An impactful business

Todays blog is courtesy of Brian Bastis, who works at Jenkins restorations and has visited Nicaragua with servants with a heart

On Saturday December 11th, Jenkins Restorations held a food packing event at our Corporate Headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia. For the 9th year, we pulled together as a family and packed food for Servants with a Heart’s food packing ministry. We were delighted to pack 68,040 meals in 2 shifts, and provide healthy meals for many who go hungry in the US and in Nicaragua. We didn’t do it alone – we had help from our families and friends, as well as from our other Virginia and Maryland offices, and one participant even travelled from Minnesota to participate in the event. For many years, we have been pairing our company Christmas party with this food packing event. We feel that this is a great time of year to celebrate the birth of Jesus and to give back to those who are less fortunate.
As is typical for us, we assembled a competitive group of 150 volunteers, including some local youth sports teams, to participate in Saturday’s activities. The competition among the lines was fierce, having many teams completing 28 boxes (over 6,000 meals), and one team completing 32 boxes! The winners are ALL the volunteers who participated, and the families who receive the food. We normally have the opportunity to join together as a work community for business purposes. On this day, we get the opportunity to work together with our colleagues to serve others. It’s a special feeling knowing where the food will go, and that it’s in good hands from packing day to distribution day. In our 9 year history, nearly 2,000 volunteers have packed over 700,000 meals with our company for this program. The Jenkins team is delighted to partner on these SWH events, and our team looks forward to next year when we will surely do it again!