IOA Community Involvement
Below is a list of the charitable organizations and the accompanying donations that IOA has worked with in the past, or is currently involved in a philanthropic endeavor.
List of Organizations:
3rd Platoon/ Alpha Battery/277 Field Artillery
Hundreds of dollars worth of AT&T phone cards along with boxes full of items such as potato chips, tuna, fans, shampoo, lotion and much, much more sent to the 690 Military Police Company serving in Afghanistan.
American Red Cross
IOA raises money for the American Red Cross Tsunami Fund. Also donates $7,280.00 for the victims of Hurricane Rita.
www.redcross.org
Anthony House
IOA provides backpacks and school supplies for the children at this homeless shelter. Each year for Halloween IOA invites the Anthony House toddlers and pre-school children to Trick-or Treat at IOA.
www.anthonyhouse.org
Children’s Home Society
Donations of Bears and Blankets given to the Crisis Nursery during the Holiday Season.
www.chsfl.org
Christian Sharing Center
Food Drives held at various times for Christian Sharing Center. One of the largest drives was held for recent hurricane victims. We also donate a variety of clothing and miscellaneous items, such as Payless shoe cards so that children can receive new shoes for Christmas. Dozens of turkeys donated for Thanksgiving dinner.
www.thesharingcenter.org
Coat Brigade of Volusia County
Coats and sweaters donated to those in need during the holiday season.
Devereux Florida Family Support Visitation Center
Devereux is the largest non-profit provider of mental health and developmental disabilities services for children in the state. IOA answers holiday wishes for hundreds of children who come to the Devereux Family visitation center.
http://www.volunteersolutions.org/hfuw/org/6386547.html
Florida Blood Centers
IOA family members roll up their sleeves and give the greatest gift that they can give, the Gift of Life at the IOA quarterly Blood Drives.
www.floridasbloodcenters.org
Florida Hospital
Patients at Florida Hospital Altamonte have access to newly expanded, state-of-the-art surgical suites, thanks in part to a $1 million gift from IOA (the donation was the first gift made by The IOA Foundation, Inc. in May, 2007).
Harvest Time International
A month-long food drive benefiting Seminole County residents.
www.harvest-time.org
The Hope Church of Orlando
Items collected at Hope Church for the victims of Hurricane Rita.
www.thehopechurch.org
IOA Corporate 5k
IOA is the title sponsor for this event which is held annually in Downtown, Orlando. A portion of the proceeds from the event go towards the Downtown YMCA.
www.corporate5k.com
Kappa Delta Sorority Chapters
IOA collects Halloween costumes for the children in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas who have been affected by the hurricanes.
www.kappadelta.org
Maitland Health Care
The IOA Easter Bunny delivers hugs and Easter baskets to the guests at this nursing home.
Make a Wish Foundation & Children’s Cancer Foundations
IOA teams up with IOA Properties for an event at Longwood Village to raise money for these two organizations. The event is held in honor of seven-year-old Meghan Joyce who passed away in 2005 from cancer. Over $7,000.00 is raised for the event.
www.wish.org
www.childrenscancerfoundation.org
Nathaniel’s Hope – Make ‘m Smile!
IOA gives a grand smile with a $1,000 sponsorship donation for Nathaniel’s Hope annual Make ‘m Smile event at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando. The event focuses on VIP Kids, who are children with special medical and physical needs.
www.NathanielsHope.org
Operation Gratitude
The IOA associates raise money to purchase items to be placed in Operation Gratitude Care packages. These packages are sent to the men and women serving in our Armed Forces.
www.opgratitude.com
Redeeming Light Center Church of Eatonville
IOA blankets the Eatonville community by filling a Shepherd’s Closet with coats and blankets.
www.redeeminglight.org
Ronald McDonald House
Once a month IOA employees prepare dinner for the guests at the Ronald McDonald House.
www.rmhc.org
Safehouse of Seminole
Safehouse is a shelter for battered women and their children. IOA donates old cell phones to the shelter on a regular basis. These phones are then distributed to Safehouse clients to be used solely for the 911 feature. We also conduct food and pantry drives for Safehouse.
www.safehouseofseminole.org
Salvation Army
IOA raises money for the new Beginnings Women & Children’s Shelter Campaign. Plus, continuously organizes food and clothing drives for the Salvation Army.
www.salvationarmyusa.org
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
Florida is a hotbed for inclement weather. IOA donates non-perishable food items, water, Gatorade, baby food and even monetary donations to victims of hurricanes and tornadoes.
www.secondharvest.org
Special Olympics
IOA raises money to once again sponsor a Special Olympian.
www.specialolympics.org
Toys for Tots
The holiday season wouldn’t be festive if the children didn’t have gifts to open. IOA associates donate lots of toys for little tots during the month of December.
www.toysfortots.org
Tuscawilla Nursing Home
Easter baskets stuffed with joy in the form of stuffed animals, candy, snacks and other Easter-themed items fill the hearts of residents of the Tuscawilla Nursing Home.
United Way
In 2005 IOA participated in the United Way Day of Sharing. Twenty producers and employees volunteered to spend the day at Deveruax of Florida, a non-profit organization which provides services around the nation for persons with emotional, developmental and educational disabilities. The volunteers spent the day doing lawn work, painting and clean up.
www.unitedway.org
University of Central Florida
IOA donates $2 million to the University of Central Florida Athletics Association (UCFAA) on behalf of The IOA Foundation, Inc. In recognition of their generosity, the UCFAA will grant the main plaza (located directly in front of Bright House Networks Stadium’s west entrance) outside the new stadium to carry the IOA name for the life of the facility.
www.ucfathletics.com
U.S. Troops
During the year, IOA corresponds with many U.S. Troops via cards and cookies or care packages during the holidays that they would be likely to receive if they could be home with their loved ones.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monetary donation given to Veterans of Foreign Wars.
www.vfw.org
Walter Reed Medical Center
IOA actively raises money to purchase phone cards for the men and women who have been injured while serving our country, and as a result are hospitalized.
www.walterreed.amedd.army.mil
Wheatley Elementary School
Wheatley is a Title 1 school located in Apopka. We participate in various fund raisers for Wheatley Elementary; such as purchasing new drums for the drum line; donating boxes of books for their special reading incentive program; and providing clothing and other items for the children at Wheatley Elementary.
www.pwe.ocps.k12.fl.us
For more information about IOA Community Involvement, please contact Debbie Gross, Events & Charity Coordinator at (407) 998-4243 or Debbie.Gross@ioausa.com.