MVD Community Connections turns 2! 

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division charitable team known as MVD Community Connections is celebrating two years of giving back to Arizona communities.

Over these last two years, the MVD Community Connections team has organized a variety of donation drives and other opportunities for MVD employees to give back to their communities across the state.  

The most recent donation drive collected thousands of water bottles for those in need during the hot summer months. Another favorite event of the team, “Tools for Schools,”  is just around the corner. Each year multiple MVD offices across the state collect school supplies just ahead of the new school year and share the supplies with a school within the same community as the MVD office.

The ‘Detect it, Treat it, Defeat it!’ was a very personal campaign for Sammi Perkins, Avondale MVD Office Manager and Mayra Kokumo, Phoenix Call Center Manager. These two locations' employees collected blankets, slippers, sweaters, beanies, pillows and other comforting items and brought them to the City of Hope cancer center in Goodyear. The supplies donated brought a warm feeling of support and distraction so the treatment could do the work needed to beat the disease.

“I know firsthand our donations helped other patients and families going through this difficult time in their lives as I know it was a blessing for my family,” said Mayra Kokumo. “Every time there is an opportunity for me to help or donate to this organization, I think about my mother.” 

MVD Community Connections is an effort to provide MVD employees an outlet to positively impact our communities that we all live and work in. Some of the other events included food and water drives, holiday toy and clothing drives, pet food and supply drives for our furry friends and even the collection of nearly 450 pounds of aluminum soda tabs to help the Ronald McDonald Houses in Arizona. Collected items go directly to organizations within the community of each MVD location.

Giving back is a great way to feel connected to the community, and that’s exactly what the MVD Community Connections team has been inspired to do the last two years. We can’t wait to see what year three and beyond will include.