Boon Edam Feeds Hungry Children with Mission 500 Fundraiser

US employees worked with Mission 500 to raise nearly $6000 with a "virtual walk" in August to help children in Harnett County, NC

Lillington, North Carolina, October 7, 2020 - Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, has announced that through a partnership with Mission 500, they raised $5,700 to feed hungry children in Harnett County, North Carolina. The money was raised during August in a "virtual walk" fundraiser, where each participating employee pledged to walk 50 miles by August 31st.

Mission 500 is a nonprofit organization that works closely with the security industry to serve the needs of children and communities in crisis in the United States. Since its inception in 2016, Mission 500 has helped produce over 40,000 meals, assemble care packs filled with essential hygienic items for 2,200 families, and distribute more than 10,000 book bags filled with school supplies to students attending Title One schools.

Step by Step for Hungry Children

Because the COVID-19 pandemic has put additional pressure on families in Harnett County, Boon Edam employees wanted to help ensure that local children got enough food to enable them to learn and thrive. Many Harnett County children receive their only meal of the day at school, and with cancelled and/or virtual classes, these children would go all day without enough to eat. Mission 500 works with local charities to assist these children by providing meals, and, when they return to school, the essential supplies needed to help them succeed academically.

With that in mind, several Boon Edam employees each pledged to walk 50 miles during the month of August to raise money. They were responsible for recruiting sponsors to donate money in exchange for the miles walked. Mission 500 provided a web-based, fundraising tool that allowed the employees to create profile pages and guide their sponsors to their page to make a donation. Best of all, Boon Edam pledged to contribute up to $3,000.

On September 1, 2020, the virtual walk concluded with $2,700 raised by the employees, plus a $3000 contribution from Boon Edam Inc. The funds are being donated to a local 501c3 organization called the Harnett County Partnership for Children which serves local community charities that help children and families in crisis.

"As we saw COVID-19 impacting our local families, we knew Boon Edam wanted to help," says Valerie Anderson, President of Boon Edam Inc. "We've partnered with Mission 500 in the past and wanted to do so again this year. It was heartwarming to see our employees eager to help others in our community. In these times, it is easy to become consumed with the negativity around our current social and economic state. Boon Edam will continue to count on our people and resources to look for more opportunities to help our community in these challenging times and in the coming months ahead."

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Tracie Thomas, Boon Edam
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About Royal Boon Edam

We are proud to be a third generation Dutch family business committed to making people feel welcome and secure through our quality engineered entry solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, with a footprint spanning the globe, Royal Boon Edam International is a premium manufacturer of revolving doors, high security doors, turnstiles and Speedlanes. A heritage that exceeds 140 years has resulted in wide expertise in managing the safe transit of people through office buildings, healthcare facilities as well as via public and private spaces. We are truly focused on adding genuine value to our customer’s entrances and to a long-term relationship after sales, service and maintenance. We partner, collaborate and become an extension to the customer team to ensure that the project, people and valuables are in safe hands with us. We are your entry experts. Discover more about our latest news at www.boonedam.us/news or follow Boon Edam Inc. on our blog, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.