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Morbark HealthSteps Program Helps the Red Cross Food Pantry
Members of Morbark's internal health program, HealthSteps, participated in the “Maintain/Don’t Gain” program to help them with weight management over the holidays. Each participant pledged food items per week for the duration of the program to maintain their weight. If they gained weight for any week they had to double their donation for that week. HealthSteps director, Tim Wentworth, donated one item for every five collected. At the conclusion of the program, 245 pounds of food was netted and donated to the Red Cross Food Pantry.
Toys for Tots
Christmas always brings out the best
in people. The Toys for Tots program is so popular that the toy barrels
have to be emptied several times during the month span they are located
at the Morbark factory.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Every spring Morbark employees join
together to donate blood to those in need. Dozens of employees not
only give blood but also volunteer at the community center to assist
in the process.
Project Green
Morbark is proud to be a sponsor of Channel 9 & 10 News' "Project Green". This series looks at what people in northern Michigan are doing to save energy and help the environment.
To read Project Green stories, click here: http://www.9and10news.com/category/?id=71.
To view Morbark's sponsorship ad, click here:
Morbark Project Green Ad
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United Way Campaign
The month of November kicks
off the annual United Way campaign encouraging employees to make a monetary
donation towards a charity of their choice. The company matches half
of what the employees contribute making for a very successful campaign.
Thanks to the generosity of the workers Morbark has always reached its
goal and in the past 10 years has exceeded the goal.
Caravan of Care
Morbark employees also participated in helping to fight hunger by collecting food items that benefitted several local charities - the Isabella County Red Cross Food Pantry, the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen and the Salvation Army.
Troop Sponsorship
 Several times Morbark has sponsored
the 980th Quartermaster Company, an army reserve unit based out
of Bay City, Michigan. The 980th is a unique support unit trained
to provide supplies, transport gasoline, and purify water. For
the duration of their tour of duty, Morbark employees donated
items to these men and women. In addition, Morbark paid for the
postage to ship the packages to the soldiers. What did the troops
think about this? “I want everyone there to know that it
is people like them that make the U.S. the greatest country on
earth,” wrote the 980th. “You are also the reason
we are proud to serve our great nation. Thank you."
Le Tour de Mont Pleasant
Morbark helped sponsor the first Le Tour de Mont Pleasant bike race in 2009. The race included a 105-mile professional race as well as an amateur and a criterium race.
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