At aeSolutions, our commitment to charitable and volunteer work is a reflection of our core values, which are centered on being results-driven, inclusive, and relentless. We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the communities in which we operate, beyond our mission of creating safer communities through our engineering work. One of the ways we give back is through charitable organizations that align with these core values and our mission, where our team members engage in volunteer work.
As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, we’re proud to spotlight the following examples:
aeSolutions Goes Back to School
Each February aeSolutions celebrates Engineers Week, a time to celebrate and say thank you to the engineers making a difference in the world. This is also a time to increase public dialogue about the need for engineers.
Jack Boone, Chris Powell, and Brittany Lampson recently helped students in local schools make paper airplanes as they explained the importance of engineering as a career as part of Engineers Week.
FIRST ROBOTICS
Erich Zende leads a FIRST robotics team that aeSolutions has sponsored for several years. The team, FRC Flash 1319, is made up of students from several different Greenville County high schools. Almost all of the students have pursued higher education, often in STEM-related fields.
Erich supports the students in the mechanical and electrical prototyping, design, and fabrication phases of their projects. He also transports the team’s robot and pit setup to and from events.
FIRST Robotics is an international organization dedicated to transforming the culture to inspire students to be leaders in science and technology. FIRST was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. For more info about the team, links to the robotics team’s website and social media sites can be found below:
Meals on Wheels
Twenty aeSolutions employees from the Greenville, SC office volunteer to help deliver meal to local people who are homebound. Each week, two aeSolutions volunteers deliver Meals on Wheels during their lunch.
aeSolutions is a corporate partner with Meals on Wheels, and we have been helping deliver meals since 2011. It is more than daily nourishment; it is also delivering friendship to those who spend a lot of time alone.
More info: Meals On Wheels Greenville, SC
Photo: Steve Morrison delivers a meal.
Other charity involvement:
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Special Olympics, Back to School supply Drives, St. Anthony of Padua School – Gala sponsor, Food drives, Blood drives
aeSolutions also sponsors and participates in United Way’s Hands on Greenville, the Upstate’s largest annual day of service. Last year, 2,100 community volunteers rolled up their sleeves to serve across Greenville County — an estimated economic impact of $250,000.
aeSolutions employees volunteering at Hands on Greenville