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by Jeff Johnson • April 24, 2018 • BeKind, Charitable Giving, Hand2Hand
Bekins employees at Hand2Hand backpack event

Employees in our company want to help local children. That is why they are organizing their own groups to attend backpacking events throughout the year. You can also spot them pretty easily in their BeKind shirts.

We had a group of five employees and a family member attend a Hand2Hand backpack event in Hudsonville. We also had four other employees attend an event in Rockford.

We are so proud of our employees desire to help others. If you see them out, say hello! We would love to hear from you.

WHAT IS HAND2HAND?

Hand2Hand is a ministry that works primarily in West Michigan to provide food to school children. Every Friday, a volunteer discreetly places a backpack in a child’s locker full of food for the weekend. The backpacks go to children who are at risk of not getting enough food at home while they are away from school.

This year the working with:

  • 4897 children who need backpacks filled with food
  • 150 schools who place the backpacks in the lockers
  • 90 churches that supply the volunteers and pack the backpacks
  • 3,400 volunteers

A PARENT TOLD HAND2HAND:

“LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK IS DIFFICULT FOR EVERYONE BUT WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A SNACK IT IS DIFFICULT. HAND2HAND HELPS ME TO GIVE MY CHILDREN WELL ROUNDED MEALS.”

MORE WAYS TO HELP HUNGRY CHILDREN

Feed Hungry Children Grand Rapids
Hand2Hand logo hungry children
Bekins employees collect 1,114 food items
How you can help Hand2Hand

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FEEDING HUNGRY CHILDREN: 1,114 FOOD ITEMS FOR HAND2HAND

by Jeff Johnson • March 27, 2018 • BeKind, Bekins News, Charitable Giving, Hand2Hand
Feeding Hungry Children Hand2Hand Collection

Spring Break provides an exciting break from classes for many school children, and maybe even a fun trip away from home. However, many children miss their school-provided breakfast and lunch. These hungry children worry about where they will get their next meal.

Hand2Hand normally provides these children with meals for the weekend. Now, they need enough food to last an entire week away from school.

Bekins and Classic Stereo employees recently collected and donated 1,114 food items for these hungry children to eat during Spring Break.

Feed Hungry Children Grand Rapids
Our Grand Rapids employees collected 600 food items.
Feed hungry children Coopersville
Our employees in Coopersville collected 324 items.
Feed Hungry Children Grand Haven
Employees in Grand Haven collected 190 items.

WHAT IS HAND2HAND?

Hand2Hand is a ministry that works primarily in West Michigan to provide food to school children. Every Friday, a volunteer discreetly places a backpack in a child’s locker full of food for the weekend. The backpacks go to children who are at risk of not getting enough food at home while they are away from school.

This year the working with:

  • 4897 children who need backpacks filled with food
  • 150 schools who place the backpacks in the lockers
  • 90 churches that supply the volunteers and pack the backpacks
  • 3,400 volunteers

A PARENT TOLD HAND2HAND:

“LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK IS DIFFICULT FOR EVERYONE BUT WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A SNACK IT IS DIFFICULT. HAND2HAND HELPS ME TO GIVE MY CHILDREN WELL ROUNDED MEALS.”

MORE WAYS TO HELP HUNGRY CHILDREN

Bekins helping Hand2Hand
Hand2Hand logo hungry children
Bekins employees pack food for Hand2Hand
How you can help Hand2Hand

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More Employees Help Hand2Hand

by Jeff Johnson • March 21, 2018 • BeKind, Charitable Giving, Hand2Hand

You will not find a more kind team of employees anywhere else. We quite often organize volunteer activities and see a large amount of of our employees attend to help. Recently, a few of our employees took it upon themselves to attend a backpacking event for Hand2Hand in West Michigan.

Not only did they help pack hundreds of snack bags for children who need it, Bekins will donate money to Hand2Hand in honor of each employee who volunteered.

The donation is a part of our BeKind program, which supports Bekins employees who volunteer in the community.

WHAT IS HAND2HAND?

Hand2Hand logo hungry children

Hand2Hand is a ministry that works primarily in West Michigan to provide food to school children. Every Friday, a volunteer discreetly places a backpack in a child’s locker full of food for the weekend. The backpacks go to children who are at risk of not getting enough food at home while they are away from school.

 

This year they plan to work with:

  • 4600 children who need backpacks filled with food
  • 145 schools who place the backpacks in the lockers
  • 82 churches that supply the volunteers and pack the backpacks

A PARENT TOLD HAND2HAND:

“LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK IS DIFFICULT FOR EVERYONE BUT WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A SNACK IT IS DIFFICULT. HAND2HAND HELPS ME TO GIVE MY CHILDREN WELL ROUNDED MEALS.”

MORE THAN ONE WAY TO HELP

Our employees enjoy helping local children and this is not our first time helping Hand2Hand. Click the buttons below to learn more about all of the ways we have donated to Hand2Hand. Click here to learn more about Hand2Hand and how you can help.

Bekins Packing For Hand2Hand
Feeding Local Children - Bekins Fruit Cups for Hand2Hand
Bekins Canned Chicken Collection for Hand2Hand
Packing lunches
Collecting fruit cups
Collecting chicken

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Helping Hands: Bekins Employees Pack Lunches With Hand2Hand

by Jeff Johnson • February 19, 2018 • BeKind, Charitable Giving, Hand2Hand
Bekins Packing For Hand2Hand

Our employees found more than one way to “Be Kind” recently. Eleven Bekins employees volunteered to pack snacks for Hand2Hand.

Not only did they help pack hundreds of snack bags for children who need it, Bekins will donate money to Hand2Hand in honor of each employee who volunteered.

The donation is a part of our BeKind program, which supports Bekins employees who volunteer in the community.

Packing Event Photos

WHAT IS HAND2HAND?

Hand2Hand logo hungry children

Hand2Hand is a ministry that works primarily in West Michigan to provide food to school children. Every Friday, a volunteer discreetly places a backpack in a child’s locker full of food for the weekend. The backpacks go to children who are at risk of not getting enough food at home while they are away from school.

This year they plan to work with:

  • 4600 children who need backpacks filled with food
  • 145 schools who place the backpacks in the lockers
  • 82 churches that supply the volunteers and pack the backpacks

A PARENT TOLD HAND2HAND:

“LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK IS DIFFICULT FOR EVERYONE BUT WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A SNACK IT IS DIFFICULT. HAND2HAND HELPS ME TO GIVE MY CHILDREN WELL ROUNDED MEALS.”

MORE THAN ONE WAY TO HELP

Our employees enjoy helping local children and this is not our first time helping Hand2Hand. Click the buttons below to learn more about food that we have collected at Bekins and donated to Hand2Hand. Click here to learn more about Hand2Hand and how you can help.

Bekins Canned Chicken Collection for Hand2Hand
Feeding Local Children - Bekins Fruit Cups for Hand2Hand
Bekins Peanut Butter Collection for Hand2Hand
Employees Collect Cans Of Chicken For Hand2Hand
Employees Collect Fruit Cups For Hand2Hand
Employees Collect Peanut Butter For Hand2Hand

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FEEDING LOCAL CHILDREN: BEKINS WORKS WITH HAND2HAND

by Jeff Johnson • September 11, 2017 • BeKind, Bekins News, Charitable Giving, Coopersville, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Hand2Hand
Feeding Local Children - Bekins Fruit Cups for Hand2Hand

Children have returned to school across West Michigan. Meals will also reappear in the lockers of children who need it. Hand2Hand asked Bekins to collect fruit cups for their backpack program. Our employees delivered a total of 533 fruit cups to help with feeding local children.

HAND2HAND FEEDING LOCAL CHILDREN even more this year

As children move up a grade, Hand2Hand Ministries bumps up its support. The ministry works primarily in West Michigan to provide food to school children. Every Friday, a volunteer discreetly places a backpack in a child’s locker full of food for the weekend.

This year they plan to work with:

  • 4500 children who need backpacks filled with food
  • 131 schools who place the backpacks in the lockers
  • 82 churches supply the volunteers and pack the backpacks

A PARENT TOLD HAND2HAND:

“Living paycheck to paycheck is difficult for everyone but when you have children and you are not able to give them something as simple as a snack it is difficult. Hand2Hand helps me to give my children well rounded meals.”

Hand2Hand logo hungry children

our part – a Fruit Cup Collection challenge

We asked our employees to collect fruit cups and offered a reward for the location that would provide the most. Our Coopersville Service Center earned the prize, but everyone wins when we step up to help our community. Here’s how the collections broke down:

Grand Rapids – 56 fruit cups

Grand Haven – 188 fruit cups

Coopersville – 289 fruit cups

FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 533 FRUIT CUPS!!

Bekins Grand Haven Fruit Cup Collection for Hand2Hand
Employees at our Grand Haven showroom collected 188 fruit cups.
Feeding Local Children - Bekins Fruit Cups for Hand2Hand
Bekins collected 533 total fruit cups to help Hand2Hand feed children across West Michigan. Our Coopersville Service Center collected 289 at their location.

MORE THAN ONE WAY TO HELP

Our employees enjoy helping local children. As we continue to work with Hand2Hand to find more ways to help their mission, click on the pictures below to see some of our other recent collections for their ministry. Click here to learn more about Hand2Hand and how you can help.

Peanut Butter
Bekins Peanut Butter Collection for Hand2Hand
Canned Chicken
Bekins Canned Chicken Collection for Hand2Hand

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