Okemo Mountain Resort “Have A Heart” Program Raises $5,128.50 To Assist Local Families

For more than a decade, Okemo Mountain Resort employees have made generous donations to the resort’s annual Have a Heart Program that benefits local community service organizations. The 2019 recipients are Black River Good Neighbor Services, Springfield Family Center and Springfield Area Parent Child Center. The campaign began shortly after Valentine’s Day and ended in early March. Donations made by Okemo staff members were matched 100 percent by Vail Resorts EpicPromise for a total of $5,128.50 that was divided evenly between the three recipient organizations.

This year’s Have a Heart campaign served as a springboard to launch Vail Resorts EpicPromise’s community commitment at Okemo. EpicPromise is how Vail Resorts brings its “Do Good” value to life by  supporting the health and sustainability of local communities through charitable contributions and employee volunteering, the environment through the initiative Commitment to Zero, and Vail Resorts employees through the EpicPromise Employee Foundation. 

Each year, Vail Resorts EpicPromise contributes $11.4 million annually to local non-profit organizations specific to the needs of each resort community.  Under this same framework, the company is actively working to operationalize sustainability through Commitment to Zero - a bold pledge to achieve zero net emissions, zero waste to landfill and zero net operating impact to forests – all by 2030. Through the EpicPromise Employee Foundation, Vail Resorts supports employees and their dependents in the times of need with emergency and education grants.   To learn more, visit www.EpicPromise.com

Among its values, Okemo strives to achieve excellence by encouraging staff to be responsible citizens who make a difference by helping to enhance and support local communities. Employees are recognized for their contribution with a commemorative Have a Heart sticker that they wear proudly on their nametags.