The staff at TRSA supplier-partner member Tingue recently raised funds for The United Way’s Maui Fire Relief Fund. The company’s collective efforts resulted in a donation total of $4,500.

The son of HandCraft Services’ quality control/inventory/facilities manager based in High Point, NC, is the recipient of the 2023 Merit-based College/Technical Institution Scholarship awarded by TRSA’s Textile Rental Education and Research Trust (TRERT). Gregory Vallejos is entering his freshman year at the University of Mississippi.

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 Chair Noël Hammer Richardson will complete her two-year term next month, and TRSA members are encouraged to show their appreciation by donating to Richardson’s charity of choice, Women’s Empowerment, based in her hometown of Sacramento, CA.