Make a Difference Day is October 26th. Is this just another one of those awareness days or does it bring us to examine ourselves? At AMS we actually do care about making a difference in our communities and with our employees, so let’s talk about it. How can a corporation truly make a difference… let’s see.
What Is the Origin of This Day?
From Google we find out the following:
“The idea behind Make a Difference Day is to show that anyone can impact their community positively, no matter how big or small the action. The date is firmly set on the fourth Saturday of October each year, which, for 2024, falls on October 26.”
The organizations that founded this commemoration more than 20 years ago were USA Weekend Magazine and an organization called Points of Light. The National Day website talks about not just individuals making a difference, but organizations, of which AMS is one. Quoting from their website we see the following:
“National Make A Difference Day brings community service to a whole new level each year. Organizations join forces on the fourth Saturday in October to make a difference, big or small.”
How Does AMS Make a Difference?
We highly value our employees and we try to make it known to them that we appreciate them as human beings, far greater than a robot. People have a high level of intelligence that allows them to learn, reason, and make diverse decisions.
We often talk about the free personal and professional development courses that our employees can choose and utilize during work hours. We have enjoyed an excellent relationship with College of the Canyons at our California location and Delaware Technical Community College at our Delaware and Pennsylvania locations. It’s a privilege for us to help in this way. And there are many other offerings of training in our classroom, every one of them capable of improving lives, such as ESL (English as a Second Language), in both beginning and advanced classes. Employees at AMS East are connected to the classroom through technology and they are able to attend every class and every session.
Our benefits package is excellent, our wages are fair, and we pay a whole lot of attention to workplace safety. We also offer our employees volunteer opportunities so they can serve the community if they so desire, and we cheer on and engage with our Green Team in their efforts to reduce waste.
At AMS we try our best to make a positive difference in the lives of our employees, and as we said before, we see it not only as a privilege, but a commitment as a B Corporation.
Working In Our Community
AMS has relationships with organizations in the community that allow us to make a big difference in the lives of people who have a difficult time finding employment. We work with organizations that train people with disabilities for the work environment as well as organizations that support and help unhoused job seekers, single mothers and fathers, and individuals who have been incarcerated in getting trained and employed. We are grateful to these organizations for the difference they make in the lives of people who come to them, and we have hired excellent employees from them that we consider AMS Family.
Another way we make a difference in the community is when our employee/volunteers join in various clean-up projects, such as clearing out trash in riverbeds or parks. Our employees also take part in breast cancer awareness events and other similar causes, and AMS is very pleased to partner with local non-profit organizations to donate inventory appropriately within the community in need, on behalf of our clients who wish to donate.
How Else Do We Make a Difference?
AMS Fulfillment is a B Corporation (the B stands for Benefit). The entire intention of the B Corporation is to Be the difference we wish to see in the world. We mentioned the employees and the community, and we haven’t yet mentioned the natural environment and our clients.
Our Green Team
AMS is very dedicated to recycling, providing earth-friendly packaging, utilizing efficient lighting and power-saving methods… everything a fulfillment company can do to protect and preserve the environment. Our employees have formed a Green Team to lead in this effort and they are hard at work. We have been carbon neutral since 2022, and we’re doing our best to continue that achievement, including annual CDP reporting, and by being transparent, focusing on smart initiatives, and engaging our stakeholders, we strive to make climate impact real and meaningful! Thanks to the Green Team, it’s going well.
And we are dedicated to serving our clients exceptionally well. They are the reason for it all!! Our experienced and passionate Client Services department is here to communicate with and assist every one of our valued clients. We’re transparent, and we care as would a business partner.
The Difference Is Positive
Let’s go ahead and celebrate the October 26th as “Make a Difference Day.” Every one of us is here on this earth to make a positive difference.
We will conclude with some recommendations on how to celebrate from the National Day website:
Making a difference can come in many forms so this day is wide open for participation!
#Volunteer in your community or for an organization with merit.
#Be a mentor. Help a youth or another professional to gain new skills.
#Make a donation to a charity with meaning to you.
#Say a kind word of support to someone who is struggling.
#Put your skills to work. Sometimes our hobbies can bring joy to others in ways we least expect it.
Do what you can to make a difference and enjoy the privilege. It’s what we’re here for.
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AMS Fulfillment is a Certified B Corporation, dedicated to People and Planet before Profit. We work to B the Change we wish to see in the world.
