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KVH Industries is all about making connections – connecting travelers with the information they need; the entertainment they enjoy; and with their friends, families, and co-workers at home, in the office, or back on shore. We’ve become a leader in our markets through hard work, innovation, and a dedication to excellence in our products and our personnel. Those same qualities help us make successful, meaningful connections within our community as well, sometimes through the company itself and sometimes through the efforts of our employees, who give generously of their time and energy to aid others. Recognizing the importance of these efforts, we’re proud to have launched the KVH Charitable Giving Initiative.
KVH Charitable Giving Initiative Mission Statement:
The Initiative’s mission is to strengthen KVH's contributions to, and visibility within, the community through financial and service donations, while encouraging and celebrating volunteerism on the part of KVH employees.
KVH is pleased to support charitable efforts in each its home communities in and around Middletown, Rhode Island; Tinley Park, Illinois; and Kokkedal, Denmark. To learn more, please contact us at community@kvh.com.
Read all about Community Initiatives, KVH Staff in the Community, KVH Going Green, KVH's Technology Scholarship and Holiday Giving below! |
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Community Initiatives
- KVH Staff & Family Join the Fight Against Cancer (PDF: 145 K)
Six KVH employees and their families recently joined forces to raise over $1,500 and walk over 50 miles through the night to support the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in the search for a cure for cancer! Read more…
- KVH Helping to Relieve Hunger in Middletown (PDF: 69 K)
At KVH Headquarters in Middletown, RI, staff are treated to a special lunch once a month, a chance to get out of the office and into the cafeteria for a great meal and relaxed conversation with coworkers. Best of all, this monthly treat also benefits a local charity. Read more…
- Local High School Students Tour KVH Headquarters (PDF: 107 K)
On February 26, a group of eight Advanced Placement Physics students from Rogers High School in Newport, RI visited KVH headquarters in Middletown with their teacher, Mr. David Goodburn, to learn what being an engineer is all about. Read more...
- KVH Makes Record Donation to United Way; Pies Managers in the Process (PDF: 128 K)
It's entirely possible that raising money for worthy local charities has never been this fun. When the KVH Charitable Giving Committee decided to support the RI office's annual United Way of RI campaign, the results were win-win: a total donation of $16,070 (the most KVH employees have ever donated in a United Way campaign, blowing away last year's total of $6,900), increased awareness about UWRI's Community Impact Fund, and one very memorable afternoon in the cafeteria. Spurring on contributions was the Day Off Competition, in which the team with the most participation in payroll deduction contributions won an extra paid day off, a coin drive, and the big finale, a Pie-in-the-Face fundraiser where employees bid on chances to put a pie in the face of one of nine volunteer managers. See what happened…
- Raffle for Airline Tickets Benefits Looking Upwards (PDF: 28K)
When Looking Upwards, a non-profit organization in Middletown, RI that provides a variety of services to adults and children with special needs, asked KVH to help them raise money by raffling off two Southwest Airlines tickets, no one quite imagined how great the result would be. Click here to find out how much they raised…
- KVH Sponsors MEC "Duck Duck Race" (PDF: 136K)
The Middletown Educational Collaborative (MEC) sponsored their annual Duck Duck Race on Monday, July 28 and, thanks in part to a sizeable monetary donation from KVH employees, as well as a bunch of KVH volunteers and attendees, it was a great success! Read more...
- KVH Helps Local Kids Enjoy Summer Camp (PDF: 52K)
It's hot, it's sunny, and school's out, which means that summer camp season is in full swing. To help make sure that local kids have the opportunity to enjoy time at camp, KVH's Charitable Giving Committee recently made a $500 donation to the Newport County YMCA, enough to pay for four children to each spend a week at the Y's day camp program. Read more...
- KVH Donates Backup Power Supply to Keep Medicine Safe for Middletown Residents (PDF: 47K)
The KVH Charitable Giving Committee purchased and donated a backup power supply for the Newport County Community Mental Health Center. This essential piece of equipment will keep thousands of dollars of perishable medicines cold should the power go out at the NCCMHC office. Read more...
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Staff in the Community
- David Laird, Volunteer of the Quarter (PDF: 118K)
Did you know that David volunteers with his local church, a food pantry, and the "Friends of Falmouth" animal shelter, as well as used vacation time from KVH to visit Honduras and volunteer with "Mission Honduras," helping people bring themselves out of poverty with faith-based education and vocational and technical training? Read more…
- Volunteer of the Quarter: Paula Conway (PDF: 54K)
Have you noticed a different car in the coveted "Volunteer of the Quarter" parking spot? It belongs to the Volunteer of the Quarter, Paula Conway! Read more…
- KVH Staff Judge FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition (PDF: 83K)
While most of Roger Williams University students were sound asleep on Saturday, January 12, an army of children and their robots marched into the campus athletic center to join a smaller army of technical judges, including a few KVH employees. They were all there for the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition, and the students worked hard to get there. Read more…
- Pulling a Heavy Load for a Good Cause (PDF: 75K)
In September, an intrepid team of KVH staff members and their loved ones participated in the RI chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society’s annual jet pull. That’s right, the KVH team and several others actually pulled a jet, tug-of-war style, down the runway at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, RI! All proceeds and other donations from the event will support research to find a cure for MS, and as an added bonus, the participants feel pretty strong at the end of the day! Read more…
- KVH Assists in Chinese Earthquake Relief (PDF: 159K)
On May 12, a massive earthquake destroyed a large portion of China's Sichuan Province, causing tens of thousands of casualties and injuries and inestimable property loss and damage. This event also shook the hearts of people around the world, including some very ambitious and generous employees at KVH. Senior RF engineer Bosui Liu did some research, and then asked his fellow employees at KU to help the victims of this unthinkable disaster with monetary contributions. The result was a sizeable donation that helped many families in Sichuan Province. Read more...
- Charitable Giving Committee Announces First Volunteer of the Quarter (PDF: 52K)
KVH announced the first recipient of its Volunteer of the Quarter award at an employee luncheon on Wednesday, 2. The recipient, Debra Bzdula, was recognized for her outstanding work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation with an announcement, a certificate, and a well-publicized and much-coveted prime parking spot, which is hers to use until the next Volunteer of the Quarter is announced in October. Read more...
- Paula Conway: Child & Family Volunteer of the Year! (PDF: 61K)
As KVH's New Product Development Manager, Paula Conway spends a lot of time thinking outside the box and finding creative ways to overcome challenges. These skills are invaluable to her efforts with Child & Family, Newport County's oldest, largest, and most comprehensive social service organization. Recently, Child & Family thanked Paula for her diligent and creative efforts in their Supportive Housing program by naming her their Volunteer of the Year. Read more...
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Going Green
- KVH Is Going Green(er) (PDF: 87K)
KVH is going greener than ever, following several changes made in honor of Earth Day. Staff are pitching in to keep the environment clean and beautiful by implementing several changes around the office. Read more…
- KVH Takes Steps Toward "Greening" the Office (PDF: 38K)
It seems like "going green," or changing our behavior to lessen our negative impact on the environment, is the most popular thing to do these days. You can "green" (yes, it's a verb now, too) everything from your toothbrush to your laundry detergent, but going green in the office is a whole other category. In addition to helping the Earth, it can also help a business' bottom line. Read more…
- KVH Recognized for Energy Savings after "Green" Renovations (PDF: 60K)
Following the completion of renovations to KVH's Tinley Park, IL facility a few months ago, the company received an energy savings certificate from BlueStar Energy Services™ in recognition of the positive impact the new, energy-efficient design is having on the planet. Read more...
- KVH Takes a Green Step Forward by Recycling Batteries (PDF: 54K)
KVH’s Engineering department is recycling various types of dry cell batteries, including alkaline, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, iron, zinc carbon, and silver, as well as AA, AAA, C, D, and 9-volt batteries. Read more...
- KVH Chicago Goes Green (PDF: 96 K)
KVH took a giant, green step forward in December as the facilities team made some smart energy choices that will have lasting benefits for KVH, its employees, and the environment. At the heart of the effort was the overhaul of the overhead lighting in the company’s Chicago facility by switching from T-12 bulbs and halogen lighting to more energy-efficient T-8 bulbs. Read more...
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Technology Scholarship
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Holiday Giving
- Decorating for the Holidays with Hats, Mittens, and Good Will (PDF: 73K)
Thanks to the generosity of many KVH employees, the Middletown, RI office had a beautifully decorated lobby for most of December and, most importantly, donated an entire carload of hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, socks, and coats to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in Newport, RI that will keep many children warm this winter. Read more and see the tree…
- Annual Fall Food Drive a Success (PDF: 152K)
In an effort to help fellow Rhode Islanders this winter and holiday season, KVH employees held their annual fall food drive early, so that the donation could be delivered to the food bank in time for Thanksgiving distribution. Thanks to their generosity, the final donation was a huge box full of nonperishable food items, as well as $545 in cash. Read more…
- KVH Employees Give Back to the Community (PDF: 69K)
KVH and its employees have a tradition of giving back to the community, helping our friends and neighbors get through the winter with a warm meal and access to services and support that can make all the difference. This year is no different as employees are take an active role in supporting two of Rhode Island's most visible and valuable charitable organizations: the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and United Way of Rhode Island. Read more...
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