A Prime 40 provider just lately continued its dedication to giving again to the group.
Consistent with its motto to “preserve the nice going,” Koozie Group (asi/40480), together with IMAGEN Manufacturers (asi/93990), assembled a complete of two,500 backpacks forward of the college yr. Staff packed the baggage with gadgets like markers, crayons, pencils and water bottles throughout barbecues at Koozie’s places in Clearwater, FL, and Pink Wing and Sleepy Eye, MN, in addition to IMAGEN’s location in Doniphan, MO.
From left: Weston Holt, environmental, well being and security associate; Trisha Joyce, worker expertise and communications specialist; and Annika Larsson, advertising and marketing affiliate, assist to pack backpacks at Koozie’s Clearwater location.
Koozie donated 2,000 backpacks to native United Method chapters, whereas IMAGEN gave 300 backpacks to native households and 200 to workers’ school-age kids. Koozie’s summer season picnics additionally featured dunk tanks and raised $3,000 for native households in want.
“I wish to thank all our workers who got here out and made the barbecues so successful,” stated Trisha Joyce, worker expertise and communications specialist. “It was particular to see our unimaginable, hardworking workforce members socializing and having enjoyable collectively whereas additionally giving again to native causes that [our] websites have been supporting for such a very long time.”
Koozie Group acquired IMAGEN Manufacturers in 2020. In 2021, Koozie Group donated greater than $250,000 to over 100 nonprofit organizations as a part of its “Preserve it. Give it.” program. By way of the tip of this yr, the corporate is giving 5% of all writing instrument gross sales to United Method regional chapters in Florida and Minnesota. In June, the provider donated $1,500 to Briana Larson, an worker on the Pink Wing facility who represented her residence state of Wisconsin on the 2022 Particular Olympics USA Video games in Orlando. Koozie additionally imprinted and distributed water bottles for every member of the Wisconsin workforce.
Earlier this summer season, IMAGEN pledged 1% of inventory plush gross sales to four Paws for Skill, which trains service canines on a purpose-built campus in Ohio.
With reported 2021 North American promo product income of $300 million, Koozie Group ranked sixth on Counselor’s most up-to-date checklist of the most important suppliers within the business.
