Pinnacol In Action: PIA Days 2015

In celebration of 100 years of Pinnacol’s commitment to Colorado, our Pinnacol In Action (PIA) Advisory Council will be coordinating 100 Pinnacol employees who will be volunteering in five different volunteer events from October 12-16. Pinnacol In Action is our volunteer program that gives every Pinnacol employee two days of paid time off each year to volunteer in the community.

This year's PIA Days events include:

• Ronald McDonald House -  for the past 36 years, Ronald McDonald House Denver has offered a loving home away from home to families needing to be near their seriously ill or injured child while they are being treated a Denver area hospital. 
• Montbello Central Park with Denver Parks and Recreation. I did this one several years ago and though it was hard work it was great! Pinnacol volunteers will be painting, removing debris, turning playground sand, and beautifying the baseball field.
• Project C.U.R.E. - Project C.U.R.E. is the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world. Our volunteers will be packing boxes of medical supplies to be shipped to the developing world. This is another event that I've been fortunate enough to do in past years and it's very rewarding. 
• George Washington High School with Denver Public Schools Foundation -  Pinnacol volunteers will be painting and organizing the student union and the volunteer center, organizing supplies, and supporting the Community Engagement Officer with various projects around the school. I've never done this event but our volunteers spend a fair amount of time at GWHS through other organizations including GoodWill through whom I'll be volunteering in November helping students learn how to conduct a job search. 
• PawsCO - PawsCO is dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation and offers a comprehensive approach through their three programs: PawsCo Spay/Neuter, PawsCo Pet Food Drive and PawsCo Adoptions. Our employees will be assembling feral cat enclosures. These enclosures are very important during the winter to keep community cats, a group that includes ferals (who are afraid of people) and strays (who've been lost or abandoned). No matter how resourceful these outdoor cats are, they need help surviving winter.

Even our Grand Junction office will get into the swing of things helping clean up a section of Highway 50. 

Thank you to all of our employees who will be involved in these events!