At The Unity Group, we don't just invest in the success of our customers. We also invest in the success of our community and the communities of our co-workers, customers, and brand partners. We do this by getting involved.

For more than 80 years, The Unity Group and its team members have contributed thousands of dollars and hundreds of volunteer hours to national and local charitable activities.

Community Involvement is a long-standing corporate objective. Please see our most recent contributions below.

Monday, November 21, 2011

THE UNITY GROUP CHOOSES TO SUPPORT GROWING WASHINGTON IN LIEU OF CORPORATE GIFTS

The Unity Group announces they have chosen to forgo corporate gifts and instead to use those dollars to sponsor a local farm through the Bellingham Food Bank. This is part of the Farm to Bank program in which corporations can sponsor one of four local farms. The money donated to the farms covers the operating costs of a designated area of the farm which is harvested specifically for the Bellingham Food Bank.

Originally funded by a state grant and the Whatcom Community Foundation, the Farm to Bank project is an integral part of the fight against hunger. Each farm will help produce approximately 8,000 pounds of food which will provide fresh, organic produce for more then 9000 visits each month. That's over 32,000 pounds all together.

To keep this program alive, Bellingham Food Bank's Executive Director, Mike Cohen, is reaching out to local businesses for their support. One of the farms, Growing Washington, was a leading force behind this program and currently provides the transportation services to keep everything moving smoothly. The Unity Group will be paired with Growing Washington in 2012. This partnership with allow families from Whatcom County to obtain the nutritional produce they so greatly need.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY


It was a cold and rainy Saturday morning but the spirits remained high as eight Unity team members gathered to pick up trash along I-5. The team collected 31 bags of trash from the Meridian exit to the Bakerview exit, along the west side of the freeway.

This initiative was started by Sheldon Satterthwaite (Commercial Insurance Department) in 2002. Each year he coordinates two highway clean up efforts by The Unity Group. One cleanup occurs in the Spring and another in the Fall. Hundreds of bags of trash have been collected over the years.

"It's really sad to think there are still people out there who just don't care and continue to litter" commented Sheldon. Proud of his community and fueled by ambition to improve it, he will continue to implement the Adopt-A-Highway program at Unity in 2012.

Thank you to all of the employees who weathered the cold to help keep Whatcom County beautiful!
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