HEB CARES! 2025 Wrap Up: Strengthening Community
HEB employees volunteering at the Berlin Downtown Day of Caring event this spring.
At HEB, we’re committed to strengthening community through our annual HEB Cares! program, which empowers our team to volunteer, support, and lead local organizations that align with our values. In 2025, HEB Cares! continued to grow in scope and impact. We tripled the dollar value of technical grant assistance, donating our time and skills to a variety of projects, while allocating significant funds to nonprofits that uplift our neighbors.
Here’s a snapshot of our contributions this past year:
EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER HOURS:
302.5
TOTAL TECHNICAL GRANT DOLLARS:
$10,396
EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN VOLUNTEER PROJECTS :
90%
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION AND SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS:
$50,697
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED:
AHEAD
Angels & Elves - Kiwanis Club of Mount Washington Valley
Androscoggin Valley Hospital
Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Berlin Day of Caring
Bridgton Music on Main
Cal Ripken Baseball
Camden Bailey Foundation
Cynthia’s Challenge
Friends of Nansen Ski Jump
Gorham Parks & Rec
Granite Backcountry Alliance
Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation
Kennett High School Baseball
Lakes Region Planning Commission
Memorial Hospital
MWV Choral Society
MWV Housing Coalition
MWV STEM Expo
NH Food Bank
Pope Memorial Library
Ride NoCo
Salve Regina Academy
SMPS NNE
Theatre UP
The Laura Foundation
To round out our year of giving, HEB Cares! culminates in an annual donation to a local organization chosen by staff. This year, our team selected Angels & Elves (a project of Kiwanis Club of Mount Washington Valley), which provides underserved families in the Valley with holiday gifts, grocery card gift cards, warm clothes, and other essentials. Learn more about HEB's end-of-year donation to Angels & Elves in our December blog!
(L-R) Angels & Elves Team Leader Chris Gillette; HEB President Jay Poulin; Kiwanis Club Board Member and Head Elf Marie Lee; HEB Junior Civil Engineer Catie Gillette; HEB Junior Civil Engineer Claudia Damboise.
HEB's Structural Engineering team volunteered with Ride NoCo to build bridges in their mountain bike trail network.
Our work through HEB Cares! is just one of the ways we strive to make a difference. We are dedicated to engaging with our community and look forward to new opportunities to lend a helping hand in 2026!