Youth Interaction

Bring Your Kids to Work Day

The Wellness committee organizes the annual Bring Your Kids to Work Day event at the corporate office. In 2023, 12 Departments within the office hosted 75+ kids in one of our largest and most successful Bring Your Kids to Work Day event!

John Wright Memorial Contest

In 2023, we held our 18th annual John Wright Memorial Contest. The contest honors the memory of both John L. and John R. Wright. It is designed to further the understanding of the importance of trees among the children and grandchildren of Wright Service Corp. employees. There are four divisions with first, second and third place prizes for each. In total, $2,575 was awarded and distributed amongst the winners in each division.

Division 1: Thea Ryan Child of Brad Ryan — **Division 1:** Thea Ryan Child of Brad Ryan, Wright Canada Holdings Fleet Supervisor

**DIVISION 2:** ELLALOU LOISELLE CHILD OF STEVEN LOISELLE, WRIGHT TREE SERVICE DIVISION 55 GENERAL FOREPERSON

DIVISION 3: BRYNN BURLINGAME CHILD OF RYAN BURLINGAME — **DIVISION 3:** BRYNN BURLINGAME CHILD OF RYAN BURLINGAME, WRIGHT OUTDOOR SOLUTIONS ACCOUNT MANAGER

DIVISION 4: HAILEY CLARK
CHILD OF JAKE CLARK — **DIVISION 4:** HAILEY CLARK
CHILD OF JAKE CLARK, EOCENE LEAD CUF

John Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund

The John Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 to create a substantial scholarship fund to help college students interested in commercial arboriculture achieve high academic goals and support the arboriculture industry. The scholarship is administered by the TREE Fund, awarded $5,000 to a student annually.

Job Fairs

WSC participates in job fairs in the communities we serve throughout North America where our recruiting team is able to increase exposure of our family of companies to the next generation of leaders. In the future, the recruiting team plans to partner with high schools throughout North America to engage and educate students on career paths in environmental services.

Waukee Community School District – School to Work Program

The School-to-Work (STW) program is an internship program for seniors that want to explore a potential career path while growing their professional development. Students work exclusively at one specific employer that correlates with their career aspirations. The program allows for students to experience working in a professional environment while gaining knowledge on their profession of interest.

In 2023, the Marketing and Communications department brought on a senior from Waukee Northwest High School. Our intern had the opportunity to work under the Senior Digital Marketing and Social Media Specialist. He was able to explore a variety of topics in the digital marketing realm.