Simpson Strong-Tie Employees Spend a Day Giving Back to Local Communities
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, hosted “Do What You Can Day” on Wednesday, November 3, its annual day dedicated to giving back to the community. More than 750 employees in the US and Canada participated in various activities benefiting individuals and families worldwide.
The company’s signature activity for the day was building water filters at eight of its facilities to provide families across the globe with clean water for 10 years. A total of 746 water filters were built, equating to 1,119 volunteer hours and $32,000 value of volunteer time. The activity also offset 214 lb. of carbon.