On March 1, the TRSA staff volunteered at the Carpenter’s Shelter in Alexandria, VA, for their monthly teambuilding event. The volunteer event was organized by TRSA’s Senior Director of Marketing Communications Susie Jackson.On March 1, the TRSA staff volunteered at the Carpenter’s Shelter in Alexandria, VA, for their monthly teambuilding event. The volunteer event was organized by TRSA’s Senior Director of Marketing Communications Susie Jackson.

TRSA has recognized nine individuals and seven operator and supplier partner member companies for exemplary work efforts on behalf of their employees, customers and the public. Those honored are recipients of the association’s 2023 Above & Beyond Service and Company Community Service awards, to be presented on March 22 at the 13th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC.

It is rare to mark a company’s 75th year in business, but what is even more extraordinary is to celebrate such a prestigious anniversary while giving back to the community where the company first got its start – Philadelphia. Penn Emblem Co.’s milestone was celebrated with current and past employees, local small businesses and a few new, furry friends.

TRSA members are reminded that they can honor outgoing chair Noël Hammer Richardson by donating to her charity of choice, Women’s Empowerment. The charity’s mission is to enable women who are experiencing homelessness to gain the skills they need to get jobs, maintain healthy lifestyles, and regain homes for themselves and their children.

Cintas Corp., Mason, OH, recently presented a total of $50,000 in financial awards to four Cincinnati-area charitable organizations.

TRSA recently relocated its headquarters office in Alexandria, VA, but the new space wouldn’t accommodate TRSA’s trade magazine archives, dating back to the early 1920s.

As the tragic situation in Ukraine continues with no end in sight, Unitex was contacted by a long-time customer, Doctors Royzman & Poznyansku of United Dental, who are working with an organization called the Council of Peoples Organization (COPO) that are collecting donations to send to the people of Ukraine. The Coney Island, NY-based organization asked if Unitex would be able to donate linen items.

ImageFIRST was selected to receive the 2021 Emerging Workplace Giving Partner of the Year Award, presented by ALSAC and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Through payroll contributions, a company match and various other donations, ImageFIRST has donated more than $600,000 to benefit the children’s research hospital since the partnership began, according to a news release.

Landau Uniforms Inc., Olive Branch, MS, recently announced a donation of more than 60,000 scrub sets to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and 10,000 garments from Chefwear to Operation BBQ, according to a news release.

On Aug. 14, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti. With resources in short supply, several ImageFIRST locations nationwide gathered supplies to send to Haiti, according to a news release.