Manheim Employees Collect 130 Bags of Trash, Help Beautify Auction Grounds and Preserve the Environment
CARLETON, Mich., -- In an effort to clean up and preserve the environment, a group of more than 100 employees from Manheim Detroit spent more than three hours collecting 130 bags of trash from the grounds and areas around the Carleton, Mich., location and the facility’s separate Flat Rock marshaling yard on May 2. The originally -scheduled event was rained out on Arbor Day (April 25).
“I was very impressed with our team and the dedication our Manheim Detroit volunteers showed,” said JD Daniels, general manager at Manheim Detroit. “They worked very hard to preserve the environment, give back to the community and go that extra mile. Our crew went above and beyond to volunteer their time after work to make a difference in the community.”
“We were all blown away by the participation,” said Diana Ohanesian, Manheim Detroit controller and event organizer. “Detroit truly takes pride in having a clean environment and had a great time making it happen. Our volunteers are already asking when the next event will be.”
- The group volunteered to collect trash and debris on the grounds of 200-acre Manheim Detroit property, along the property’s fence lines, in the adjacent wetland and farm field areas near the auction and at the marshaling yard.
- An eight-member conservation committee, which includes members from several auction departments, is planning additional events for 2014 at Manheim Detroit’s 600 Will Carlton Road facility. Other projects this year include an upcoming second cleanup of the Civil War cemetery on the grounds of Manheim Detroit and a flower-planting event later this month. Employees held a clean-up day at the cemetery last summer.
- To provide extra motivation for the volunteers, Manheim Detroit held a contest to see which teams could pick up the most trash. The winning squad collected 18 bags of trash.
- Leaders at Manheim Detroit added a second volunteer location at the marshaling yard due to employee interest: “When the employees at our Flat Rock employees heard about our Spring Clean event, they wanted to participate too,” Daniels said. “So we wound up with two spring clean-ups going on simultaneously. Our employees’ efforts made us proud.”
