Community committed
OUR LIFE BEYOND WORK. YES, IT EXISTS.
As Winston Churchill so aptly put it: We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. And yes, all of us at ACME do indeed have a life. We feel it’s important to get away from work and give our time and passion to programs and organizations that benefit our community. To be honest, it’s part of our growth model and we enjoy it.
Every ACME employee is offered an annual one-week paid sabbatical to devote to community service. It’s been used in a variety of ways – volunteering at a summer camp for kids impacted by HIV/AIDS, improving the habitats for animals at our local zoo and simply helping kids learn to read. We also actively apply our leadership skills by participating on local community boards, leading panels, and providing pro-bono strategic planning and project management services.
Within the past three years, ACME has provided over 2000 man and woman hours to our local community. And we are just getting started.
Organizations we're supporting
- Albertina Kerr Centers
- American Red Cross
- BPA High School Science Bowl
- Beaverton Public Library
- Camp Starlight
- Community Cycling Center
- CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture)
- EcoTrust
- Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon
- FoodWorks Co-Op
- The Forest Park Conservancy
- Friends of the Children
- Girls on the Run inPuget Sound
- HandOn Bay Area
- Home Forward (Formerly Housing Authority of Portland)
- Human Rights Campaign
- Janus Youth Programs
- Junior Achievement of Oregon & SW Washington
- Lincoln High School
- MacLaren School for Boys
- National MS Society – Oregon
- NW Pilot Project
- Oak Hills Soccer Club
- Oregon Coast Alliance
- Oregon Food Bank
- Oregon Leadership Development
- Oregon Sports Authority
- Oregon Zoo Foundation
- Pacific Northwest College of Art
- Sathya Sai Baba Center of Beaveton
- Self Help for the Elderly
- Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI)
- Step It Up, Inc
- Transition Projects, Inc.
The stories here are just a few of the many ways we're putting our lives to use outside of work.
American Red Cross »
Albertina Kerr Centers »
MercyCorps »
LTK »
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YWCA »
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