Corporate Citizenship
Heery is a strong proponent of giving back to the communities in which we live and work, and our employees are active and involved in their local communities. With permanent staff in more than 30 locations throughout the United States, the community involvement of our employees is diverse and effective. Heery supports these efforts in a variety of ways, under the moniker Heery from the Heart. The centerpiece of Heery’s corporate citizenship program is our annual Community Service Month. During the course of a month, typically April, Heery employees, with support from the firm, engage in community activities that respond to the needs of the local communities and to the interests of our employees. These organized, coordinated events are typically under one of three service umbrellas, reflecting the culture of Heery and the skills of our staff:
- Children/education
- Home building/repair
- Environment
“Without question, it is important for firms like ours to support the communities in which our employees live and work. Heery initiated our Community Service Month program to channel the efforts of our staff and the support of the firm into a coordinated event, one that has the added benefit of building a sense of teamwork among our employees.”
- Bill Heitz, President
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2011-Heery Atlanta
DeKalb County Parks and Recreation
Divide and conquer was Heery-Atlanta's strategy in helping DeKalb County Parks and Recreation do a little spring sprucing up one fine Saturday morning. Part of the team, which includes the company's youngest volunteer, is planting and painting at Midway Recreation Center.
2011-Heery Atlanta
Midtown Assistance Center
Rather than be depressed by reading about how bare the cupboards are at so many local food pantries, Heery-Atlanta got to work organizing a food drive to support the Midtown Assistance Center. The Center provides food and clothing to midtown Atlanta's working poor. While the Center expected us to bring a box or two, their eyes popped out of their head when they realized we had filled the van with canned meats and fish, pasta, peanut butter, etc. It's nice to think our efforts will create one less stress in a family's life.
2011-Heery Atlanta
Briarwood Recreation Center
Divide and conquer Part II - The other half of The Heery Atlanta team brushed up on their painting skills at Briarwood Recreation Center, part of DeKalb County Parks and Recreation.
2011-Heery Baltimore
Susanna Wesley House
Team Baltimore hung the moon as well as the blinds for the Susanna Wesley House, which provides a safe, clean home for women in need and their dependent children. In addition to hanging the blinds, they did assorted other wonderful chores around the house.
2011-Heery Atlanta
Atlanta Partners for Education
Heery-Atlanta got an A+ for effort, winning the Social Studies category of Atlanta Partners for Education's Business-School Partnership Awards. To help enhance Hope Hill Elementary School's curriculum and inspire students to reach for the educational stars, Heery organized field trips to local landmarks, coordinated a monthly career day program, created outings to local colleges, and more. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Atlanta Hawks Mascot Harry were on hand to help celebrate.
2011-Heery Atlanta
Atlanta Beltline
Heery-Atlanta and PB Atlanta have joined forces to adopt a mile-long section of the Atlanta BeltLine - a historic 22 mile abandoned railroad coridor circling downtown Atlanta and connecting 45 neighborhoods. In addition to clearing and cleaning, the group is entertaining ideas to beautify the property.
2011-Heery Burlington
Southbridge HeadStart
Team Burlington rather than paint the town red, the Burlington brigade decided instead to paint the halls pretty at a Southbridge HeadStart building. The project was coordinated through the Worcester Community Action Council, who brushed up on their painting skills as well.
2011-Heery Philadelphia
Philabundance
Team Philadelphia's appetite for giving back was sated after working with Philabundance to hand pack approximately 600 boxes of food items for distribution to the elderly. Philabundance is the region's largest food bank and hunger relief organization. Heery helped the organization reach its April goal of packing and distrubting 7,000 senior boxes.
2011-Heery Cleveland
West Creek Preservation Committee
Team Cleveland got down and dirty to plant trees for the West Creek Preservation Committee. The committee works to conserve green space, improve water quality, and create outdoor recreational opportunities in the West Creek Watershed. To date, the organization has preserved over 670 acres for conservation for the public benefit.
2011-Heery Denver
Denver's Crestview Elementary
Crestview Elementary in Boulder is now the proud owner of a new community vegetable garden thanks to our green thumbed Denver volunteers. The team installed side walls of the garden, trenched and brued irrigation lines to the garden bed, moved stones for lining the garden parth and leveled out a lot of soil.
2011-Heery Iowa City
Iowa City's Kirkwood Elementary
Some people get media attention for their efforts but Team Iowa City gave media attention, or, to be more specific, media room attention. The group painted the media center at Kirkwood Elementary.
2011-Heery Portland
Portland's Trillium Creek Primary School
Team Portland took on a wetland restoration project at the future site of Trillium Creek Primary School. Their efforts will be appreciated by future students since the school is going to be using the environment in its curriculum.
2011-Heery Portland
Portland Area Schools
Heery-Portland loved to prove its well schooled in the art of volunteerism. The team worked with the Portland office of Parsons Brinckerhoff to collect school supplies for children in need. The group gathered close to $2,400 in supplies.
2011-Heery Raleigh
Pullen Park
Raleigh employees rallied the troops to get involved in a planting and beautification event at Pullen Park, one of the area's most popular parks. Clearly the group mulched and planted their hearts out.
2011-Heery Los Angeles
City of West Hollywood Tree Planting
Team Los Angeles dug in to plant trees to support West Hollywood's 25th anniversary capital campaign.
2011-Heery Raleigh
Blue Jean Day
Heery-Raleigh would like to dispel the myth that volunteerism is in the genes. Their efforts quite literally proved it's really in the jeans. To help raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, staff paid to don their favorite denims, ultimately collecting more than $600. Susan G. Komen for the Cure is near and dear to the team's heart!
2011-Heery Raleigh
Susan G. Komen
Led by Heery-Raleigh Designer Angie Guydish and her suvivor mom Barbara, Team Raleigh braved the heat and humidity to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on June 11. Even hotter were their fundraising efforts - they were able to raise and contribute more than $4,500 to the cause!
2011-Heery Ventura
Arroyo Verde Park
Team Ventura earned two green thumbs up for Arroyo Verde Park cleanup detail.
2011-Heery Jacksonville
HandsOn Jacksonville Beach Cleanup
There’s nothing like a day at the beach, especially when you’re there to clean it up so others can enjoy it. Team Jacksonville partnered for its third year with HandsOn Jacksonville to rid their local beach of trash and other debris. Children and grandchildren got in on the act, not wanting to be left high and dry.
2011-Heery Seattle
Seattle Red Cross Blood Drive
Team Seattle literally rolled up their sleeves to fill a critical Red Cross need for blood.
2011-Heery Seattle
Susan G. Komen Seattle Paint the Town Pink
Never leave them hanging – Actually Team Seattle was all about leaving them hanging – Susan G. Komen run/walk posters that is as part of the Susan G. Komen Seattle Paint the Town Pink campaign.
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