This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide, shut down businesses globally, and sent countries into lockdowns. The disruptions have started to threaten global food supply by cutting off supply chains and increasing food insecurity. The intricate network of food supply chains involving farmers, processing plants, fleet management systems, and retailers is under constant threat. In such unprecedented times, being aware of other people’s needs and helping each other is the least we could do. Propel firmly realizes that we all are in this together, and there is nothing as heartbreaking as not having food on the table.
As a 1% Pledge company, Propel pledges 1% of our time quarterly to organizations and charities in our local area. We believe in giving back to our communities as often as we can. Considering the lockdown in effect, this time our team of Propellerheads came together and donated to several food banks across the country.
As a company initiative, Propel initially decided to match all donations up to $5,000. We are humbled to announce that we raised and matched an overwhelming donation amount of $6,689.40 for Second Harvest and several other local food banks across the country. We are delighted to support our commitment as a company to do good.
Also, recently, as a part of our corporate initiative to fight against COVID-19, we launched Propel’s Healthcare Manufacture Community (HMC) to help build ventilators and other medical devices as quickly as possible. This free community is designed to help engineers, suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, and other professionals make faster production of medical devices a reality. To learn more about our community and to join it for free, please register here.
For more information on the community, read a recent blog from our founder, Ray Hein, announcing the HMC launch. Please email us to suggest additional products, suppliers, or other improvements that would benefit the community.
