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The Give Back Crew Packs Meals at Feed My Starving Children
Pictured above: Brian, Andrea, Pete, Chayse, Mandy, Jake, and Andrew of AK Material Handling Systems On Thursday, March 23rd, 2024, the Give Back Crew (GBC) made a difference packing meals at Feed My Starving Children in Maple Grove, MN. In just under two hours of...
GBC Attends Hammer Residences’ Reach for Ralph Fundraiser
Welcome to our blog recap of Hammer & NER's Reach for Ralph fundraiser. Here, we had the incredible opportunity to join hands with like-minded individuals and support a cause close to our hearts here at the GBC. Hammer Residences is an organization dedicated to...
2022 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Walking to Fight Alzheimer's Across States The Give Back Crew is a long-time participant in the annual Walk To End Alzheimer's. Our Team gathered twice – once on September 10th for the PA Monroe County walk and once on September 17th for the Twin Cities Walk. This...
MATTER: Launching Life-Changing Projects With Pallet Racking
The Give Back Crew (GBC) is AK Material Handling System's nonprofit organization that donates and volunteers with many different organizations in and around the Maple Grove, MN area. We recently had the unique opportunity to volunteer for AND provide warehouse design...
GBC and The Potato Head Project
What is The Potato Head Project? The Potato Head Project is a nonprofit organization that supports families in the NICU with premature babies. Kristin Moan established the project in 2013 after giving birth to premature twins herself. Kristin knew the devastating...
Give Back Crew Packs To The Max
When I'm home for holidays and my family asks me how things are going, I usually say, "we're busy. I have a lot of projects going on right now…". But, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to be very clear today about what I do, why I go to work each day with a sense...
Toys for Tots Drive
Every Year the Give Back Crew gets the opportunity to make a difference around Christmas. One of our most favorite events is the Toys for Tot! We set up donation boxes and our two locations in MN and in PA and we start collecting toys. We all were a kid once and this...
GBC Featured on WCCO for Give to the Max Day
The Give Back Crew was out in full force for Give to the Max Day 2019. Several team members participated in Second Harvest Heartland's Pack to the Max Extravaganza in their Brooklyn Park, Minn. warehouse on Nov. 14. Jerry Fredrickson was interviewed by WCCO on our...
Helping Hungry Neighbors with Second Harvest Heartland
Last August, a team of 10 Give Back Crew members joined a larger group of volunteers at the Second Harvest Heartland's Golden Valley location. It was a special opportunity. Second Harvest Heartland is working to make food available to those who need it most, right...
The Give Back Crew Team Walks to End Alzheimers
Helping out in the community and participating in charity-focused events is almost always rewarding, but even more so when the cause is one that’s important to us personally and which we can truly get excited about. That was the case on Saturday, September 24th for...