Community Engagement

  • Company-Wide Food Drive Yields Over 15,000lbs of Food

    Jul 26, 2022 by IDEX Health & Science

    The IDEX Foundation challenged businesses across IDEX to collect food and donate it to their local food pantries April through June. The IDEX Foundation donated $5,000 USD to each food bank selected by each IDEX business unit—culminating in a total of $30,000 in donations from IDEX Health & Science. 15,746lbs of food was collected by our employees, and each $5,000 donation equals 10,000 meals!
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    Rochester, NY team collects 2,067lbs of food
  • Volunteers Persevered through All-Day Rain for United Way’s Day Of Caring

    Jun 20, 2022 by IDEX Health & Science

    20 Volunteers from IDEX Health & Science showed up in force on May 19, 2022 for the United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes’ Day of Caring.
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    2022 day of caring group of volunteers
  • Employees Create Garden and Provide Fresh Food for Coworkers

    Jun 13, 2022 by IDEX Health & Science

    In 2021, several volunteers from the IDEX Health & Science team in Rochester, NY began a community garden to provide fresh produce for employees behind the Center of Excellence (COE) Facility on John Street. Watch our garden tour, and the full interview with volunteers, here.
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    Nick holds basket of tomatoes
  • “Giving is not just about making a donation. It’s about making a difference.”

    Mar 17, 2022 by IDEX Health & Science
    At IDEX Health & Science, we believe in consistently striving to create value and improve the communities where our teams live and operate, which is why we understand the importance of discovering new and impactful ways to give back.
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  • Breaking the Bias: CNC Machinist is Proud to be in the Girls Club

    Mar 7, 2022 by IDEX Health & Science
    We celebrate International Womens Day by honoring the women of IDEX who are part of a global workforce. Check out this story about our CNC Machinist, Lynn Baker.
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  • Evaporator System Causes 94% Improvement in Reducing Liquid Waste

    Mar 4, 2022 by IDEX Health & Science

    How can a facility improve their environmental impact? Our Rochester, NY facility installed an Evaporator system to safely dispose of the coolant used in the manufacturing of our filters causing a 94% improvement in reducing liquid waste.
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    Rochester, NY Facility evaporator system
  • Weekly STEM Classes for Local Boys & Girls Club

    Dec 15, 2021 by IDEX Health & Science
    For the past year, our NPI Lead Data Engineer has been teaching STEM classes for the local Boys & Girls Club of Rochester. Learn more about the program.
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  • One of the greatest gifts you can give is your time

    Aug 19, 2021 by IDEX Health & Science
    We are passionate about positively impacting our local communities. Our passion defines who we are as a company, and our employees and leadership exhibit this passion each and every day. We take pride in our commitment to helping the communities in which we operate to thrive.
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  • Summit Assistance Dogs Volunteer Project

    Jul 22, 2021 by IDEX Health & Science
    In Q1 of 2020, our IDEX Health & Science Oak Harbor, Washington site started a volunteer project with Summit Assistance Dogs. The first volunteer activity included assembling snuffle mats used for training service dogs. The kits were picked up and stored in the Oak Harbor facility break rooms to allow employees to volunteer during their lunch hour.
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  • Building Garden Beds, Building Horticulture Skills

    Apr 29, 2021 by IDEX Health & Science
    Khalil Aboushama is a Manufacturing Associate for our optical filters coating line. For years at our Buffalo Road Semrock facility, he maintained (on his own time and dime) raised garden beds outside of the building which provided fresh vegetables to our employees during the summer.
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