Baird Trust Gives Back

Baird Trust supports a wide range of organizations, focusing on groups that our associates devote their time to in order to maximize their impact.

Local Organizations Served

Home of the Innocents

Since 1880, Louisville’s Home of the Innocents has provided shelter for children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned. In October, volunteers from Baird Trust sorted and organized items that had been donated to the Home during Baird Gives Back week, then prepared and decorated Christmas trees for the holiday season.

A group of Baird Trust associates volunteering at Home of the Innocents
A Baird Trust associate carries a Christmas Tree at Home of the Innocents

 

A Baird Trust associate sorting supplies at Home of the Innocents
Baird Trust associates at Day of Action

Afghan Family Refugees

Baird Trust associates collected and sorted donations from members of the Patriot group – Baird’s Associate Resource Group devoted to supporting our nation’s veterans and their allies – for Afghan family refugees staying at Camp Atterbury in Indiana.

A Baird associate volunteers packing items at Afghan Refugees
Baird associates volunteer at Afghan Refugees

Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo

The Baird Trust team helped to finish the penguin exhibit at the zoo, painting a fence and hauling rock for the area around the exhibit, and even got to watch the penguins arrive at their new home.

Baird Trust associates volunteer group standing outside of the Kinney Family Penguins of Patagonia sign

Community Kitchen

Baird Trust associates prepared and served lunch to those in need, and assisted with cleanup afterwards. The Kitchen serves lunch to around 100 individuals daily.

A group of volunteers wearing Baird Gives Back t-shirts at Community Kitchen
A volunteer lays out taco shells on a tray

Field of Flags at Cave Hill Cemetery

Volunteers helped to place flags on veterans’ graves (over 7,000 gravesites!) at Cave Hill Cemetery.

A woman and two children carry armfuls of flags

GRRAND - Golden Retriever Rescue

Dog walkers helped out at the rescue facility, after investing their own time to undergo volunteer training prior to the event.

A voluneer with a golden retirever outside of GRRAND

Highview Arts Center

Our team did some painting and cleaning of newly renovated space.

Volunteers at the Highview Arts Center

Make-A-Wish Walk

Baird Trust volunteers were stationed near the entrance and within the park grounds, helping out and fielding questions from walkers. They had various tasks to perform, including: guiding walkers to registration tables, helping to hand out shirts and MAW giveaways (toys, bracelets), helping with kids' activity stations, encouraging walkers along the path, and handing out water. At the end of the walk, they handed out snacks.

Volunteers at the Make-A-Wish Walk