Suppliers See the Impact of Northrop Grumman’s Support
Northrop Grumman’s ability to expedite funding to its supply base has proved critical, especially to small businesses....
Northrop Grumman’s ability to expedite funding to its supply base has proved critical, especially to small businesses....
It all started when members of Northrop Grumman’s FabLabs began recognizing a standout need within their own communities...
What can an essential business do to support an ecosystem of thousands of suppliers across 50 states and 51 countries...
Calling on high-tech companies across the country to step up in this time of crisis, the White House issued a special Artificial Intelligence Challenge......
Northrop Grumman and our employees continue to perform and deliver for our customers, so they can protect national security and our way of life....
After spending a week at home because of the coronavirus crisis, Whitney Rutz, a Northrop Grumman employee based in Portland, Oregon, decided to bake herself a giant cinnamon roll to cheer herself up. She posted it to social media and was pleasantly surprised when people responded asking for a roll for themselves.
Whitney decided to make more and auction them off, with the money going to the Oregon Food Bank. The first one sold for $300.
“When I started, I said, ‘I’m going to do this every weekend until the crisis ends,’” said Whitney, a senior functional analyst with the company.
The rolls are huge — 14 inches wide and six inches tall. Each one takes nearly four hours to make. Originally, Whitney’s plan was to make four each weekend, with the hope of raising $2,000.
That quickly changed as the rolls grew in popularity. Whitney has teamed with the food bank to set up a special website to raise money. For every $500 donated to the Oregon Food Bank, she makes a giant cinnamon roll and delivers it to Portland area health care workers and first responders. Whitney gets help baking the rolls from her seven-year-old daughter Elsa. They’re now averaging seven cinnamon rolls each weekend. To date, she’s raised more than $15,000 for the food bank.
Supporting the food bank was an easy choice for Whitney. She tried to think of the best charity with the biggest impact — and for her, the food bank was obvious because so many people need resources to eat.
“I am fortunate to still be employed, so it’s the least I can do to help in some small way to ensure people can be fed during this crisis,” she said. “Food banks all across the country are seeing unprecedented numbers of people coming to them for food. What started as a self-pick-me-up turned into an amazing way to support my local food bank and healthcare workers and first responders in my community.”
April 27, 2020
Northrop Grumman’s ability to expedite funding to its supply base has proved critical, especially to small businesses....
It all started when members of Northrop Grumman’s FabLabs began recognizing a standout need within their own communities...
What can an essential business do to support an ecosystem of thousands of suppliers across 50 states and 51 countries...
Calling on high-tech companies across the country to step up in this time of crisis, the White House issued a special Artificial Intelligence Challenge......
Northrop Grumman and our employees continue to perform and deliver for our customers, so they can protect national security and our way of life....