This corporate team building activity with JRS Pharma marked the third time the company held an event with Cheeriodicals where their employees participated in team-driven work that benefited those in need in their respective communities. In 2022, their corporate team based in Patterson, NY assembled and delivered 120 Cheeriodicals for pediatric patients at Connecticut Children’s Hospital Danbury.
In 2021, their Cedar Rapids based team assembled and delivered 120 Cheeriodicals for pediatric patients at Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Before the hour-long Cheeriodicals packing event began, Cesar Emano, Director for Center for Development and Civic Engagement at the Veterans hospital, personally thanked the team and explained how much the donation of 100 patriotic Cheeriodicals bags would mean to the Veterans. This was a first time delivery of Cheeriodicals to this VA hospital, but Cesar had heard about Cheeriodicals deliveries at other VA hospitals and was excited to have his VA facility be a recipient of this donation.
During the Cheeriodicals packing process, the team from JRS Pharma took the time to capture some of their work in photos. We always enjoy seeing the smiles and the pride their team exhibits during our events.
After the team finished packing the care duffle bags, Two Men and a Truck, a nationwide moving company, generously donated their truck and services to the VA Medical Center by picking up the entire donation and transporting it to the medical center.
Once the team from Two Men and a Truck had finished unloading the Cheeriodicals bags inside the hospital, Cesar and his team from the Center for Development and Civic Engagement led a small group of five JRS Pharma employees inside, who then took the extra step to personally hand out the duffle bags to upwards of 50 Veterans.
Ken Seufert, the CEO of JRS Pharma, was the first one in the waiting room to pass out the wonderful care bags to the Veterans. He and the rest of his team spent nearly an hour distributing the gift bags, speaking with Veterans and thanking them for their service to our country. Here’s just one of the many interactions Ken had with Veteran patients on this unforgettable day of giving-back.
The event’s impact was also captured by local news media and that video coverage can be found at the following link from ABC:
Veterans at Iowa City VA given ‘bags of cheer’ (kcrg.com)
At Cheeriodicals, we only do one thing – we conduct corporate team building activities that matter. We are so thankful to have a partner like JRS Pharma that sees the value in bringing their team together to do work that makes a meaningful difference for those in need of a lift in spirits the most.