Kforce Donates and Builds Bikes for Grand Cayman Children

Service to the community is a longstanding Kforce tradition and core value. Therefore, when planning an incentive trip to Grand Cayman for top performers, Kforce associates wanted to arrange a service activity that was more than just writing a check.   “We wanted to give back to the island,” said Ashley Scullion, Recognition & Inspiration Specialist. “We wanted to make a direct impact.”   Scullion learned that students at the island’s CAYS (Children and Youth Services) Foundation needed bikes. Knowing this would be the perfect project for Kforce, Scullion reached out to the trip’s 240 attendees and raised more than $7,000. It was enough to buy 36 bikes, helmets and locks for the students, plus two bike racks, one each for the boys’ and girls’ homes.   “We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our employees,” Scullion said. “We had individual donations that were up to $500.”

The volunteers set up an impromptu assembly line. One group tightened bolts, another pumped tires, the final group served as quality assurance. Dave Dunkel, Kforce Chairman and CEO, also served as the honorary test rider.  

“It was an amazing team building exercise,” Scullion said. “You had a chance to see your coworkers in a different way, in a more personal way. It took us about two hours to put those bikes together. And let me tell you, it was pretty hot that day.”

By lunchtime, 10 students from the CAYS foundation arrived to receive their bikes. The experience was especially powerful for Donnie Dewey, National Recruiting Center Director.

“When I have the opportunity to give back, I’m going to take it every time,” Dewey said.
 

When training new employees, Dewey uses this event to illustrate the Firm’s core values, which include respect, integrity and service to the community.

“It’s an absolute illustration of who we are as a Firm,” says Dewey.

However, when the bikes arrived they were only semi-assembled. Kforce’s Recognition & Inspiration team came to the rescue, coordinating 80 Kforce volunteers, along with their families, to help assemble pedals and align brakes.