Community Inclusion
Curtis Restaurant Equipment and many of its employees and families are deeply involved in a variety of community organizations and activities. One of our goals is to contribute and give back to the community and to individual employees. Curtis Restaurant Equipment as a company does this in many different ways. Whether it is philanthropy or donating time and energy to a cause, our Curtis staff helps our communities.
Major organizations that receive financial support from Curtis Restaurant Equipment and its employees:
Club Managers of Oregon Golf Tournament
Curtis Restaurant Equipment is proud to be associated with The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts. The Shedd is a non-profit center for education and lessons for all ages in a variety of performing arts. Also, it is home to The Jaqua Performance Hall with world class performances booked on a regular basis. Dan Curtis is a long time board member of The Shedd.
Every Lane County employee of Curtis contributes to the annual United Way Campaign. Staff have chaired the Capital Campaign and served on many committees.
Lane Community College. Major sponsor of Harvest Dinner and the Culinary and Hospitality Program. Provide a student scholarship every year through the LCC Foundation.
Tree Sponsor for past 10 years. Curtis staff decorates a tree each year and have won Best in Class award. Staff have chaired this event and served on various committees.
Team sponsor for over 30 years. Many Curtis staff coach teams and volunteer.
Major contributor and sponsor for past 15 years. Staff have chaired the annual fund raising dinner and served on committees for many years.
Provided seed money for first refrigerated van in 1991 for Food Rescue Express program, designed a prep kitchen and made a major donation to the present facility. Staff chaired Capital Campaign for new facility.
Contribute each year to annual fund raising dinner.
Assisted Delta Rotary in major remodel of facility in South Eugene. Donated equipment and money.
Major contributor to the annual fundraiser in southern Oregon for senior activities.
Curtis Restaurant Equipment also contributes to many other non-profit organizations in Oregon including Relief Nursery, Pearl Buck Center, Smart Reading Program, Children’s Miracle Network, American Diabetes Association, Oregon Club, Lane Community College Longhouse, Boys and Girls Clubs, Oregon School of Nutrition, Lane Metro Partners, Oregon Trail Council (Boy Scouts), Muscular Dystrophy Association, Junior Achievement, Cobb Children’s Learning Center, Lane Education Service District, Catholic Community Services, many local schools and other deserving organizations throughout Oregon.
Besides making financial contributions, Curtis staff has served on the following Boards of Directors:
United Way of Lane County
Travel Lane County
Shedd Institute for the Arts
LCC Culinary and Hospitality Advisory Council
Shadow Hills Country Club
Harlow Neighborhood Association
And volunteering is not limited to Eugene/Springfield. Staff members volunteer throughout the state, from Portland and Beaverton to Bend, Corvallis and Medford, and even in Michigan. Helping to make our communities better places to live and work and helping those less fortunate is a core value the staff of Curtis Restaurant Equipment strongly promote and practice wholeheartedly.