Youth Interaction

Bring Your Kids to Work Day

The Wellness Committee organizes the Bring Your Kids to Work Day event at the corporate office. In 2022, 34+ employees and 52+ kids participated.

Bring Your Kids to Work Day - Dani Welsch's son posing with PPE

Coloring Contest

The Employee Ownership Committee has had a yearly coloring contest since 2018. Employees were encouraged to ask someone close to them to draw a picture of him or her, their favorite employee, doing what they believe the employee does at work. First place winners received a gift card to enjoy dinner and a movie with their family. Here were 2022’s entry winners.

“Blue smiley is Grammy, an upside down tree, and the brown wright service building. Grammy’s work is important because she’s working. I want to see Grammy.” Age 3-4 Winner

“My Grandpa cutting down a tree. It’s important because there are powerlines and the power is going out.” Age 5-6 Winner

“My dad and his team are lifting wood into a pile. He is giving water to all his friends because it is hot. Another friend is climbing to trim a tree.” Age 7-9 Winner

“Look at the drawing and read the sentence with the matching number. 1. Training and development helps wright, by creating a base for the company to build on, much like tree roots. 2. Tree staking is similar to teaching or training the trees so it may properly grow as a tree, similar to how the training and development team trains others to develop as an employee. 3. Tree branches represent how a tree, or a company can grow with what is there to support it.” Age 10-12 Winner

“ When disaster strikes, the company is there to save the day. Moreover, Kaari is there to market the services and share with the world what good the company has done. No matter the problem, Kaari is there to help. Saving Trees. Saving You.” Age 16+ Winner

John Wright Memorial Contest

In 2022, we held our 17th 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:
PRE-K - 2ND GRADE Winning entry — **DIVISION 1:** PRE-K – 2ND GRADE

DIVISION 2: 3RD - 5TH GRADE Winning Entry — **DIVISION 2:** 3RD – 5TH GRADE

DIVISION 3: 6TH - 8TH GRADE Winning Entry — **DIVISION 3:** 6TH – 8TH GRADE

DIVISION 4: 9TH - 12TH GRADE winning entry — **DIVISION 4:** 9TH – 12TH GRADE

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

We also participate in job fairs in the communities we serve throughout North America where our recruiting team was 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.