Simmons Teams Up With Feed My Starving Children

On Saturday, April 29, Simmons’ employees along with their families spent the day volunteering at Feed My Starving Children’s location in Schaumburg, IL. This marks the third time Simmons has teamed up with Feed My Starving Children, and we’re proud to continue supporting their cause. Feed My Starving Children is a Christian non-profit organization whose
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Simmons’ Employees Dunk Management Team for Ukrainian Red Cross

Three years ago, Simmons’ employees were given the opportunity to pay a small fee to drop their managers into a dunk tank in an effort to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event was a splashing success and everyone involved was excited to repeat the event the following year. Unfortunately, the Covid-19
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Simmons Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Simmons' employees pose for a picture at 75th-anniversary celebration.
Simmons Knife & Saw is proud to officially announce that this year marks our 75th anniversary as a bandknife and bandsaw blade manufacturer. Founded in 1946, Simmons got its start producing bread slicing blades and consumer cutlery. However, by 1953, Simmons’ leadership has discerned a market shift toward welded Scallop bands for large-scale bread slicing
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Simmons Donates to Holiday Food Drive

A cardboard box filled with produce, canned food, and water bottles.
In the past year, many families have struggled to keep food on the table due to the ongoing pandemic. Unfortunately, the pandemic has also prevented many, including Simmons, from gathering to volunteer in large groups to provide aid to those who need it most. Still, the Simmons team felt we needed to do what we
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Simmons Cleans Up Westlake Park

Simmons' employees and their family members pose for a picture at our Westlake Park cleanup event.
On Saturday, September 19th, Simmons’ employees and their family members came out to support our Simmons Gives Back program by cleaning up Westlake Park—the park Simmons officially adopted in 2019. It was another beautiful day in Bloomingdale and the work was hard and plentiful, but our team left satisfied knowing they’d made a small impact
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Simmons Volunteers at Phil’s Friends

Simmons' employees and their family members pose for a picture at our Phil's Friends volunteering event in Roselle, IL.
On February 20th, Simmons’ employees and their families volunteered at Phil’s Friends in Roselle, IL. Phil’s Friends is a wonderful organization that provides Christ-centered practical, emotional, and spiritual support for people battling cancer through the distribution of hand-assembled care packages and cards. Our team had a great time assembling their care packages and supporting this
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Simmons Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children – Again

Simmons' employees and their family members pose for a picture at the Feed My Starving Children volunteering event.
On Saturday, October 5th, Simmons’ volunteers went to Feed My Starving Children’s facility in Schaumburg, IL to help pack nutritious meals for hungry children around the world. The contents of these meals are carefully chosen in order to help reverse and prevent malnutrition in children affected by it. Last year, Feed My Starving Children boasted
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Simmons Dunks President for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Simmons' management team poses for a picture in front of a dunk tank in Simmons' parking lot in Glendale Heights, IL.
You can’t beat having fun AND raising money for a charitable cause at the same time. On August 20th, Simmons hosted a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the parking lot outside our Glendale Heights location. As you can see above, employees took turns trying to “dunk” various members of the Simmons team,
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Simmons Adopts Local Park

On May 18, 33 Simmons’ employees and family members came out to partake in our Simmons Gives Back program over the weekend. This time, the team headed to Simmons’ newly adopted Westlake Park in Glendale Heights, just a few minutes away from where the business resides. There, they picked up shovels, rakes, and garbage bags
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Simmons Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children

In late 2018, Simmons presented the opportunity to participate in a new program to our employees. We wanted to find ways for Simmons to give back to our community, and we strongly encouraged employees to suggest charities and causes that were near and dear to their hearts. This wasn’t the first time Simmons has advocated
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