Humanitarian Outreach
Raeder Landree has always been dedicated to helping people in need. Whether it’s helping someone advance their career or helping a family in need, we are compelled to help.
Please take a moment and look at the organizations we have supported. All of them are dedicated to supporting and improving the human experience.
We pride ourselves as being one of the helpers. Since our inception we have aligned ourselves with organizations that support humanitarian needs and services. It’s our way of showing we all need each other. Mr. Rogers famously said, “Seek the Helpers.”, Raeder Landree helps the seekers.
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is able to make five meals for every dollar donated.
From the onset of the pandemic Raeder Landree has become avid supporters of the GPCFB. Their work is unsurpassed in helping provide families and children with food and nourishment. Since then we have continued our partnership with GPCFB to help people in our area get their daily bread.
One morning during this pandemic, Shari Landree was watching a news report about the demand for food in our area. At that moment she had a call to action, to help the food bank. After making a few phone calls, she connected with Frank Civitrate with Synergy Staffing who helped contact other agencies for their contribution. Within a few days 13 agencies were on board and $78,000 was pledged. With our donation the food bank will be able to provide 560,000 meals to our community.
Empty Bowls Dinner
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest held an Empty Bowls event to raise awareness of food insecurity in our neighborhoods. The event consisted of 150 volunteers, 42 restaurants, 294 gallons of soup, 20+ bowl makers and 1570 attendees. Over $100,000 is raised to support these wonderful organizations. Raeder Landree is proud to partner with the following major Pittsburgh businesses in their support.
Mario Lemieux Foundation Charity Softball Game
In 2002 the staff of Raeder Landree initiated a softball competition against the radio station B94 (WBZZ) to benefit the Mario Lemieux Foundation. The game was played at Hamilton Park in Castle Shannon, PA. As a result, the only winner was The Mario Lemieux Foundation.
Pittsburgh Promise
Our relationship with Saleem Ghubril started when he was Director of the Pittsburgh Project. Now he is the Executive Director of The Pittsburgh Promise. On this evening Raeder Landree sponsored a fund raising roast of Saleem and celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Pittsburgh Promise. It’s an honor to support one of Pittsburgh’s most valued institutions.
Pittsburgh Project
Raeder Landree has been a perennial sponsor of the Pittsburgh Project. The Project provides homeowner services, after school youth programs and recreational facilities to Pittsburgh’s North Side community.
With the Projects recommendation, a family is chosen that has endured recent hardship or a loss to violence. Raeder Landree then provides that family, adults and children, a holiday that they will always remember.
Yahve Jire Children’s Foundation
It is a faith based organization that helps the people of Haiti. The Yahve-Jire Children’s Foundation (YJCF-US) was formed in 2013 to support the work of our sister foundation located in Port-au-Prince Haiti. The foundation based in Haiti is named Yahve-Jire which means “God Provides” in Hebrew. YJCF currently operates a school and a family home serving a group of children in Haiti who happen to be among the poorest in the world. Dan Raeder is on the board of the Yahve Jire Children’s Foundation. If you would like to learn more about this organization: yjcf-us.org
Uniontown Hospital
Uniontown Hospital is a small town hospital located in southwest Pennsylvania. Raeder Landree wanted the employees to know that we appreciate their service and effort. We hired Sweet Sips Cafe coffee wagon of Pittsburgh, Goodie Girls Bakery of Uniontown and Yum Yum Bagels of Uniontown to provide the staff with gourmet coffee, pastries and bagels.
Hospital employees enjoying a coffee break during their shift.
Canonsburg Hospital
Canonsburg Hospital is another small town hospital south of Pittsburgh. Like other hospitals of this size they are often overlooked for the work they do. Raeder Landree wants the hospital staff to know we appreciate their work and effort. Again we worked with Sweet Sips Cafe of Pittsburgh coffee wagon, to provide gourmet coffee drinks. Also, there’s nothing better then a fresh baked good to have with your coffee. We hired Bartram Bakery, of McMurray, to prepare a variety of baked goods to make their break a little sweeter.
UPMC Children’s Hospital
Raeder Landree partnered with Jersey Mikes Subs to deliver 576 subs and chips to the tireless employees at UPMC Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh for their efforts during the peak of the pandemic.
Mercy Hospital Emergency Department
Raeder Landree also partnered with Mon Aimee Chocolat to provide the hard working Emergency Staff at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh with a treat to sweeten the days of the pandemic.
