Rihm Monthly Magazine - February 2025 - Magazine - Page 28
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Rihm Family Companies (RFC) supports 501(c)3 organizations focused on three primary
service areas: health & wellness, food insecurity, and education and workforce development.
These choices reflect RFC’s family values that underlie corporate values.
SUPPORTING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
EDUCATION & WORKFORCE PROGRAMS
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)
Combats crimes against human beings
■ Trains all RFC team members on identifying
and reporting suspected human trafficking
■ John W. Rihm Memorial Scholarship Fund
St. Christopher's Truckers Relief Fund
Supports truck drivers facing health crises
■ Assists with expenses associated with out of work
truck drivers experiencing illness, injury, or family
emergencies that take them off the road
2nd Harvest Food shelves/Feeding America
Believes hunger is a solvable problem
■ Annual support to all communities
where RFC operates
for diesel tech students enrolled in accredited
diesel programs through the MTA Foundation
■ Twin Cities Rise - Provide facility tours, interview
training and hire apprentice diesel techs from
their careers and work readiness program
■ Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board
and Minnesota Department of Labor/Minnesota’s
Youth Skills Training Program with employee
involvement at the board level
■ Tri-District Career and College Readiness
Program with internship opportunities
■ Bethel University’s “The 25” program for women
preparing for careers and internships within
various areas of study
Other organizations supported by RFC:
■ American Brain Tumor Association
■ Allina Health Foundation - Philanthropy Committee
■ Neighbors Inc.
■ Feed My Starving Children
■ Dress for Success – Twin Cities
■ Children's Minnesota - Auxiliary Board
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INVOLVEMENT
■ Chamber memberships in nearly every
community our company operates
■ Participation in Chamber activities to gather
information and network with other businesses
in the area to build relationships and awareness
of local issues
■ Kari Rihm serves on the Minnesota Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors as well as the
River Heights Chamber of Commerce
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