Service with a smile: United for Service 2022

Focused on food scarcity

When we work together, we amplify our impact and accomplish so much more than we can as individuals. There’s no greater example of that than United for Service.

Based on a Fehsenfeld family tradition, THG employees were invited to participate in a Heritage family–wide service opportunity on Nov. 17, the anniversary of The Heritage Group’s founding. The inaugural United for Service event focused on food scarcity, an issue that affects people in every community.

Led by our Social Impact Task Force and Social Impact Champions and in partnership with local United Way chapters, Heritage family employees volunteered in many capacities, feeding the hungry in communities across the country. Here’s what some of those efforts looked like.

861 volunteers from the Heritage family volunteer hours donated 1,211

Houston, Texas

Volunteers from Monument Chemical supported the Houston Food Bank by sorting food donations and repacking them for future distribution.

Kansas City, Missouri

Heritage Environmental Services sent seven employees to Harvesters Community Food Network where they were able to label, weigh, package and box two pallets of raw chicken in less than two hours. The whole team collected 50 pounds of food for the organization as well.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Members of the Heritage family served a hot lunch to 200 residents at Wheeler Mission Center for Women & Children.

South Bend, Indiana

A team of 17 people from Milestone now holds the productivity record at Cultivate Food Rescue. They labeled, packed and sealed 2,567 meals in just two hours.

Ft. Wayne, Indiana

A team of Milestone volunteers sorted food donations at Community Harvest Food Bank.

East Liverpool, Ohio

Heritage Thermal Services sponsored Hungry Bowls, a fundraiser with a soup-kitchen setting held at the local Salvation Army. Volunteers from HTS made and served soups to ticket holders, bought tickets themselves to support the cause, organized a silent auction and brought non-perishable food donations. Hungry Bowls raised $8,010 for three United Way food pantries in the area and will become an annual event!

Merrillville, Indiana

At the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, 16 volunteers from Milestone and AMI packed 117 boxes of meals for seniors.

Benton, Arkansas

Heritage Environmental Services employees packed food bags for children at the Boys & Girls Club of Saline County, providing sustenance during the holiday breaks when they aren’t getting meals at school.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Teams from across the city took on many roles during three shifts at Gleaners Food Bank: sorting donations, repacking bulk products for distribution, manning the drivethru food pantry and assembling food boxes for neighbors.

Columbus, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Partnering with United Way agencies in their area, teams at many locations assembled snack packs for people experiencing homelessness. Assembly lines at The Center and at Heritage Environmental Services created snack bags — including a note of encouragement — to be distributed through area agencies.

Food drives

Employees also took part in United for Service by organizing food drives with impressive results.