“Amazon looks to leverage our scale for good. … to strengthen communities around the world where our employees live and work.”
— Amazon Communications Lead Emily Hawkins
Amazon’s Springfield Same Day Fulfillment Center kicked off a donation program to support local charities, including two headquartered in Alexandria in its initial January donation.
The new program builds on Amazon’s existing product donation initiatives, which sends millions of products to charities each year. The donation program will distribute unsellable inventory to charitable organizations on a monthly basis, giving a second life to as many products as possible and helping the online retailer reduce waste.
In January, the site donated nearly $16,000 of inventory to three organizations selected by the Springfield Amazon Associates: The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Carpenter’s Shelter and D.C.-based So Others Might Eat.
“Amazon looks to leverage our scale for good and use our ability to innovate quickly to strengthen communities around the world where our employees live and work,” said Emily Hawkins, Amazon’s Regional Communications Lead for Virginia, Maryland and D.C. “Amazon’s culture is built around solving impossible problems. We work side-by-side with community partners to find solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges and build long-term, innovative programs that have a lasting, positive impact.”
The Springfield Same Day Distribution Center opened in 2020 and is located at 6885 Commercial Drive.