PODS® Lexington makes support for local nonprofits part of business model

Feb. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- (LEXINGTON, K.Y.) - In 2012, PODS Lexington, a moving and storage company, helped support many local nonprofits throughout the greater Lexington area and counties by donating more than $30,600 in operational services by providing a wealth of safe and secure PODS® containers.

After the devastating West Liberty tornado in March 2012, PODS Lexington stepped up to supply their reliable PODS® containers to donate multiple food and water resources to the 3,200 residents left homeless. The moving and storage company also helped collect more than 6,500 pounds of canned food for Kentucky’s hungry during the “Stock the PODS® container for God’s Pantry” food drive throughout November. Other nonprofits the moving and storage company supports include: Lexington Art League, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Once Upon a Story children’s book festival and Toys for Tots, the national charity of PODS® Enterprises, Inc. PODS Lexington is also the official moving and storage partner for Lexington Habitat for Humanity.

“Giving back to the community and supporting our local nonprofits is our business social responsibility at PODS,” said David and Ken Kocon, operations managers for PODS Lexington. “We take great pride in providing our moving and storage logistics to charity events in order to ensure that our community is well taken care of.”

According to PR News, a “Communities and Citizenship” survey performed by Havas Worldwide agency found that 60 percent of the 10,000 respondents would like their favorite brands to help their local communities, while 68 percent believe businesses are as responsible as governments for driving positive social change. PODS Lexington has already made plans to continue to support these local nonprofits throughout 2013 by using social media and other marketing channels to help the charities spread the word for their particular needs.

For more information about the nonprofits PODS Lexington serves, visit http://www.podslexington.com/COMMUNITY.html.

About PODS Lexington

Opened in 2004, PODS of Lexington is the leading provider of moving and storage services to individuals and business in the Lexington Bluegrass region of Kentucky.

Owners, David and Ken Kocon, have over 35 years of combined business experience. PODS of Lexington is a leading corporate citizen and the Kocons support their local community with donations of PODS® containers to charitable organizations and community events throughout the year.

Founded in 1998, PODS currently provides moving and storage services to a population of more than 250 million consumers and businesses, in 48 U.S. states, Canada, Australia and the UK, through its company-owned and independent franchise network. To date, the PODS network has completed more than 400,000 long-distance relocations, exceeded 2.0 million deliveries and has over 145,000 PODS® containers in service.