Following in Datonics’ tradition of giving back, members of the Datonics team took the opportunity to volunteer and give back to their local communities and the causes they are passionate about this past Martin Luther King Day.
It has become customary to honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service. This year, Datonics CEO Michael Benedek along with his son worked at a local food bank in the Bronx, along with local politicians. The Rise for Hunger / UJA-Federation of New York project prepares food for 10,000+ in-need recipient families.
The Datonics Israel team engaged in philanthropic endeavors by volunteering at Leket Israel, the leading food rescue organization in Israel. Despite the fact that 522,000 families in Israel experience food insecurity, tons of thousands tons of food is discarded on a daily basis. Leket addresses this issue by rescuing food and working in conjunction with over 600 farmers and 18,000 dedicated volunteers from throughout the country.
Pavel, Shahar, Regine, and Chana, four members of the Datonics team in Israel, described the volunteering experience as fulfilling, purposeful, and enlightening. They were warmly received by enthusiastic counsellors who passionately transmitted us the organization's mission and impact.
By spending just two hours selecting and packaging fruits and vegetables that would have otherwise gone to waste, they were able to salvage precisely six tons of food.
Pavel and Shahar reported feeling a sense of unity with others, as they were all united in the common goal of assisting those in need. Upon departing from the volunteer work, they felt that they had made a positive impact on society.
Regine, who joined Datonics on the same day as Market Analyst, viewed the volunteering as an opportunity to bond with her new colleagues and to have fun. She was astounded by the commitment of some of the volunteers who regularly came to Leket, such as Judith, a 93-year-old woman from the United States, who humbly spent the afternoon working alongside us, selecting fruits and contributing to Leket's mission.
Chana, who organized the volunteering activity, believes that volunteering is a rewarding and soul-nourishing experience that should be a part of everyone's lives. If, in such a short amount of time, we were able to provide sustenance to more than hundreds of families, why don't we make time to do it more often? Instead of aiming to reach a fast and flawless kindness across the world, we should encourage each person to take small and meaningful actions that can ultimately have a ripple effect of positive change throughout the world.
Participating in these activities as a company was unifying, and we look forward to future collaborative efforts. We are all appreciative of Datonics Israel for dedicating a portion of a workday to assisting those around us, which is often taken for granted.
