On Nov. 12, Takeuchi-US employees presented the Banks Jackson Food Bank in Commerce, Ga. with enough food for 200 Thanksgiving dinners and an extra $2,550 to buy additional turkeys to feed more needy families.
This donation, worth about $4,000, started out as a simple addition to a fun company event and morphed into something far more meaningful, the company says.
In October, Takeuchi hosted employees and their families for Family Fun Day. Leading up to the event, Takeuchi had a food drive to collect food and monetary donations for the Banks Jackson Food Bank.
At Family Fun Day, about 200 adults and children enjoyed a pumpkin patch, food from local food trucks and numerous activities including bouncy houses, pumpkin painting, an egg race, a magician, corn hole games, a photo booth, a giant Jenga game and hayrack rides. One particularly popular event was “Meringue the Manager,” where employees paid money to throw whipped cream pies at their managers, raising an additional $600 for the food bank.
Takeuchi then agreed to double whatever employees raised, which resulted in the total donation of 200 Thanksgiving dinners and $2,550 in additional funds.
“We wanted to host Family Fun Day for our employees so that they could bond after a long year apart following the pandemic,” says Takeuchi-US President Jeff Stewart. “It was also a great way for us to come together and do something for our community. I’m proud of how our employees stepped up and raised a significant amount of money that will help local families enjoy Thanksgiving dinners that they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to afford.”
