Celebrating 25 Years of LINUS: Our Commitment to Better Health and Wellbeing
September marks 25 years of business for LINUS. That’s 25 years of service to industries that not only do we feel passionate about, but industries we know make an impact to society.
To honor our 25th anniversary, we wanted to express our commitment and passion for wellbeing in as many ways as possible. For us, that meant making a difference at multiple levels: from our own team to society at large.
One way we did so is by donating $25,000 to The Upswing Fund, a non-profit organization that focuses on advancing the mental health and well-being of adolescents, including youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth. (Upswing is powered by Panorama Global, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
“We’re celebrating our 25 years by giving back to a really important cause that we at LINUS are very passionate about: supporting the mental health and well-being of adolescents, especially those who often find it harder to feel seen, heard or understood,” says Founder Hamid Ghanadan.
To deepen our impact, we’ve asked our friends and partners to, if they feel inspired, consider donating to The Upswing Fund as well by making a donation in honor of our 25th anniversary by contributing to or matching our donation and writing LINUS25 in the ‘Dedicate this gift’ box.
But our celebration for our anniversary, and our commitment to health doesn’t stop there.
For our team, we provide an annual stipend to spend on any wellness or health-related activity that may benefit their wellbeing. This can be a ski pass, running shoes, or a subscription to a meditation app. To further demonstrate our commitment to living well, we hosted a team-wide “25 Days of Wellness Challenge” where we asked our employees to take the time they needed to do an activity for their mental health and wellbeing every day for 25 days.
While our 25th anniversary is a catalyst to celebrate how fortunate we feel to have navigated and thrived as a business for a quarter of a century in the health and wellness industry, it's also a philosophy we are deeply committed to by living it through our core values:
We lead through serving.
We do what we say.
We seek the three sides of the truth.
We create opportunity.
We enjoy the journey.