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VGM Group, in partnership with the Waterloo Community Foundation, has awarded six $1,500 scholarships to dependents of VGM Group employees. “At VGM, we believe that supporting our employee owners also involves supporting their loved ones,” said VGM Chief People Officer Sara Laures.

Providing accessibility to children of all ages and abilities can inspire inclusion and build a stronger community. For Q1 of 2024, VGM supported two organizations to help achieve their goals of providing all children with a space where they can join in some fun. Donations for the two organizations totaled $20,000. Learn more about them below.

“The child care center was one of the main reasons VGM appealed to me,” said Samantha Doering (Corporate Communications & Events). Her 19-month-old son Weston, who Samantha says is now “a completely different kid,” started going to the VGM child care center when it opened in November 2023.

VGM Group, Inc. is excited to announce Cara Hintz as its Wellness Coordinator. Cara’s role at VGM will involve handling corporate wellness initiatives, along with building relationships with employee owners to help them meet their holistic wellness-related goals.

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, the VGM Community Giving Committee announced 2024’s Be the Change Partner: Habitat for Humanity. As part of the 2024 Be the Change announcement, VGM donated $45,000 total, spread across three locations in the U.S. near VGM locations.

VGM Group is excited to announce that Lindy Tentinger joins its team of senior leaders as the new president of VGM & Associates. Senior leaders are responsible for helping create the strategic vision for the company by providing expertise related to the industries they serve and the employee owners they lead.

Each November, VGM's employee owners set aside time to be thankful on Thanksgiving and to honor our country’s veterans and active military on Veterans Day. For Q4 of 2023, VGM is showing thanks by focusing its community giving efforts on organizations that support veterans and active military.

VGM Group, Inc. recently announced that the entire team in its human resources department has achieved Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) certification. MHFA is a program of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Similar to physical First Aid and CPR, MHFA helps people assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis until profes