One of the unique aspects of Trinity Logistics is our value of servant leadership. We believe it’s not just about what you accomplish, but who you lift up, who you make better, and how you give back. Trinity Logistics has always been heavily involved in our local communities throughout the years, so one year, we decided to streamline our efforts. In 2005, we formed a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization named the Trinity Foundation. 

HOW THIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IS UNIQUE

The Trinity Foundation is somewhat unique, as it’s entirely operated by Trinity Team Members. Trinity’s Team Members are passionate about serving others, and the Trinity Foundation strives to benefit causes they believe in. All community service and charitable giving from Trinity Logistics funnel through our non-profit organization, the Trinity Foundation.

While all Team Members have the opportunity to serve their time or make monetary donations to the Trinity Foundation, there is a subset group, or Board of Team Members, who organize the Trinity Foundation’s fundraising events and giving, which are fueled by the desire to better our local communities. These Team Members apply for a position and are voted in to serve two-year terms on the Trinity Foundation Board and Sub-Board.

THE TRINITY FOUNDATION’S CORE FOCUS AREAS

Every organization has a powerful purpose, and our purpose is reflected through our three core focus areas that guide our efforts to continually improve the lives of others by serving and investing in our communities. Those core focus areas are;

Health and Wellness

This focus area is to encourage and aid in good health and wellness among our community members. This can involve efforts such as holding our annual 5K promoting movement and heart health or holding blood drives to support our medical community. 

Youth Leadership Development

Youth leadership development supports aiding in the growth of leadership and building a future of strong community members by helping our youth and promoting continued education. This can include efforts such as building relationships with local schools and assisting in their needs, sponsoring camps, offering scholarships, or hosting leadership conferences. 

Community Necessities

Community necessities is a focus area in which we invest and donate to those in need. We aim to improve and strengthen our local communities through efforts such as monetary donations or sponsorships made to support local organizations, providing a monthly meal or much-needed goods to shelters, and providing gifts and necessities to families in need during the holiday season.

OUR MAIN EFFORTS AND FUNDRAISERS

While we host many different events and fundraisers to support our core focus areas, we have several large efforts that we take part in annually. 

Thanksgiving For All

Every November, we partner with the Food Bank of Delaware and Love Inc of Mid-Delmarva to provide Thanksgiving meals to our local community members in need. 

We purchase boxes of non-perishable Thanksgiving-themed items from the Food Bank, Perdue donates roasting chickens, and our Team Members help pack the boxes and distribute them.

On average, we help 300 families a year.

Christmas Families

Each year around the holidays, and with the help of Love Inc of Mid-Delmarva, we adopt families for our Team Members to shop for gifts for them. The adoptees are kept anonymous, and Team Members buy presents based on the wants and needs of family members.

In 2021, we adopted 23 families, and every child received a coat, a pair of shoes, outfits, and four to five toys. 

Heart and Sole 5K

This fundraising event started back in 2010 by a small gathering of runners to raise money for a worthwhile cause. In the early years, funds were raised for Tidalhealth’s cardiac rehabilitation efforts. In the past few years, we were presented with opportunities to help raise funds for family members of Trinity Logistics Team Members battling cancer. 

Big Pink Volleyball

Big Pink Volleyball is an annual fundraising event that we began in 2014 to raise funds for breast cancer charities. Trinity Team Members and any local participants can sign up to compete in a volleyball tournament as teams. But wait, there’s a fun catch! THE BIG PINK BALL. It’s a fun day for all.

Golf Tournament

This fundraising event started in 2005 and has remained our largest fundraising event each year since. Trinity Team Members and any local participants can sign up to compete in a golf tournament locally held at Heritage Shores in Bridgeville, Delaware. 

In 2021, we were able to raise $30,000 with funds going towards our efforts to continue our mission of improving lives by serving and investing in our communities.

Servant Leader Scholarships

One way we support our core focus area of Youth Leadership is through our annual Servant Leader Scholarships for graduating high school seniors. This scholarship aims to give young people – the leaders who will build and shape our communities while displaying Servant Leadership – every opportunity to be prepared for the future. This scholarship is one way we strive to engage youth in their communities to continuously improve their self-esteem, develop a sense of citizenship and an ethic of service, and become stronger leaders of our future. Recipients are chosen by a committee of Trinity Foundation members and are granted one scholarship to go towards their post-secondary school tuition.

Other Efforts

All of Trinity’s Regional Service Centers are encouraged to take part in this non-profit organization and suggest or offer other community efforts that support our core focus areas. In addition to our main initiatives, we also accept donation requests and because of this, there is so much more that we do beyond these annual events. For example, the Trinity Foundation has helped local schools with supplies, packed and donated bags of essential supplies for the homeless, volunteered at homeless shelters, made and donated peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to local shelters, sent boxes of goodies to soldiers, and more. 

Operation: Trinity cares is where the Trinity Foundation collects and sends boxes of goodies to those serving overseas during the holidays.

The Trinity Foundation hosting a blood drive.

The Trinity Foundation participating in Wreaths Across America.

The Trinity Foundation bought and collected donations of school supplies to fill backpacks to support our local schools. 0

To stay on top of what the Trinity Foundation has been up to lately, or to get involved, visit our Facebook page. 

WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!

We place emphasis on the fact that our non-profit organization belongs to the entire company and is comprised of each and every Trinity Logistics Team Member. However, it doesn’t stop with our Team because we couldn’t do everything we do without our community supporters! 

Each event and fundraiser’s purpose is to make a positive impact on our communities and help our friends and families locally. Many of our neighbors and corporate partners look forward to these opportunities to give back, and we have plenty of those available! 

Ways to Support Trinity’s Non-profit Organization, the Trinity Foundation

Support us while you shop! Select the Trinity Foundation (located in Seaford, DE) as your AmazonSmile charity!

Stay up to date on what the Trinity Foundation is currently working on and how you can get involved, whether that includes donating much needed items, signing up to participate, or becoming an event sponsor!

The Trinity Foundation held its 11^th annual Heart and Sole 5K this past Easter weekend.  Since its inception in 2010, the Heart and Sole 5K has benefited cardiac rehabilitation efforts for our local hospital, TidalHealth. Prior to this year’s event, we were presented with an opportunity to help the 1-year grandson of one of Trinity’s team members. 

Dawson Lankford, the son of Steve and Jessica, and grandson of Burnie Lankford, was diagnosed with Leukemia in late 2020. He’s undergone several procedures, such as a bone marrow biopsy, a spinal tap, and several blood transfusions. Dawson also started chemotherapy just two days after being diagnosed. Both Steve and Jessica were out of work for the first week that Dawson was in the hospital. Now, Steve is back to work while Jessica stays with their son. 

While the “heart” in our event title has always referred to cardiac rehab efforts, this year that word has taken on a different meaning. Through the support received, we feel the heart of our community, the heart of our gracious sponsors, and the heart of those who have lifted up the Lankford family as they continue to win this fight. 

The 11^th annual Heart and Sole 5K had a wonderful turnout with 204 runners/walkers. In total, we were able to raise $55,175.25 to support Dawson and his family! It is also important to note that prior to the event, it was announced that Dawson was in remission and cancer-free! We are immensely grateful for the turnout of the event, the money that was raised, and support from our sponsors and community. 

Learn more about the Trinity Foundation and their efforts.

On August 29th, The Trinity Foundation held its 10th Annual Heart and Sole 5K. Money raised from this event goes back to the local community through the Tidal Health’s Cardiology Unit. This year’s event raised over $10,000 to support this area of focus for the Trinity Foundation.

Even in the midst of Covid-19, the event was able to be held live and in-person with sanitation and social distancing measures. Though the date had to be pushed back from the original event date in April, 79 runners/walkers were able to participate. This year’s 5K race winners can be found here.

This annual event was made successful by our sponsors and our participants. Thank you to Trinity Logistics, Burris Logistics, Dianne’s Travel, Banyan Technologies, Internet Truckstop, Quantum Edge, Sussex County Council, X-Squad, Legacy Vesting LLC, and Tidal Health, who helped the Trinity Foundation make this event happen. 

The Trinity Foundation would like to say thank you to all who sponsored and attended the race. Events are a huge part of how we raise funds to support our communities. We are grateful to have been able to keep this one in action as many other events had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. We are hopeful that many of our in-person events will be brought back in 2021 and look forward to seeing everyone then. Until then, be sure to keep a look out for some new virtual events the Trinity Foundation will be holding. This pandemic will not hold us back from continuing to strengthen our communities, nor having some fun while doing so!

If you would like learn more about the Trinity Foundation, see upcoming events, or make a donation online,

Author: Christine Griffith

The Trinity Foundation continues to support the local community by presenting Lisa Coldiron, Head of School for Sussex Montessori School, a $50,000 contribution that will benefit capital efforts to open in Seaford, Delaware.

“One of Trinity Foundation’s core focus areas is Youth Leadership Development. We are excited to partner with the new Sussex Montessori School that is coming to Seaford and help develop the next generation of leaders,” said Chris Parker, Trinity Foundation Director.

The Montessori Method, based on the scientific research of Dr. Maria Montessori in Rome at the turn of the 20th Century, is rooted in the belief that children are innate learners, driven by curiosity, and thrive in physical and social settings prepared specifically for them.

The Montessori Curriculum is based on the social and academic equally. Both are rigorous, individualized, and highly structured.

As a result of this focus on each child’s individuality and development, Montessori children are confident, intrinsically motivated, responsible, creative, cooperative, and respectful. They emerge more than ready for whatever is next in their lives: college, the workforce, or community service.

The Trinity Foundation is proud to support the school and its direct benefit to the Sussex County community and looks forward to future opportunities to volunteer.

The Trinity Foundation partnered with the Salvation Army to provide meals for Seaford, Del. area children that are out of school during shutdowns associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Foundation was able to provide $3000 towards purchasing meals to feed 800 children daily in the Seaford and Woodbridge school districts. Foundation volunteers spent evenings at the Salvation Army’s location in Seaford, Del. packing the meals for distribution.

For many children in our community, school is the only place they are able to get breakfast and lunch. The school food trucks are now set up and running. The Salvation Army will service additional locations in the Seaford and Woodbridge school district throughout school closures.

The holiday season is all about giving, not only to loved ones, but to our community and those less fortunate. At Trinity, we do just that through the Trinity Foundation, a 501 C3, non-profit organization made up of our Team Members. The Trinity Foundation works to improve people’s lives by serving and investing in our community to promote wellness, inspire giving, and influence future leaders. Coming up on the end of 2019, we wanted to share what the Trinity Foundation has done this year to give back.

Money Donated

Through events like Big Pink Volleyball, Trinity Golf Tournament, Heart & Sole 5k we were able to raise and donate:

     $16,926.50 to Health & Wellness

     $6,750.00 to Youth Leadership Development

     $20,231.59 to Local Necessities

That is a total amount of $43,908.09 raised and donated in 2019.

Thanksgiving For All

In November, we take part in Thanksgiving For All, packing and delivering boxes of Thanksgiving meals for needy families. This year, team members packed and delivered 500 boxes of Thanksgiving dinners that included a turkey roaster and sides! That is double the amount from last year.

Individual families and organizations picked up a total of 454 boxes.

The local organizations we served this year were:

• Six men’s sober living houses
• The Cross building
• Seaford Presbyterian Church and the Banning Food Closet
• Community Resource Center
• Associated Charities
• Connections
• Blades Town Hall who will deliver to shut ins

We sent the remaining 46 boxes to Delmarva Teen Challenge. Teen Challenge is a network of Christian faith-based corporations intended to help teenagers, adults, and families with problems such as substance abuse or self-destructive behavior. They immediately turned the boxes around during their Saturday Community Food Pick Up.

Christmas Families

In December, a Christmas Families tree is set up in the office. This tree has paper ornaments listing the wants or needs of “adopted” families. Those that could use a little help making their children’s Christmas merry and bright. Team Members select an ornament to buy a gift for a local child. Once we have all the gifts bought, we wrap the presents and deliver them to the families. This year we were able to send some holiday cheer to 54 children.

Volunteer Hours

Finally, the Trinity Foundation would be nothing without our volunteers. Team members give what may be considered most precious to all, their time. Our total volunteer hours currently stand at 5104.95 hours amongst all seven of our office locations.

It’s one thing to work for a company that does well in business and grows. It’s an even bigger takeaway to work for a company that gives back to people and the community. Trinity Logistics is a company with a culture of improving people’s lives. Regardless of whether you’re a customer, a Team Member, or someone in the community.

With the end of the year comes a time for reflection. We take stock of where we came from and have a moment to think about where we are going, as we pursue the future with hope. May your new year be all that you hope for, and may it include love and friendship. From our family to yours, we wish you a joyous holiday season!

AUTHOR: Christine Griffith

Time to dust off the clubs and practice that swing! The Trinity Foundation is teeing up for its Annual Golf Tournament September 30 at Heritage Shores Club in Bridgeville, Del.

The Golf Tournament serves as one of the largest fundraisers for the Trinity Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2005 by Trinity Logistics team members to better the surrounding community. Since 2005, the Trinity Foundation has donated more than $450,000 to health and wellness, community necessities, and youth activities and leadership.

The format is a four-man scramble at $100 per golfer. Hole and tournament sponsorships are available from $100 and up.

The tournament includes:

– 18 holes of golf
– Golf cart with GPS
– Continental breakfast
– Full lunch buffet
– Complimentary driving range balls
– Goodie bag
– Tournament recognitions and awards
– And more!

Those interested in participating in the golf tournament as a golfer or an event sponsor can call 302-262-8467, or email [email protected].

For more information about the Trinity Foundation and its upcoming events, visit www.trinitylogistics.com/about-us/trinity-foundation.