Thanksgiving:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, CVI Laser Optics: CVI partnered with Cuidando Los Ninos for the 2nd year to help build 30 Thanksgiving meals to support their families. These Thanksgiving meals included a turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, canned vegetables, canned cranberries, gravy, dinner rolls, pumpkin pie, turkey pans, and turkey trays.

FOOD DRIVE 2023:

Didam, The Netherlands, IDEX Optical Technologies B.V.: Our employees donated 88 lbs of personal care products like soap, shampoo and also cleaning products and detergents to help support those in need in our local community. The IDEX Foundation also donated $5,000 to Voedselbank Montferland.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, CVI Laser Optics: Our employees donated 910 lbs of food to the Road Runner Food Bank. This donation will serve 610 meals across our state to help those in need. The IDEX Foundation also donated $5,000.

Boulder, Colorado, Advanced Thin Films: Our employees donated 644 lbs of food to the Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA). Along with a $5,000 donation from The IDEX Foundation.
 

IDEX Optical Technologies B.V.​, Didam, The Netherlands: We partnered with IDEX Foundation to donate $5k to the Bio Vakantie Park in Arnhem. The Bio Vakantieoord is a park in the Netherlands where all families and children with and without disabilities, can enjoy themselves. The Bio Vakantieoord offers an affordable holiday in a park with spacious bungalows, special swimming pool, equestrian center,  cinema, and more!

Albuquerque, New Mexico, CVI Laser Optics: Our CVI Laser Optics DEI team volunteered with Habitat for Humanity to help build and paint interior walls. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps families build and improve places to call home. 

Boulder, Colorado, Advanced Thin Films: We partnered with IDEX Foundation and received $57k to purchase a new van for Boulder Bridge House, a non-profit organization that provides Return to Work programs for the homeless.  Our employees also raised $1700 towards shipping costs for the new van along with making and donating 100 fleece blankets for the people supported by the Boulder Bridge House.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, CVI Laser Optics: CVI Laser Optics employees teamed with Cuidando Los Ninos, to lead several Earth Day activities. Cuidando Los Ninos’s mission is to break the cycle of homelessness for children and families.   

We celebrated Earth Day, by making bird feeders from recycled materials and seed bombs with blue, green, and white paper that looked like the earth; and an activity to demonstate how important the sun and moon is to planet Earth. It was an enriching and rewarding day for everyone.

Boulder, Colorado, Advanced Thin Films: A group of our employees at Advanced Thin Films volunteered their time at A Precious Child to help sort and organize clothing at the donation center which assisted 163 children and caregivers.