300 credit union employees built sheds, bikes, and 1,600 meal kits
Vibe Credit Union's Community Impact Day in Novi put 300 employees to work for two hours with Habitat for Humanity, Samaritas Family Center, and Hospitality House.
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About 300 Vibe Credit Union employees used a Community Impact Day in Novi to work for two hours. They built sheds with Habitat for Humanity, assembled 51 bikes for the Samaritas Family Center, and packed 1,600 meal kits for Hospitality House.
One afternoon, split across those three jobs. The sheds, the bikes, and the meals were finished in that window.
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About 300 people who work at Vibe Credit Union in Novi, Michigan, spent two hours on a Community Impact Day. They built sheds for Habitat for Humanity. They put together 51 bicycles for the Samaritas Family Center. They packed 1,600 meal kits for Hospitality House. All of that happened in one short work block. The employees used the same two hours on three different kinds of help.
- What three things did the employees make or pack?
- How can a lot of people finish big jobs in only two hours?
- Which of those projects would you want to help with?
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