Coralville, IA - July 21, 2015 - West Music is proud to announce their recent recognition as a Give Back Iowa Challenge Winner, in conjunction with the Employer Volunteer Initiative (EVI) Advisory Council. West Music was recognized by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds at a reception held today at West Music Coralville, which included remarks from the Lieutenant Governor as well as West Music President, Robin Walenta. West Music won in the medium-sized company category with 659 volunteer hours reported in a six-week time frame.
"One of West Music's core values as a company is "Cultivate Community' and our associates have embraced that core value. We all share in the commitment to cultivate stronger, healthier communities through volunteer service. Throughout this challenge, our scope was wide and our reach was far, covering the entire eastern half of the state from Des Moines to the Quad Cities, from Decorah to the southern borders - participating in many social service events, regional community festivals, and fine arts advocacy." remarked Robin Walenta, West Music President and CEO.
The Give Back Iowa Challenge, a new initiative from the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service, served as a campaign to encourage employees to volunteer and log their hours as part of a six-week challenge, April 14-May 31, across the state of Iowa. Winners were selected in three categories based on the highest average number of volunteer hours per employee. In its inaugural year, the Give Back Iowa Challenge had 50 participating organizations representing 48,686 employees in Iowa that logged 41,702 volunteer hours impacting Iowa communities.
About the ICVS (or Volunteer Iowa)
The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service and its partner agencies work with organizations and individuals on three main fronts. The first is to help agencies develop quality programs that use service as a strategy to fulfill their missions and address Iowa's greatest areas of need. The second is to help engage Iowans in their communities by promoting service and expanding the volunteer base. Finally, the third area of work is to connect individuals with appropriate service opportunities by building the volunteer infrastructure. More information is available at www.volunteeriowa.org.
