Winning Spirit Magazine September - October 2018 | Page 18

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From the
Archives
Spirit of Giving
October 1995
The Miller family and LHM Group
have always given back to the
communities that sustain us, but
as our organization grew, so did the
number of donation requests. October
1995 marked the formal organization of
LHM Charities, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
that could help handle these increased
requests. Two years later, in May of
1997, LHM Charities announced a new
program that would allow employees to
participate in charitable giving: the Give
Us 5 Program.
This initiative was born with the
understanding that working together,
employee charitable contributions
could have a much greater impact than
individual donations alone. For just a few
dollars a month, employees could now be
part of something that made a significant
difference in the community.
LHM Charities receives funding from
several sources: companies in the LHM
Group, fundraising events, and donations
from private individuals, which is where
employee contributions play a vital role.
In recent years, Gail Miller has begun
matching employee donations.
The Give Us 5 Program is unique in
that it ensures donations from employees
go back into the communities where the
donations originated. This allows smaller,
local charitable groups to get help that
can make a big difference.
Since 1997, donations from the Give
Us 5 program have done a lot of good,
all stemming from LHM employees
being willing to donate a small monthly
amount, generally $5 from their
paychecks. It’s a remarkable effort, and
one that hopefully will continue to enrich
lives for decades to come. ◆
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Left: A Previous Give Us Five logo
Right: Current Give Us Five logo
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Snapshot Central
1. Board members from LHM Charities delivered a
$10,000 donation to the Refugee and Immigrant
Center for an after-school program.
2. The Utah Parks and Recreation Association
received a major donation that will enable local
recreation centers to help low-income youth
participate in Junior Jazz.
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3. The team at Megaplex Theatres joined in the
charitable eff orts by supporting Camp Kesem,
an organization that supports children through
their parents’ cancer struggles.
4. Troy Bullard and the team at Larry H. Miller
Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Riverdale take a lot
of pride in supporting community charitable
organizations like the Family Counseling
Service of Northern Utah.
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