Sikorsky Combines Employee Engagement with Giving

Recently, CVC member Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation found a creative way to engage employees, build teamwork, and help the community – all at the same time. Sikorsky Finance employees attending the Finance Education Program at the Waterview Inn in Monroe not only learned about various current topics that effect their jobs and their company, but they were also given a chance to raise food for Spooner House’s Food Pantry.

The two-day training event, organized by the Finance C.A.R.E. team to promote engagement of Finance employees, included a team-building activity where groups of 5 competed against one another in various games of skill to win points and earn up to $250 in prize money. What the groups did not know was that the prize money was to be used to purchase food for Spooner House. At the end of the competition, all teams were transported by bus to BJ’s Wholesale Club in Derby and given a shopping list. Their final challenge was to buy as many food items on the list as possible with their winnings. In total, the company provided more than $4,000 in food to Spooner House.

"It was a very successful event," said Sikorsky CVC rep Marie Figueroa. "Everyone had fun and felt really good about what they had done."