Employees of Cummins Power Generation in Fridley recently won a prestigious corporate award from the parent company for helping to make it easier for residents to recycle at Parkview Villa in Fridley. Parkview Villa is an affordable housing community residence operated by CommonBond Communities, which serves the elderly and people with disabilities. In addition, a resident at Parkview Villa who is a RISE Inc. program participant was hired to collect recyclable materials throughout the building. RISE, Inc. is a Twin Cities-based nonprofit that supports people who have disabilities and other barriers to employment and safe, affordable housing.
As a result of the project, recycling participation by the residents has increased by 50 percent, and the employees who organized it were recognized in the Environmental Challenge that was part of Cummins’ 90th anniversary celebration. Employees around the globe responded to the Environmental Challenge by working on 62 separate projects. Of those, 13 projects were selected to receive $10,000 grants from the Cummins Foundation to donate to nonprofit community partners of the employees’ choice.
This group of employees demonstrated long-standing commitment to the communities where the company has facilities. They realized one of Cummins’ corporate goals: “Demanding that everything we do leads to a cleaner, healthier, safer environment.”
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