Les Olson Company employees volunteer Monthly at Utah Food Bank’s Mobile Pantries. Mobile Pantries provide additional support to individuals facing hunger with culturally-suitable staples, including as much fresh food as possible, in communities that are under-served by traditional brick-and-mortar pantries. Areas may be under-served because there is no local pantry, the local pantry is too small to store enough food to support the number of people in need, or the pantry lacks enough refrigeration to provide adequate fresh foods. Mobile pantries also bring fresh food to areas where clients lack sufficient transportation to access the nearest food pantry. Last year, Utah Food Bank served more than 224,000 individuals throughout the state through their mobile pantries.
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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.
2020 Summer Business Food and Fund Drive
We just wrapped up our annual office food drive, benefiting Utah Food Bank. We have participated in the Summer Business Food and Fund Drive since 2011, but this year presented some unique challenges. Despite this, we were proud to present Utah Food Bank with the the donations made by our generous employees.
Announcing the Matt Olson Memorial Scholarship for IT students at UBTech
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.
2020 Lindon Business of the Year
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!
2020 Uplift Families Parenting Conference Sponsorship
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.
Les Olson Company supporting 2019 Utah Food Bank donation.
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.
2018 Amicus Invitational Marquee Sponsor
We were proud to be the Marquee Sponsor of the 2018 Amicus Invitational, a Golf Tournament raising funds for Intermountain Research and Medical Foundation.
2018 Utah Summer Games
We were proud to be a bronze sponsor of the 2018 Utah Summer Games, a festival for athletes of all ages and abilities.
2018 Utah Open Pro-Am
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.
2017 Mobile Pantry Panel at Hunger Heroes
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.
2017 Ronald McDonald House Adopt-a-meal Program Volunteers
We love being able to volunteer at Ronald McDonald House through their Adopt a Meal Program. It’s always a great team building activity for us, and we know how important it is for families to feel at home while they are in hospitals with a seriously ill or injured child. What better way to do that than through a delicious, home-style meal. We appreciate the great work done by Ronald McDonald House Charities. Please consider getting involved with their Adopt a Meal Program.
2017 Corner Canyon Ultra Trail Run Sponsorship
We were one of the sponsors of the 2017 Corner Canyon Ultra Trail Run, a 50 and 25k that raises money each year for an individual or family in need of support.