Otis Interns Give Back Across the U.S.

More than 100 summer interns at Otis Elevator volunteered across the United States during a week-long focus on community service. Non-profits supported during these engagements range from food banks, homeless shelters, and those focused on various community spaces. Examples include:

• In Connecticut, interns sorted more than 21,000 pounds of food – including 11,428 pounds of food in one day - breaking the Otis record for most food sorted by pounds in a day at Foodshare.
   
• In Philadelphia, more than 500 sandwiches were packed for homeless families and veterans through the non-profit Caring for Friends • In Boston, nearly 60 care packages were built and delivered to homeless shelters in Cambridge, Harvard, Central and Kendal Square.
   
• In Chicago, interns organized the cleanup of Oak Street Beach with their Otis colleagues.
   
• In Charlotte, interns delivered groceries to those in need through Loaves & Fishes Community Services

"Otis has a long-term ESG goal of achieving 500,000 colleague volunteer hours by 2030. The volunteerism efforts of Otis interns across the United States exemplify the impact our colleagues have on communities where we live and work." said Matt Turner, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.

What Otis interns are saying:

Maddie Casto, Sales Intern, Nashville, Tennessee
This past week, Otis interns across the United States participated in a variety of community service projects of our choosing. We partnered with a local non-profit charity to collect school supplies for underprivileged children in the Nashville Metro Area. Our team came together and donated a range of supplies for kids as the upcoming school year grows near. We could not have done it without the generosity of everyone in the Nashville office. I am grateful to be a part of a company that gives back and helps make this world a place we aspire to raise future generations in.

Andy Heyman, Finance Intern, Bloomfield, Connecticut
Our job as volunteers was to sort through produce items and repackage them into containers where they would be shipped out to various locations across the state. It certainly felt rewarding being part of something like this, giving back to the community and contributing to making the world a better place!

Madyson Hoffman, Sales Intern, Moorestown, New Jersey
I had the amazing opportunity to set up a community service event for the Otis office in Moorestown, NJ. We volunteered at Caring for Friends in Philadelphia, PA. During our time volunteering, we made over 500 ham and cheese sandwiches for homeless families and veterans. Even a small amount can help out in so many ways. The staff were great to work with and very appreciative! Such a good event and opportunity to serve and collaborate with others in the office!

About Otis
Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service company. We move 2 billion people a day and maintain more than 2.1 million customer units worldwide, the industry’s largest Service portfolio. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, Otis is 70,000 people strong, including 41,000 field professionals, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. For more information, visit www.otis.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @OtisElevatorCo.