C.H. Robinson Recognized for Workplace Giving Campaign


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Thu. April 3rd, 2014 - by Sarah Hoxie

<p>C.H. Robinson has received the Community Impact Award in the Workplace Giving Campaign category from Minnesota Business magazine.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/chrobinson040314body.jpg" alt="Cropped images 040114" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">This is the 2nd year in a row that C.H. Robinson has received this award in the Workplace Giving Campaign category, according to a press release. The honor recognizes the company's 14 years of support and dedication to the MinnDakotas chapter of JDRF, the leading global organization focused on <b>type 1 diabetes (t1D) research.</b><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We are so appreciative of the many years of support that C.H. Robinson has given our chapter of JDRF,” said Ross Marcus, Development Manager at JDRF MinnDakotas. “They continue to participate as one of our largest corporate teams during our annual Walk to Cure Diabetes at the Mall of America."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">C.H. Robinson's employees gather at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN every year to participate in the annual Walk to Cure Diabetes. <b>645 passionate C.H. Robinson employees</b> participated in this year’s event.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We are proud of the work our employees do to make C.H. Robinson a great company," said Angie Freeman, Vice President of Human Resources at C.H. Robinson. "Awards like this are a reminder that giving back is embedded in our company culture and that the same ingenuity and hard work that help us succeed as a company, also help make our communities better places to live and work."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Since 2001, C.H. Robinson and its employees have raised over <b>$548,000</b> for the MinnDakota’s chapter of JDRF. The funds go toward improving the lives of people affected by diabetes by funding the research to treat, cure, and prevent T1D.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Congratulations on this recognition, C.H. Robinson!<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.chrobinson.com/en/us/" target="_new"> C.H. Robinson </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">