La Cañada Flintridge Calif. – To commemorate Allen Lund Company's 40 years in business, employees were encouraged to take part in 40 Acts of Kindness in community service projects throughout the year of 2016. Closing out the year, ALC surpassed their goal with 71 different Acts of Kindness completed by their nationwide offices. The endeavors amounted to raising over $167,000 and completing 5,853 community service hours with the commitment of 553 people. The community service events were launched at ALC's annual managers meeting with TeamBonding, a bike build event.
"Words can't express how proud I am of our employees and how hard they worked on this fabulous project. When I think of the hours, time and commitment spent I couldn't be more impressed," said Allen Lund, CEO of Allen Lund Company. "I'm fortunate enough to be associated with some outstanding people. There is so much need in the world and so much to get done to give back and ALC employees stepped up. ALC thanks you for your time and effort well spent."
Every office across the country participated with projects including:
- United Way Day of Caring
- American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
- The Independence Fund
- Mission Haiti
- Navidad en el Barrio
Some regional organizations comprised of:
- Military Heroes 5/10k Run (Dallas)
- The River Food Pantry Drive (Madison)
- Sullivan's Beach Sweep (Charleston)
- Blessings in a Backpack (Los Angeles)
- Friends in Deed (Los Angeles)
The Allen Lund Company thanks all the organizations as well as ALC employees that collaborated to recognize and celebrate these heartfelt acts of kindness.
About Allen Lund Company:
Specializing as a national third-party transportation broker with nationwide offices and over 450 employees, the Allen Lund Company works with shippers and carriers across the nation to arrange dry, refrigerated (specializing in produce), and flatbed freight; additionally, the Allen Lund Company has a logistics and software division, ALC Logistics, and an International Division licensed by the FMC as an OTI-NVOCC #019872NF. If you are interested in joining the Allen Lund Company team, please click here.
Established in 1976, the Allen Lund Company was selected as the 2015 Coca-Cola Challenger Carrier of the Year, 2016 Top IT Provider by Inbound Logistics, 2015 Top Private Company in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal, 2015 Top 100+ Software and Technology Providers, 2015 Top 100 Logistics IT Provider by Inbound Logistics, a 2014 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, a 2014 Great Supply Chain Partner, and was placed in Transport Topics' "2014 Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms." The company managed over 310,000 shipments in 2015, and received the 2013 "Best in Cargo Security Award." In 2011 the company received the TIA 3PL Samaritan Award, and the NASTC (National Association of Small Trucking Companies) named Allen Lund Company the 2010 Best Broker of the Year. More information is available at www.allenlund.com.
Source: Allen Lund Company
