Community Service at Hixson
At Hixson, community service is one of our core values: We routinely commit our time, treasure and talent to support organizations and efforts that help the communities in which we work and live. We invite you to explore our recent activities, discover more about our community partners, and dive into a few of the key initiatives that we work on year after year, on our Community Involvement page!
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That’s a Wrap! Annual Pen Pal and Traveling Bears Programs Conclude
Recently, two of Hixson’s most beloved annual community service efforts with our Partner in Education school, St. Francis de Sales, concluded for the year: Pen Pals. For the 2024-2025 school year, 24 Hixson associates paired up with students from the school’s second-grade class and wrote letters to each other throughout the year. The program provides […]
Read moreHixson Leads Annual Architectural Walk and Construction Contest
In mid-May, Hixson associates participated in our Architecture Walk and Construction Contest with fifth-grade students at our Partner in Education school, St. Francis de Sales. The program, which provides exposure to the fields of architecture and design through experiential learning, takes place in two parts: First, students were led by five Hixson volunteers and their […]
Read moreHixson Names Two as Teachers of the Year!
Hixson is excited to announce that we have named two Teachers of the Year for the 2024-2025 school year! Congratulations go to: Emily Schulte, who teaches second grade at St. Mary’s School in Hyde Park. Ms. Schulte taught the son of Hixson Civil Engineer Mark Zilli. In his nomination, Mark noted that, “with a class […]
Read moreHixson Participates in Repair Affair 2025
Volunteers from Hixson once again participated in Repair Affair last weekend. Sponsored by People Working Cooperatively (PWC), the annual event pairs volunteers with low-income homeowners whose homes are in need of repair. This year, 16 Hixson associates and family members worked at two different homes on projects such as installing handrails inside and out, and […]
Read moreA Visit with Easterseals Redwood
Recently, Hixson associates were given the opportunity to visit the newly renovated and expanded Easterseals Redwood headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio! Hixson provided pro bono architecture and engineering services for the reinvention of the Easterseals campus. Associates were able to walk through and see the results of their efforts while learning more about Easterseals Redwood and […]
Read moreA Trunkful of Help: Hixson Participates in Canstruction
Contributing creatively to the communities in which we live and work is a core value at Hixson. As part of this commitment, Hixson once again proudly participated in Cincinnati Canstruction, a community service project which benefits the Freestore Foodbank. The Hixson entry, “Elephant in the Room,” honors the newly re-opened Elephant Trek from Cincinnati’s world-famous […]
Read moreAnother Successful Hixson Arts Fund Concludes
From theater to music to art, Greater Cincinnati is fortunate to have many excellent fine arts organizations in our region. To support them, Hixson formed its own Arts Fund campaign more than a decade ago. Through this campaign, which recently concluded, 100% of donations go directly to one or more of nine local arts organizations: […]
Read moreJunior Achievement Concludes for the Year
This year, five Hixson associates volunteered their time and talent to once again teach Junior Achievement (JA) classes at our partner in education school, St. Francis De Sales. The Hixson volunteers led classes on a number of financial and economic-based topics, each of which was tailored for the specific grade level of the students. We asked our instructors […]
Read moreDesign LAB 2025: Just Push Play!
This year, Hixson once again is proud to participate in Design LAB, a free educational program sponsored by the non-profit Design LAB: Learn + Build. Design LAB helps expand the knowledge of the built environment for students in grades K-8 within the Cincinnati region. Following this year’s theme of “Push Play,” students in the program […]
Read moreTaking the Plunge for Special Olympics!
Last Saturday, more than a dozen Hixson associates (and a few loved ones and friends) once again took the plunge for a great cause: the Greater Cincinnati Polar Plunge benefitting Special Olympics of Ohio! Hixson was a corporate sponsor for this year’s event, which took place in downtown Cincinnati on a not-so-balmy (but warmer than it has […]
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