Meijer team in Esky gives to two nonprofits
The team at Meijer in Escanaba presents a $5,000 check to Special Olympics Michigan Area 1, which serves athletes in Delta, Menominee, and Schoolcraft Counties. (Courtesy photo)
Tri-County Safe Harbor accepts $5,000 from team members at the Escanaba Meijer. (Courtesy photo)
The team at Meijer in Escanaba presents a $5,000 check to Special Olympics Michigan Area 1, which serves athletes in Delta, Menominee, and Schoolcraft Counties. (Courtesy photo)
Tri-County Safe Harbor accepts $5,000 from team members at the Escanaba Meijer. (Courtesy photo)
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ESCANABA -- The local branch of a Lower Michigan-based superstore chain donated a total of $10,000 -- split evenly between two nonprofits, Tri-County Safe Harbor and Michigan Area 1 Special Olympics -- through the Meijer Team Gives program.
Meijer Team Gives is an annual community-giving program that began in 2021. Over the last six years, the company has supplied nearly $20 million to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization around the Midwest, the Meijer Newsroom reports.
Though the $10,000 allocated to each store, distribution facility and supply chain location is a corporate-funded donation, it’s the local employees who decide where the money goes.
“Meijer Team Gives continues to create meaningful impact in communities across the Midwest because of our team members,” said Rick Keyes, Meijer President and CEO. “They know their communities, understand where support is needed most, and care deeply about the causes they select. Bringing our team members and nonprofit partners together to celebrate these donations on a single day makes every gift even more personal and impactful.”
In Escanaba, team members nominated several nonprofits and then voted on which would receive checks from Meijer Team Gives, explained Human Resources Manager Shannon Timler. The collective decision was made to give $5,000 each to Tri-County Safe Harbor -- which provides shelter and help to survivors of domestic abuse in Delta, Menominee, and Schoolcraft Counties -- and Michigan Area 1 Special Olympics, which coordinates sporting events for individuals with disabilities in the same three Upper Peninsula counties.
“The organizations selected reflect the needs and priorities of each community, from food banks helping families access nutritious meals to youth resource centers creating opportunities for youth to animal rescue programs caring for animals in need. Together, these donations help local nonprofits expand essential services, reach more people, and create lasting impact in the communities Meijer team members call home,” read the company’s press release.