Days of Caring Program
Employees participate in service projects through the Days of Caring Program to make a difference in the communities where we live, work and play.
2024 DAY OF CARING EVENT
On November 12, 2024, we returned to one of our favorite organizations to support -- Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian hunger relief organization whose mission is to feed starving and malnourished children throughout the world. Our team, along with other groups there, assembled 27,648 meal packages that will be sent to Honduras. This is enough food to feed 75 children for one year. We were given the reference that a yellow school bus fits 75 children -- that's a lot! We are happy so many children will benefit.
2023 DAY OF CARING EVENT
On October 11, 2023, we returned to assemble meal packages at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian hunger relief organization whose mission is to feed starving and malnourished children throughout the world. Our team, along with others in attendance, assembled 22,032 meals that are being send to South Sudan. This is enough food to feed 60 children for one year.
2022 DAY OF CARING EVENT
The Everlast Climbing team went to Second Harvest Heartland on December 7, 2022 where we bagged many, many sweet potatoes. We were excited to help stock food at local food shelves and to support Second Harvest Heartland's mission to end hunger.
2020 DAY OF CARING EVENT
On March 3, 2020, Everlast Climbing hosted a fundraising event to benefit The Access Fund, a not-for-profit rock climbing advocacy group that keeps outdoor climbing areas open and promotes responsible climbing. The event took place at nearby Forgotten Star Brewing Co. and included a taco bar and a film screening of Reel Rock 14, a collection of world premiere rock climbing documentary films featuring Nina Williams, Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold and others. The evening was a great celebration of rock climbing with over 70 attendees and nearly $800 was raised.
2019 DAY OF CARING EVENT
An Everlast Climbing staff favorite! On October 9, we returned to assemble meal packages at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian hunger relief organization whose mission is to feed starving and malnourished children throughout the world.
2018 DAY OF CARING EVENT
Everlast Climbing held its Day of Caring on July 18, 2018 at the Twin Cities Kids in Need Foundation Resource Center, a charitable organization that provides free school supplies to students and teachers from schools with high poverty rates. We donated a large bag of school supplies, boxed over 400 backpacks full of school supplies for shipment to a school in La Porte, Indiana and stuffed 2,500 pencil pouches with school supplies. We helped prepare 2,932 students for success in school! Learn more about the Kids in Need Foundation.
2017 DAY OF CARING EVENT
On September 6, staff from Everlast Climbing assembled meal packages again at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian hunger relief organization whose mission is to feed starving and malnourished children throughout the world.
2016 DAY OF CARING EVENT
On December 1, Everlast Climbing staff and family members assembled food packages at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian hunger relief organization whose mission is to feed starving and malnourished children throughout the world.
A mixture of rice, soy, vegetables, vitamins and minerals was packaged, boxed and labeled to be sent to children in Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew. The Everlast Climbing group, along with other groups in attendance, boxed 23,544 packaged meals–enough to help feed 65 children for one year! Our group learned about world hunger issues and how these meals make a significant difference in the lives of children. We enjoyed spending time together and feel good about helping children in need.
2015 DAY OF CARING EVENT
On August 7, 2015, staff from Everlast Climbing donated and installed a Magna Traverse Climbing Wall in the gymnasium of Kaposia Education Center in South St. Paul, MN. The school serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade and is an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) School offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP). Everlast Climbing chose to donate a climbing wall to Kaposia to honor the memory of the late Kathleen Kidd, one of the school’s teachers and the spouse of an Everlast Climbing employee. The Day of Caring event was preceded by several Days of Caring in which production staff volunteered time to manufacture the various parts of the climbing wall during breaks and after hours. Everlast Climbing was able to completely donate the climbing wall package thanks to the generosity of its vendors who donated all of the materials. This Day of Caring event was especially meaningful to staff because it honors the memory of a very special person and will benefit children for many years to come.
2014 DAY OF CARING EVENT
This year's event was held again at Feed My Starving Children. On October 2, 2014 Everlast Climbing staff and family members assembled food packages to help feed starving and malnourished children in Africa. A mixture of rice, soy, vegetables, vitamins and minerals was packaged, boxed and labeled to be sent to children in Liberia. The Everlast Climbing group, along with other groups in attendance, boxed 9,288 food packages–enough to feed 26 children for one year! Our group learned about world hunger issues and how these meals make a significant difference in the lives of children. We enjoyed spending time together and feel good about helping children in need. Learn more about Feed My Starving Children.
2013 DAY OF CARING EVENT
On October, 24, 2013, Everlast Climbing staff and family members assembled specially-formulated food packages at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian hunger relief organization whose mission is to feed starving and malnourished children throughout the world. A mixture of rice, soy, vegetables, vitamins and minerals was packaged, boxed and labeled to be sent to children in Cambodia. The Everlast Climbing group, along with other groups in attendance, boxed 6,966 food packages—enough to feed 19 children for one year! The group learned about hunger issues in the world and how these meals can make a significant difference in the lives of children. Staff enjoyed spending time together and helping children in need. Tracy and Troy received special recognition for their attendance at the Day of Caring for four consecutive years. Learn more about Feed My Starving Children.
2012 DAY OF CARING EVENT
Everlast Climbing held two service events this year in support of hunger relief. The kick-off event was a Food Drive December 3 - 17, 2012 in which 72 pounds of food was collected for Second Harvest Heartland, the Upper Midwest’s largest hunger-relief organization. This was enough food to provide meals to 60 people. Then, on the evening of December 18, 2012 a team from Everlast Climbing distributed groceries at nearby Obama Elementary School through the Meals for Minds program, a mobile food pantry that brings fresh food and staples to k - 12 students and families in need—right to their own school. The EC group enjoyed making a difference during this hands-on event by sorting food, setting up stations, greeting families and putting food directly into the hands of hungry people in our community. Each child left with 30 - 40 pounds of food! Learn more about Second Harvest Heartland.
2011 DAY OF CARING EVENT
The success of last year’s Day of Caring prompted a repeat performance. On the evening of October 19, 2011, Everlast Climbing decided to again help out at Feed My Starving Children. Everlast staff, families and friends, along with other groups, assembled and boxed more than 11,000 specially formulated food packages. This fed 33 children for one year. The event was especially meaningful because it not only involved the staff, but also their families—even young children. Ten of our staff’s children volunteered alongside their parents to make a difference in the lives of less fortunate children.
2010 DAY OF CARING EVENT
On the evening of November 11, 2010, Everlast Climbing staff, families and friends gathered at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian hunger relief organization whose mission is to feed starving and malnourished children throughout the world. We assembled specially-formulated food packages by mixing rice, soy, vegetables, chicken flavoring, vitamins and minerals. The packages were then sealed, boxed and labeled. The Everlast Climbing group, along with other groups in attendance, boxed 8,434 food packages. This was enough to feed 23 children for one year. The food was distributed to an orphanage in Haiti. The event was enjoyed by everyone, especially since a difference was made in the lives of starving children. Learn more about Feed My Starving Children.
2009 DAY OF CARING EVENT
Everlast Climbing’s ‘Evening’ of Caring took place on November 17, 2009. Office and production staff installed an 8' x 20' Magna® Traverse Wall Package at Washburn Center for Children, a nonprofit agency serving children and families in Minnesota. Washburn specialized in helping children with social, emotional and behavioral mental health problems and their families. The Magna Traverse Wall Package was installed in Washburn’s gross motor room and will be used by the children it serves in their many different programs. The Evening of Caring was preceded by several Days of Caring in which production and office staff volunteered their time to manufacture the various parts of the package during their breaks and after hours. We are especially grateful to our production staff for their 100% participation! Everlast Climbing was able to completely donate the climbing wall package thanks to the generosity of its vendors who donated all of the materials AND thanks to the generosity of employees. It was a meaningful and successful event for everyone involved! Learn more about Washburn Center for Children.
