August 2007

Yocum Employees Supply School Supplies to Residents of Wilder Foundation’s Bush Memorial Children’s Center

As part of a benefit initiative, Yocum employees are challenged each month to focus on bettering their health through a variety of typical ways, such as walking and eating healthier; but they are also finding creative ways to live healthier by finding new hobbies and in this past month by volunteering.

Volunteering has proven to be beneficial for both the person receiving the needed help and for the volunteer themselves.  Volunteering with people you know has been proven to make the health benefits of the volunteer last longer and therefore be more beneficial.  Surrounding yourself in your workplace with volunteers sounded like a very healthy business idea.

So, last month, Yocum Oil Company’s employees from all facets of the company (retail, wholesale, sales, and administrative employees) volunteered to provide enough backpacks and school supplies for all the residents of Wilder Foundation’s Bush Memorial Children’s Home.  The Bush Memorial Children’s Home provides residential treatment and on-site schooling for children who currently cannot live at home due to neglect or abusive situations.  At any given time, this facility can house 42 children and they have a constant need for school supplies.

During the course of our month of promoting this volunteer opportunity the employees at Yocum Oil proved once again to be driven in reaching their goal, generous without exception and organized in activity.  The experience was enjoyed by all and very appreciated by the adults and children of the Bush Memorial Children’s Home.

For more information about the Wilder Foundation and the Bush Memorial Children’s Home please visit www.wilder.org or call (651) 642-4000.