursue careers in the building industry. (Simpson Strong-Tie is a national sponsor of the ACE Mentor Program of America.) Seven of the company’s largest North American facilities contributed more than 845 volunteer hours and $28,300 worth of volunteer time, assembling nearly 950 kits in all.
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Other company facilities engaged in other projects to help their specific communities, including raising funds benefiting a local food bank in the aftermath of the Maui fires, as well as food collection and sorting
“We’re very proud of our employees’ commitment to Give Back, one of our nine core company values, as exemplified by their participation in Do What You Can Day,” said Simpson Strong-Tie president and CEO Mike Olosky. “Being able to tie our main company activity to our support of the ACE Mentor Program only made it that much more meaningful. We look forward every year to this dedicated day of service to our various communities.”
