The WOW – We Care Charity is helping needy families enjoy Thanksgiving this year, and also supporting another great organization in the process.
WOW donated 80 pies to St. Joseph Food Program for Thanksgiving meal kits being put together for Fox Valley families. Best of all, the group purchased the $800 worth of pies from Hidden Creek Kitchen, which is a part of Opportunity Development Services (ODC) in Wisconsin Rapids.
ODC’s mission is to empower people with disabilities to achieve their work and life goals. Hidden Creek is one facet of how ODC trains individuals for real life jobs.
WOW Logistics® created the We Care charity fund earlier this year as a way for employees and the company to give back to the community. Employees enrolled in the fund have a minimum of $1 each week deducted from their checks. To date, almost 70 percent of WOW employees are contributing to the We Care fund. The average bi-weekly donation among employees is almost $3.50, with the highest donation being $20.
The WOW-We Care charity fund is managed by a seven-person board, which reviews donation requests, as well as drives other charitable activities throughout the company.
In addition to assisting Fox Valley families through St. Joseph Food Program, WOW will look for ways its distribution centers around the state of Wisconsin, and in Jerome, Idaho can donate to their own local food programs.
For more information about St. Joseph Food Program, visit stjoesfoodprogram.org. To learn more about ODC, visit www.odcinc.com .
