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Entrenched in the Community
JOH is committed to giving back. It’s not just something we talk about. JOH takes a very hands-on approach to improving the community in which we work and live.
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About
Kids 360 is a non-profit entity created by JOH. The vision of giving back to the community was woven into the fabric of JOH by the founder, Harry O’Hare. Harry spent a lifetime giving back to those less fortunate. It is this inspiration that launched the concept of Kids 360.
Kids 360 takes a 360 degree approach to a child’s life. Whether it is providing clothes, food, toys, medical support or school supplies, the monies raised go directly to carefully selected children’s charities. Click here for charity criteria.
Kids 360 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered with the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Annual Charity Event
On October 2, 2017, JOH held their 5th Annual Kids 360 Charity Event. JOH hosted 150 industry executives at Woodland Golf Club in Auburndale, MA and everyone in attendance was there to support Kids 360. By the close of 2017, Kids 360 donated over $307,500 to various children's charities chosen by our customers.
Visit Kids360charity.org for more information.
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JOH’s Kids 360 cycle team joined over 6,000 cyclists in the 37th annual Pan-Mass Challenge. The team finished the two-day, 192 mile annual bike-a-thon that crossed the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Since 2011, JOH and Kids 360 have raised $181,155 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The 2016 Kids 360 Cycle Team included JOH President and COO John Saidnawey, JOH EVP Grocery Sales Manager Gerry Castignetti, and JOH associates Will Martins and Ted Browne. The team was rounded out with industry leaders George Coleman of CVS Health and Dee Alpern and Tara Buoncuore of Single Source Marketing.
Pictured (L to R): Will Martins, JOH;
John Saidnaway, JOH; Gerry Castignetti, JOH; George Coleman, CVS Health.
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Notre Dame High School is a co-ed, private, Catholic High School, located in Lawrence, MA and is a member of the Cristo Rey Network. This network founded The Corporate Work Study Program. This innovative program allows students to finance the majority of their tuition by offering outsourced full-time, entry-level office jobs. This program not only enables the students to earn tuition, but gives them valuable on-the-job experience.
JOH has been involved in The Corporate Work Study Program since 2009 by providing four (4) students each year with an internship. The students are given their own desks and assignments. Business leadership is provided by JOH employees. |
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In 1961, Harry O’Hare, Sr. and others founded the Nazareth Food Association in support of the Nazareth Home, an orphanage located in Jamaica Plain. Today the Association is known as the New England Food Foundation and it is one of the largest local food industry charities in the country.
The New England Food Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization established for the express purpose of helping children in need through charitable activities of the food industry.
Numerous JOH employees have supported this foundation by either serving as Director, Chairman or President. JOH also facilitates donations of non-perishable goods from their clients.
Positions Held
Endowment Committee
Chip O’Hare, Chair
Bob Trumbour, Member |
Past Presidents
2007 Jerry Larsson
2004 Chris Darmody
2001 John Saidnawey
1994 Frank Cacciapouti
1993 Chip O’Hare
1989 The Late
Bob Trumbour
1985 Bill Tuck
1964 Harry O’Hare, Sr. |
Current Board of Directors
John Saidnawey
Kevin Tassinari |
Current Event Overseer
Jerry Larsson
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The overall mission of the Network of Executive Women (NEW) is to attract, retain and advance women in the retail and consumer products industry through education, leadership and business development.
Knowing that female colleagues in the food brokerage industry were few and far between, Bobbie O’Hare decided to establish the New England chapter of NEW. Her mission was to help other women in the region break through the barriers of a male-dominated industry. After starting the New England chapter in 2003, she developed the Metro NY and Northwest Arkansas chapters. She then went on to establish 15 of the 20 regional NEW chapters, making it the powerhouse national organization it is today.
NEW has grown by leaps and bounds over the years, and Bobbie has been joined by a number of female JOH'ers who have proudly taken on leadership roles within their regional chapters.
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