Employees in our Las Vegas branch held a drive to collect toys for the Toys for Tots program. We’re so proud that our employees have created a tradition of holiday giving.
2015 Las Vegas Toys for Tots Drive
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Employees in our Las Vegas branch held a drive to collect toys for the Toys for Tots program. We’re so proud that our employees have created a tradition of holiday giving.
Thanksgiving Point kicked off International Women’s Day with a “SHEroes in STEM” (STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) event held at the Museum of Natural Curiosity. Les Olson IT’s new VP of Accounting Amanda Slatter was one of 12 nominated as one of the SHEroes to spotlight at Thanksgiving Point.
UBTech and Les Olson Company are pleased to announce The Matt Olson Memorial Scholarship to benefit Information Technology students at UBTech. This scholarship in memory of Matt Olson (pictured above) who passed away due to suicide. Matt managed the IT and software solutions departments at Les Olson Company, guiding the company’s specialized technology offerings.
Les Olson Company was recognized by the Pleasant Grove-Lindon Chamber of Commerce as the 2020 Lindon Business of the year at their annual award banquet. We are honored to be considered, along with other great businesses in the area. Great job Lindon team!
We were a proud sponsor of the 2020 Uplift Families Parenting Conference. We commend their commitment to connect parents and organizations with programs, resources and information to help promote strong families and meaningful parent-child relationships.
Throughout the year, the Utah Food Bank receives donations from hundreds of food and fund drives hosted by various organizations, and by individuals who want to give back to the community. Because of the generosity of these businesses and individuals, the Utah Food Bank is able purchase food to distribute to pantries throughout Utah and even Mobile Pantry Trucks, which bring lots of fresh food to areas under served by traditional food pantries.
Les Olson Company is honored to be recognized by Nevada Business Magazine with their 2019 Family Owned Business Award! This award was first introduced in 2010 in order to recognize all of the family-run businesses doing great things in Nevada. Nevada Business Magazine recognizes the importance of family-owned businesses in providing jobs and enriching the economy of Nevada.
We were proud to be the Marquee Sponsor of the 2018 Amicus Invitational, a Golf Tournament raising funds for Intermountain Research and Medical Foundation.
We are proud members of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. Recently they recognized 23 businesses in the Las Vegas area who have made an impact on their industries and communities with their 2018 Business Excellence Awards. The award was created to “celebrate the diversity, creativity, and ingenuity of the local business community at the Business Excellence Awards Luncheon.
We were proud to be a bronze sponsor of the 2018 Utah Summer Games, a festival for athletes of all ages and abilities.
We were proud to be able to support Special Olympics Utah is a great asset to our community, giving children and adults with intellectual disabilities. We did this through our annual Utah Open Pro-am, which raises money for Special Olympics Utah and the great work they do.
Each year during the holidays, we try to encourage everyone at Les Olson Company to do something to brighten Christmas for others. In the past we’ve been sponsors of the Angel Tree program, gathering donations from employees in each of our offices. This year, we were excited to shift our efforts to another great program, Toys for Tots.
We were able to participate in a great panel discussion as part of Utah Food Bank’s Hunger Heroes event. The discussion was about their Mobile Pantry School program, which our employees volunteer at monthly. Other participants were representatives from C.R. England, Granite Education Foundation, and Columbia Elementary School.