Community Involvement
Charity Bucks
Big Sandy Superstore is expanding their community support with a new program called Charity Bucks. It is a win-win situation for everyone involved and allows Big Sandy to give back support where it is earned.
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March of Dimes
Big Sandy Superstore and our employees have volunteered with the March of Dimes since 1995, with a majority of our fund-raising centered on the annual Walk America in Ashland, KY and Charleston, WV.
Habitat For Humanity
A natural sponsorship was formed with Huntington Area Habitat for Humanity in 2006 for the building of their 60th area home. Big Sandy Superstore and Clear Channel Radio partnered to fund, build, and help furnish this new home.
Andrew's Buddies
Andrew's Buddies raises funds for the research of spinal muscular atrophy. Big Sandy Superstore has donated items such as a pick-up truck and lawn mower for local fund-raising.
Scholarships
The VanHoose-Stewart Foundation awards higher education scholarships up to $2,000 per academic year. Begun in 2005, there are 27 full-time students currently receiving assistance.
Recycling
Big Sandy Superstore is committed to recycling. Our distribution center in Franklin Furnace, OH has been able to decrease our trips to the landfill from 5 days per week to once per week by recycling cardboard, plastic and foam. In 2007, 450 tons of cardboard and 53,329 pounds of plastic were recycled. As of March 2008, we have machinery to process foam packing materials for recycling.
Through fund-raising activities and donations, Big Sandy Superstore and its employees contribute to a variety of local and regional organizations including:
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Relay For Life
- American Red Cross
- Katrina Disaster Relief
- Care packages for troops
- Portsmouth, OH Coats for Kids
- The United Way
- Toys for Tots
- U.S. Marine Corps.
- Tri-State Council of Boy Scouts of America
- Paramount Art Center
- Hospice for Huntington
- Pendleton Arts Center
- Marshall University
- Highlands Museum
- King's Daughters' Hospitality House