Communities for a Cause
EMCORE’s long history of corporate responsibility is built on a commitment to touch the lives of people in meaningful ways. In the communities in which we work, EMCORE companies believe in getting involved.
You’ll find our employees engaging in a variety of charitable causes, community outreach programs, and other philanthropic activities in their local markets. Here are some examples of the work we do in our local communities.
City Lights Ministry
The team at Bahnson Mechanical Systems partnered with City Lights to build beds for underprivileged children and families in Winston Salem, NC.
Convoy of Hope
EMCORE Services Mesa Energy hosted several events packing hygiene kits for disaster relief efforts. Approximately 700 participants—including Mesa Energy employees, families, and friends across ten locations in California and Nevada—packed 24,000 kits to support Convoy of Hope’s disaster response work.
Viet Nam Veterans of Diablo Valley (VNVDV)
Contra Costa Electric participated in and helped sponsor the fifteenth annual Walk of Honor in Crockett, CA. The event raised $46,000 with half the proceeds going to VNVDV. The VNVDV supports active and former service members.
Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
Dallas Mechanical Group hosted a crawfish boil and picnic to benefit the Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas. The Guild’s mission is to engage all members of the Down Syndrome community – children and adults, parents, and friends – to advocate, educate, and enable the fullest lives possible.
Savio House
At Dynalectric Colorado’s annual company golf tournament, $30,000 was raised for Savio House, which provides in-home therapeutic treatment to children and their families.
Women's Development Center, Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, and Nevada Military Support Alliance
Dynalectric Nevada and Hansen Mechanical Contractors were both golf card sponsors for the charity golf tournament put on by their client, The Penta Building Group. The event raised $165,000 and benefitted the three organizations mentioned above.
American Heart Association
Dynalectric Oregon donated to the CPR in Schools Initiative put on by the American Heart Association. Their contribution funds CPR in Schools training kits that can be used to potentially train hundreds of students in this lifesaving skill.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Bay Area
ECM Holding Group participated in and helped sponsor the Syserco ninth annual Golf for a Kid’s Sake event at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, CA. The tournament benefited the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Bay Area.
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering
EMCORE Services Automated Controls participated in and helped sponsor the annual Play4Josh golf tournament, which is held in memory of Josh Gentry. The event raises funds for a scholarship for students attending the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering.