Community Engagement

IDEX Health & Science Volunteers from Rochester and Lima came together to “build a backpack.” Through partnership with the Jewish Family Services: Pencils and Paper Program and a $29,000 donation from the IDEX Foundation, volunteers were able to gain the supplies needed fully outfit each bag. In total, 575 backpacks were filled with school supplies and will be outfitting every student at Roberto Clemento School #8 in Rochester.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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