As a truck driver, whether you work for a company or you’re an owner operator driver, you’ve probably heard buzz about different types of trucker community service programs and projects around the country. If you’re not already involved in a trucker community service project, then Greatwide Logistics has a couple of trucker-specific suggestions for you:

• Project Linus:Remember Linus from the Peanuts® comic strip? He wouldn’t go anywhere without his blanket.
  

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  Well, there are thousands of children across America who are ill or have been traumatized, and would like nothing more than a piece of security in the form of a blanket. Project Linus uses volunteers to make and distribute homemade blankets to children in need. And there’s no better feeling as an owner operator driver than seeing a child’s smile after you hand them a piece of hope.

• Trucker Buddy:
  

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  This program connects students and owner operator drivers through pen pal relationships. Truck drivers share their experiences with the students through letters, and the students write back, building a lasting relationship. Plus, the students can learn about things like geography, math, history and social studies through your letters, making learning that much more fun.

• Wreaths Across America:We’ve all seen those “Support our Troops” bumper stickers while on the road—well, here’s your chance to actually do that.
  

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  Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and across the country. There’s also a week of events that includes various ceremonies and a Veteran’s Parade between Maine and Virginia. It’s a moving experience to be a part of this organization.

• Truckers Against Human Trafficking:While our loads are always of the highest quality, there are those out there who transport human slaves—over 27 million of them throughout the world.
  

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  Truckers Against Human Trafficking helps educate, equip, empower and mobilize members of the trucking industry to fight human trafficking and remove this nightmare from our society.

These are just a few of the trucker community service programs available to you. As members of the society at large, we truckers have an obligation to make the world a better place. What better way to do it than to give back to the communities that have helped you along the way?

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