DENSO Spirit Spotlight: Toyota Sales Team Cares for our Caregivers

DENSO’s Toyota Sales Team recently showed us through their touching displays of kindness that they had the foresight – one of the core pillars of DENSO Spirit – to support their local health care communities during COVID-19.

When the outbreak first started, the team was compelled to take action early on for several personal reasons – they have spouses, moms and sisters who are nurses and nurse practitioners, nursing friends, newborn babies and some were expectant first-time parents (one baby is here now and doing great and another one is due in the next two months!).

Because of this, the DENSO Toyota Sales Team:

• Donated to and sewed masks for the “Masks on a Mission” campaign. The effort was led by Senior Sales Specialist Colleen Sharpe. Colleen’s friend started the campaign and Colleen spent time sewing masks for frontline health care workers and encouraging her teammates to participate. Masks on a Mission has given out over 600 masks to date.

• Made and donated pick-me-up energy kits for health care professionals at Michigan hospitals including Beaumont, Hurley, Genesis, UofM, and more. The effort was led by Associate Rachel Hammer, who coordinated with her cousin on the drop-offs and deliveries. The kits included protein powder, water bottles, energy sticks, hydration sticks, shaker cups, and protein bars.

“I have three sisters who are nurses on the frontlines. My team’s actions to help fight COVID-19 motivated me to work with my children to make care packages for their aunts to bring to work,” said Dennis Rieck Jr., VP of Sales & Marketing, Toyota Sales. “I’m so grateful they could wake me up to the reality of this situation and make me think differently.”

Thank you so much to the DENSO Toyota Sales Team for showing us their #DENSOspirit and for anticipating a need, working together to help solve it and making a difference in the lives of so many.