Wired to Serve – KREMC Employees Volunteer in the Local Community

Wired to Serve – KREMC Employees Volunteer in the Local Community

Caption: KREMC and Connect employees serving at Tracey’s Trailer Bike Safety Rodeo.

This year, we started a program for employees called Wired to Serve, which provides quarterly opportunities for employees to volunteer at local non-profit organizations in the community. This program started as an expansion of our annual Community Day, where our employees would volunteer at a non-profit every year in October. It was so well received with our employees and non-profits, we decided to do it more often this year!

‘Concern for Community’ is one of our core principles, and serving our members and community is at the heart of what we do as a cooperative. Read on to learn more about our first two company service projects from this year.

Habitat for Humanity

Caption: Rich Cinninger and Stephanie Scott installing flooring.

For this project, KREMC and Connect employees worked on installing flooring a house that was being built for a mom and her two kids.

“I had a fantastic experience today. It was fun to work alongside a co-worker I don’t usually work with. It was awesome meeting the homeowner and seeing who will be living in the house when it’s finished. I had forgotten how much fun it was to use power tools and build something with my hands!” Stephanie Scott, Vice President of Member Services at KREMC shared about her experience volunteering.

Habitat for Humanity in Kosciusko County is a non-profit whose core purpose is to build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter, focusing on creating decent, affordable housing in partnership with families in need. 

“We found out in Habitat for Humanity that about 80-85% of families that receive a Habitat home will stay in that home the rest of their lives,” Construction Manager at Habitat for Humanity, Dennis Judy, explained, highlighting the difference a house can make in a family’s life.

Tracey’s Trailer Bike Rodeo

Caption: Sarah Marsh assists a student in learning to ride a bike.

Tracey’s Trailer Bike Safety Rodeo is run by Kosciusko County Velo (KCV) Cycling Club and focuses on teaching elementary-aged students how to ride a bicycle and bicycle safety rules.

Volunteers at this event assisted with passing out snacks and water, adjusting bike seats, and teaching kids to ride bicycles.

“I feel blessed to work for such an amazing company that encourages giving back to the community. Being able to be volunteer with Tracey’s trailers bike safety rodeo was amazing! I really enjoyed getting to work along fellow employees encouraging kids to not give up and keep trying, learning new things to stay safe and healthy riding bikes!” said Sarah Marsh, Member Services Representative at KREMC.

Feed My Starving Children

At the Feed My Starving Children Warsaw MobilePack – Corporate Challenge, KREMC and Connect employees packed a total of 1,008 meals for children, contributing to Feed My Starving Children’s final total of 1,124,712 meals packed, and 3,081 children fed for a year.

Stay tuned to see KREMC and Connects next service project!