Your Community is OUr Community
Corporate Social Responsibility
Bekins Van Lines isn’t just a moving company—we’re a team of people, caring individuals concerned about the welfare of future generations. Because of that, we feel compelled to help make our communities healthy and vibrant, as well as environmentally sustainable. To that end, we take an active role in our community, from working with charitable organizations to making important decisions about our environmental impact.
Committed to families
Bekins Van Lines is incredibly humbled to support children with critical illnesses and their families.
For families with a child battling a critical illness, schedules often become filled with doctor appointments, hospital visits, and medical treatments. Give Kids The World Village, a nonprofit resort in Central Florida, offers these families week-long, cost-free vacations to take a much-needed break and spend time together.
Child with helmet rides horse at Give Kids The World
The van line sponsors horseback riding at the resort’s “Keaton’s Korral,” allowing children of all abilities to experience the joy of riding a horse during their vacation.
“At Give Kids The World, guests can forget about the day-to-day challenges they face and just laugh and play together as a family,” said Jessica Mueller, Give Kids The World spokesperson. “Keaton’s Korral is one great example of the joys they can experience during their stay.”
In fact, that focus on family and changing lives for the better is what drew Bekins to get involved with the nonprofit.
“We were inspired to sponsor horseback riding at Give Kids The World when Keaton, a Give Kids The World wish child, spoke at our annual partnership conference,” said Mark Kirschner, Bekins Van Lines CEO. “The attraction is called Keaton’s Korral because of the boy’s passion for the nonprofit and the impact it had on his life.”
Learn more about events we host to raise money for the nonprofit and visit the donation page here to help us support Give Kids The World. Watch our fundraising event video to further understand our Truck Pull fundraiser!
Committed to the Fight Against Hunger
Bekins is committed to helping the fight against hunger through our relationship with Move For Hunger.
For 125 plus years, Bekins has been dedicated to helping families move. We often see unwanted items being thrown away, including non-perishable food. That’s where we come in. There is no better way to give back to the community you’ve called home than donating non-perishable food items. It’s as easy as:
- Setting aside items you’re planning to donate
- Notifying your Bekins representative
- Leaving the rest to us
Your Bekins representative will arrange for delivery of boxes to collect your donated items as well as make arrangements to pick up the items and transfer them to a local food bank.
For more information about our program, and to learn whether your local Bekins agent participates, please contact your Bekins representative. To learn more about Move For Hunger please click here.
Environmental Sustainability
Every single day, Bekins has hundreds of agents active across the United States, and we see that as a huge opportunity to have an environmental impact. Our goal is to reduce our environmental footprint, and we take seriously our commitment to being a green company. How?
By recycling thousands of pounds of cardboard cartons, utilizing thousands of efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs in our warehouses, and upgrading our appliances to more energy efficient models. We also use recycled paper and eco-friendly inks on our documents and collateral materials. This commitment to going green is just part of the reason so many people choose Bekins.
In fact, we’ve worked so hard at going green that we’ve been recognized as an official “Green Business” by the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Contact us today to begin your green move with Bekins.