As we look back on the year and gauge our organization’s global achievements, we look a little deeper than the numbers to evaluate success.
Haws has a culture that believes in supporting the community in which it resides. It’s one of our core values – to be a caring organization. This is evident by the various giving activities we participate in throughout the year to engage and help our local regions.
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aws has a unique way of participating in local charities. Every two years team members are responsible for nominating and then voting on two charities to support company-wide. For the next two years, each charity receives a $5,000 annual contribution from Haws, and throughout the year we hold numerous unique employee fundraising events to support these charities and add to the Haws corporate donation amount. Did someone say bake sales and chili cont
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In 2018, we once again supported the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation and, for the first time, the team selected local charity, The Eddy House. On top of the corporate $5,000 donations, Haws offers a one-to-one matching program for employees. Through our matching program, we’ve been able to donate an additional $1,000 for each of the two selected charities.
And that’s not all! On top of organized giving programs, our employees step up during times of need. This year, many of our Reno employees donated their Haws gift, a holiday grocery voucher, to those who had lost their homes in the Northern California Camp Fire. The vouchers were used to purchase dinners for displaced families. In addition, we hosted a denim and clothing drive for the Reno Rodeo Foundation.
It’s clear that there’s no shortage of charitable spirits here, and in 2019 we hope to surpass those numbers as we continue to support The Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation and The Eddy House!
For more information about Haws and our team, please visit us at www.hawsco.com/ourstory .
Haws Employees Continue Quarterly Fundraising for Local SPCAHaws volunteers and CEO presented the local SPCA with employee raised funds on September 30 at the Haws offices.
During the second quarter of 2015, Haws employees hosted multiple fundraisers to raise over $5,800 for the SPCA of Northern Nevada. Recently, Haws volunteers ceremoniously presented the SPCA with their donation at Haws headquarters.
Left to right: Sean Farnan, Charlene Hadwin, Tom White, Kevin Traynor, and John Parento.
The SPCA charity was selected as one of four charities that employees would support during the year. Charities are nominated and voted on every other year and an internal volunteer group develops creative fundraising efforts to engage and incentivize fellow employees to donate.  Haws employees have already donated over $20k this year. Other charities include the Food Bank of Northern Nevada, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, ALS, Veteran’s Guest House and more. The SPCA relies solely on donations from our community.
If you would like to make a one-time, monthly or yearly donation, please visit spcanevada.org or call 775-324-7773 x204. The shelter is always in need of dog and cat food, bleach, hand wipes, paper towels and other necessities. A full list of items is available online.
About the SPCA of Northern Nevada
The SPCA, founded in 1998, is Reno’s original no-kill animal shelter. Our mission is to be an innovative regional leader in responsible treatment of homeless dogs and cats, primarily through their rescue and placement in forever loving homes and by promoting spaying and neutering to control pet overpopulation. We accomplish our mission with dedication to our core values and a lifetime commitment to our animals.
About Haws®
For more than 100 years, Haws, A Traynor Family Enterprise, has been committed to inventing, designing and manufacturing hydration products as well as standardized and customized emergency response products. With more than 8,000 distribution locations and 250 employees worldwide, we continually focus on quality, service, reliability and complete solution support. Headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, USA, Haws is globally represented with locations in Switzerland, Singapore, China, India and Brazil. For more information on Haws, please visit www.Hawsco.com.
