Horrocks Gets Involved: Charities and Volunteering

Horrocks Engineers started as a small consulting firm in Pleasant Grove, Utah, offering just a few services to the American Fork/Pleasant Grove communities and local governments. Now a full-service civil engineering firm, Horrocks knows our service doesn’t end with civil engineering, it includes improving the community as well. Giving back to the community helps remind Horrocks where we started.

Over the years, Horrocks has been involved in multiple events that have had a positive impact on the children and schools in our communities.

As a company, Horrocks seeks to actively support education by volunteering time and providing monetary donations. Over the past few years, Horrocks has donated to local colleges and scholarship funds. These donations go toward education and improved school equipment.

Combined with donations to colleges and universities, Horrocks has participated in events such as the “All-Together Shootout with Jimmer Fredette,” where former Brigham Young University basketball player Jimmer Fredette shot 100 three-pointers to raise money to build a park for children in Orem, Utah and for programs that promote inclusion and kindness among children.

However, volunteering doesn’t end with company service. Employees of Horrocks also give back to the community in their own time and ways.

Horrocks employees volunteer within their local school systems and communities. The scope of employee volunteer work ranges from serving on school boards, being a math tutor for middle school students, and presenting at career day. Career day activities consist of teaching and explaining engineering terms to the students, and then applying what the students learned to their regular school work. One activity is to discuss basic concepts of bridge design, and then help students build their own small-scale bridge.

Horrocks has remained connected to the communities that initially supported them by giving back through service. As Horrocks continues to expand, we hope to maintain our current relationships and foster new ones by building and growing our tradition of service.

Horrocks’ Annual Blood Drive

Horrocks Engineers and the American Red Cross recently joined forces to host Horrocks’ sixth-annual blood drive across six cities in Utah and Idaho.

Engineers, community residents, and city officials from Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Eagle Mountain, Lehi, and Orem, Utah; and Boise, Idaho, came to support their community by donating blood and time.

David Simmons, a Structures Engineer from Horrocks Engineers, was one of the first to arrive at the Pleasant Grove location. “I just like to help.” Simmons said. “I think a lot of people want to do stuff like this, but sometimes finding the opportunity can be difficult.”

In order to provide this opportunity to as many people as possible, Horrocks established six different donation locations where people could donate blood. Scott Olson and Kammie McClintock from Horrocks worked closely with the Red Cross and city officials from Utah and Idaho to cast a wide net providing convenient locations for citizens and employees in the six cities and surrounding communities to participate. In total, the blood drive rendered a total of 129 units of blood.

In addition to leaving with a good feeling from helping others, all donors received a T-shirt as a thank you gift.

Thanks to all who participated!
To find a blood drive near you, follow the link: http://www.redcross.org/mo2

Horrocks Engineers is excited to sponsor our fifth annual blood drive!

Horrocks Engineers is excited to sponsor our fifth annual blood drive! “Blood Battle 2015” will take place on April 7, 2015.  It is a friendly competition between several Northern Utah County cities to see which city can donate the most units of blood for the American Red Cross. Our goal is to collect 200 units of blood!

Please visit our website: http://projects.horrocks.com/blooddrive for more information including locations and times, and to register for the blood drive.

Horrocks Engineers Sponsors “Blood Battle 2014”

Horrocks Engineers is excited to sponsor our fourth annual blood drive! “Blood Battle 2014” will take place on April 8, 2014.  It is a friendly competition between several Northern Utah County cities to see which city can donate the most units of blood for the American Red Cross. Our goal is to collect 200 units of blood!

Our theme for this year’s Blood Battle is Community Hero.  Recently, the brother of one of our employees, Sgt. Cory Wride, was killed in the line of duty.  We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our community heroes, and are dedicating this year’s blood drive to Sgt. Wride and his family.  Opportunities to donate to the Wride family will be available at each blood donation site.

Please visit our website: http://projects.horrocks.com/blooddrive for more information including locations and times, and to register for the blood drive.

 

Horrocks Sponsors Third Annual Blood Drive & Volunteers at Eagle Mountain Demolition Derby

On April 9, Horrocks Engineers sponsored its third annual blood drive. Thanks to the generous donations of Northern Utah County, we were able to reach a total of 103 units of blood! The final totals were:

Pleasant Grove: 38
Cedar Hills: 6
Lehi: 7
American Fork: 7
Alpine: 2
Saratoga Springs: 1
Bluffdale: 1
Eagle Mountain: 41

We appreciate all of the support we received from the Northern Utah County community, and we’re looking forward to making next year’s blood drive an even greater success!

To show our appreciation to Eagle Mountain for their participation in the blood drive and for providing the most blood donations, Horrocks employees from our Pleasant Grove office volunteered as ushers during Eagle Mountain’s Pony Express Days Demolition Derby on May 31.

Several Horrocks employees and their families donned orange vests and Horrocks apparel to help direct spectators during the sold out derby. It was an evening of fun and excitement as they were able to watch the events, witness “Junky” win, participate in the cheering, provide service to the City, and rub shoulders with City officials and members of the community. Jerry Slaugh, of Horrocks Engineers, was able to visit with Mayor Jackson, who said she greatly appreciated Horrocks’ efforts in sponsoring the blood drive and volunteering in the community.

Horrocks Engineers is sponsoring its third annual blood drive, “Blood Battle 2013,”

Horrocks Engineers is sponsoring its third annual blood drive, “Blood Battle 2013,” on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual blood drive, or “blood battle,” is a friendly competition to see which city can give the most blood donations to the American Red Cross. Each year the team or northern Utah County city with the greatest number of donors is named Blood Battle Champion and receives an award. Last year, Eagle Mountain replaced Pleasant Grove as Blood Battle Champion.

The annual blood drive not only helps create a community bond, but aids in the constant need for donated blood. For the last two years, with the help of citizens and city employees from northern Utah County, the blood drive has successfully contributed over 100 blood donations to the American Red Cross. With your help, we hope to surpass this number during this year’s blood drive.

The theme of this year’s “blood battle” will be Zombie Apocalypse. The blood drive will take place at two locations: 2162 W. Grove Parkway, Pleasant Grove and Eagle Mountain City Hall, 1650 E. Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain. Blood drive participants can register online at http://projects.horrocks.com/blooddrive. All participants will receive a free “Blood Battle 2013” t-shirt and refreshments.

For more information regarding the blood drive, contact Sandi Lampshire, Marketing Manager, at 801.763.5100 or sandal@horrocks.com

Horrocks Engineers Sponsors Second Annual Blood Drive

Horrocks Engineers Sponsors Second Annual Blood Drive In an effort to help the community and aid in the constant need for donated blood, Horrocks Engineers is sponsoring the second annual “Blood Battle 2012” blood drive April 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2162 W. Grove Parkway, Pleasant Grove. We are also hosting a second donation station at the Eagle Mountain City Hall, 1650 E. Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain.

Horrocks has made this a friendly competition to see which northern Utah County city can get the most blood donors for the American Red Cross. Horrocks and other local business employees can choose which city to put their donation towards.

At last year’s Blood Battle, we were able to reach our goal of more than 100 donors, 38 of which were first-time donors. We would like to exceed the 100 donors during this drive. The team with the most donors will receive prizes and be named “Blood Battle 2012” Champion. Blood drive participants will receive a free “Blood Battle 2012” t-shirt and refreshments. Area residents are encouraged to participate and support the city of their choosing.

For more information regarding the blood drive, please contact Sandi Lampshire, Marketing Manager, at 801.763.5100 or sandil@horrocks.com

Horrocks Employees Help Those in Need for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Horrocks believes in bettering our community and helping those in need. For the Holiday Season, many of our offices helped to make someone’s season a little brighter and more hopeful. Here are just some of the ways our employees made a difference:

Pleasant Grove and Heber, Utah Offices

Horrocks’ Pleasant Grove and Heber offices raised almost $3,000 in December for the Community Action Services and Food Bank. The funds went towards their program that helps homeless families find safe housing.

These offices also donated 500 pounds of food at Thanksgiving time to the Community Action Services and Food Bank, which gives food to people in need.

Roosevelt, Utah

Staff members in the Roosevelt office gathered and donated 107 pounds of food for the Duchesne County Food Pantry just in time for Christmas.

Nampa, Idaho

The Nampa staff teamed with the LDS Middleton 7^th Ward Young Men and Women to participate in a scavenger hunt for items to donate to the Mercy House, a women and children’s shelter in Nampa, Idaho. The youth visited various homes willing to donate items such as gloves, scarves, coats, toiletries, common household items, and food. Staff donations were combined with the youth group’s collected items and delivered to the shelter a few days before Christmas.

2011 Utah Tour De Cure

Horrocks Engineers sponsored a team of riders who participated in the 2011 Tour de Cure Utah in Brigham City on June 11.

The Tour de Cure is an annual biking event that raises funds to help the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in their mission  “to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.”  It is open to people of all ages.

The Tour is a ride, not a race, and allows for riders to choose to bike for 25, 60, 80, or 100 miles, with rest stop stations along the way. Each rider solicits donations from those willing to act as a rider sponsor, and donates those to the ADA.

This year, the Utah Tour had approximately 1500 riders who raised $404,676 in total donations.

Team Horrocks had 27 riders who were able to raise almost $7000. That amount put Horrocks in second place in the highest corporate team donations, and sixth place in overall team donations.

Team Horrocks even had a few “Red Riders,” or riders with diabetes, participate in this Tour.

Horrocks is proud to be of service to our community and our employees, and help the American Diabetes Association in their quest to stop diabetes.

We’d like to thank our team captain and organizer Sabra Benford for all the work she put forth in making this a great event for Horrocks.

 

Horrocks Ogden Office In the Community

The Horrocks Ogden office volunteered for Ogden City’s annual Make A Difference Day on May 12.

The office supplied about six flats of flowers to be planted at the Golden Hours Center. The group, which included George Benford, Sabra Benford, Mary Porter, Tyann Hunsaker, and Jason Allen, planted the flowers and helped to clean up the gardens. Also in the group were two Ogden City Council Members and staff from the Golden Hours Center. Together, they trimmed overgrown trees and bushes, raked the gardens, and planted flowers. For the event, the city recruits volunteers from their staff, as well as the Boy Scouts of America, local businesses, and residents to take a day to clean up parts of the city that need some refreshing. The volunteering includes donations of time and resources, such as flowers, paint, and other materials to make fixes around the City.

“It’s a great way to involve the local community in sprucing up parts of town that need some work,” said Sabra.

George actually started this event about three years ago when he worked for Odgen City. Since then, the event has multiplied and other cities have started similar projects. The Ogden staff was very proud to do their part in this event.