The second round of IDEX Foundation grants to support local food banks in serving people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in record participation by business units across the United States, Canada and Europe.
The renewed effort tallied 41 grants for a total of $225,000 USD, surpassing the Foundation’s total of $170,000 USD in donations given in Spring 2020. IDEX teams went above and beyond, with 93 percent site participation in the United States and 70 percent internationally. European businesses achieved an all-time high in participation rate in the campaign, which began earlier this year.
“It’s rewarding to see how many business units stepped up to ensure people in their community who need help with food during these challenging times receive help from us,” Foundation President Derrick Goddard said. “We are such a caring company and that came through in the fantastic participation rates.”
Examples include the team at Pulsafeeder in Florida, USA, which donated food for distribution through the Boys and Girls Club of Charlotte County (BGCCC).
At LUKAS in Germany, team members donated to Die Tafel in Erlangen, which has deep ties serving people in the community.
And the teams at all IDEX Health & Science facilities in Rochester, New York, Middleboro, Massachusetts, Oak Harbor, Washington, Bristol, Connecticut, Carlsbad, California and Rohnert Park, California, participated in both campaigns!
IDEX business units that have donated $5,000 grants during the 2nd campaign include:
United States Locations
Business | Food Bank |
Akron Brass | Wooster Hope Center |
Knight | Families Forward |
IH&S Rochester | FoodLink |
Corken | Regional Foodbank of Oklahoma |
CVI | Roadrunner Food Bank |
IH&S Rohnert Park | Redwood Empire Food Bank |
Advanced Thin Films | Emergency Family Assistance Association |
Liquid Controls | Northern Illinois Food Bank |
Banjo | Youth Services Bureau |
IDEX Corporate | Lakeview Pantry |
Warren Rupp | People Helping People |
GAST | Feeding America West Michigan |
Trebor | Utah Food Bank |
IH&S Oak Harbor | North Whidbey Help House |
Fluid Management | Wheeling Township Emergency Fund |
Pulsafeeder SPO | Boys and Girls Club Charlotte County |
US Viking | Northeast Iowa Foodbank |
TopTech | Boys and Girls Club Central Florida |
ADS | Central Texas Food Bank |
ADS | Brazos Valley Food Bank |
Pulsafeeder EPO | FoodLink |
Aegis | Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank |
Microfluidics | The Greater Boston Food Bank |
IH&S Middleboro | South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. |
HURST Jaws of Life | Council on Aging of Cleveland County |
IH&S Bristol | Meals for Neighbors Ministry if Zion Lutheran Church |
IH&S Carlsbad | The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank |
Canada and European Locations
Business | Food Bank |
Viking Canada | Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor |
Quadro | Food Bank of Waterloo |
GAST UK | Redditch Food Bank |
CVI – Netherlands | Voedselbank Montferland |
Matcon | Caring Hands in the Vale |
IPEK | Caritasverband Kempten-Oberallgäu e.V. |
CVI – UK | leicester south foodbank |
FFM Netherlands | Stichting voedselbank Teylingen |
PPE UK | Homeless Aid UK |
Lukas | Diakonisches Werk Erlangen e.V. Tafel, Erlangen |
Richter Germany | Tafel Kempen | Martinus-Hilfe e.V. |
Sampi | Comunita’ di sant’egidio lucca odv |
Alfa Valvole | Non di solo pane A.P.S |
OBL | Societa’ Pane Quotidiano Fondazione Arrigo Valentini O.N.L.U.S |
Wrightflow Technologies | Eastbourne Foodbank |
Godiva | Feed the Hungry |