In the world of community outreach — as in most other ways — a lot of the good things that happen around here come directly from our employees. The company can just stand back, get out of the way, and let them happen.
Sharon Edwards is not simply the Manager of Vendor Relations at ARI’s UK headquarters. As it turns out, she’s also ARI’s point person in some impressive charitable efforts across the pond.
In the world of community outreach — as in most other ways — a lot of the good things that happen around here come directly from our employees. The company can just stand back, get out of the way, and let them happen.
You could say that Sam Najvar’s been around the block a few times. Of course, we’re talking Texas, so those are big blocks. This past year the former ARI Account Executive in Grapevine went down the street to AutoTruck Group in Fort Worth, where he’s Account Sales Manager.
Elise Pape, from ARI’s offices in Mississauga, Canada (think Toronto), filled me in on two different holiday stories – 1700 miles apart — emanating from our snowy neighbor to the north.
Like many of us, Brian Abdullah has volunteered during Holman’s Days of Caring as part of our United Way campaign. And also like most of us, he has enjoyed that work but when the day was over his mind simply returned to the pressing issues of his own life. Brian, who helps man the phones at ARI’s Maple Shade TRC, was looking for something more.
I heard from the irrepressible Dave Tucker down at ARI’s Houston TRC last week, who gave me an update on the call center’s special holiday outreach program, Christmas Angels. According to Dave, Josh Stoppelwerth got the event going in 2012 after he transferred down from ARI’s call center in Grapevine, TX.
Yesterday my inbox harvested a couple sets of photos from different corners of our company; both highlighted good things our people are doing in their communities.
Well, the numbers are in, and by all measures the 2015-16 United Way campaign – Changing the Game – blew away every expectation. In the long history of Holman UW involvement — since 1947! — this drive was the most successful ever, one of which all Holman employees can feel justifiably proud.
There’s a woman leading a double life at the Chippenham, Wiltshire offices of ARI UK. During the day, Julie Watkins, AffIMI, is a mild-mannered Administrator in Maintenance Management.
During this year’s United Way campaign our employees showed many different kinds of devotion to their local United Ways. I heard about one kind last week from the Holman Honda’s own Eveready Bunny, Angela Adkins.
