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Sun Unity

Giving Back to Our Local Communities

At Sun, we're dedicated to creating vibrant communities where our people live, stay, work, and play. Our Sun Unity program is designed around our partnerships, resources, and team efforts in a way that generates positive, meaningful, and measurable impacts.

We bring this mission to life by ensuring all our programs and initiatives align with the core values of Sun Unity. Guided by our Sun Unity pillars, we focus on fostering connections, and driving sustainability that creates lasting, positive change.

Putting the Unity in CommUNITY
FOCUS AREAS

Approach and Pillars

Our approach to making meaningful progress and creating an impact is done by aligning our efforts with causes that are important to our customers and team, as well as complement our business goals and strategies.

We're dedicated to making a real difference by supporting causes that matter to our customers and team, while also aligning with our business goals. Here's a quick look at the three key pillars we focus on.

  • Nurturing Nature

    We aim to promote sustainable living and recreation, protecting natural resources and wildlife, and creating opportunities for everyone to enjoy the outdoors.

    Through our commitment to stewardship, we support environmental education, raise awareness, and champion conservation efforts. By protecting our natural resources, we ensure a healthier environment for current and future generations. At Sun, we are dedicated to breaking down barriers, focusing on underrepresented groups, so everyone can experience and benefit from the great outdoors.

  • Prioritizing People

    Sun is dedicated to improving the quality of life of our people by encouraging healthy, purposeful living. We dedicate support to initiatives providing essential resources that promote well-being and purpose including access to safe and nutritious food, social and health services, academic support, and resources for personal growth. Additionally, we are committed to fostering diversity in recruitment and growth within our industries.

  • Strengthening Community

    Through a sense of connection, pride, and resiliency, Sun is committed to strengthening the areas we serve and operate.

    We aim to promote pride, connection, and resiliency in the communities we live, work, and recreate. Through these efforts, our goal is to maintain and enhance the beauty, culture, and strength that exist both within and beyond our locations. Sun helps support this through efforts around safety, emergency preparedness, and education.

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PHILANTHROPY

Grants & Giving

Our company is committed to building strong communities. We strategically support local causes that make a difference through our philanthropic efforts, which include charitable grants and sponsorships.

CORE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

  • Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or a registered Canadian nonprofit in good standing.
  • Operate within proximity to a Sun location.
  • Organization's core goals and mission are aligned with at least one of Sun's focus pillars.
  • Demonstrate a clear strategy to accomplish your mission through the proposed program, funding, and anticipated outcome within your application.
  • Complete an anti-discrimination attestation within the online application portal.
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Grants and Giving
ENGAGING OUR TEAM

Volunteerism

We love living out our seven core culture statements every day, using our time, and talent to strengthen the communities where we live and work. It's so inspiring to see our #WeOverMe culture in action through the volunteer hours our team members log each year. In 2023, our team members across North America, including those in MH, RV, and Marina locations, reported an impressive 77% increase in volunteer hours. This amazing growth shows just how impactful our approach to empowering local teams and supporting them with resources and leadership really is.

A big part of this increase is thanks to our Sun Unity Ambassador program, which we kicked off in 2021. Sun Unity is all about fostering volunteerism from the grassroots level, with opportunities driven by our team members rather than top-down initiatives. Our ambassadors work closely with local community members, nonprofits, and regional leaders to identify community needs and figure out how Sun can help. Together, we're making positive changes and building stronger communities.

#WeOverMe

Our Impact

30,000

Hours
Volunteered

35,000+

Reported
Volunteer Hours

$3M

Donations since
2019
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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE

Scholarships

 

Educational advancement is key to paving the way for student success. Sun demonstrates its support by offering targeted scholarships for trade schools and marine technicians, alongside our Sun Unity Scholarship Program.

Since its inception, the Sun Unity Scholarship Program has awarded over $400,000 to nearly 300 students. That's a lot of bright futures we're helping to build!

Pictured: 2023 Sun Unity Scholarship Award Winner, Erika O.

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Investing in Future of Sun Students

Community Impact Spotlights

Park Holidays UK Team
Park Holidays in the UK has a team that participates in the Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach Clean Up. This collective effort resulted in nearly 5,000 volunteers cleaning up over 140,000 pieces of litter.
85+ Sun Properties Across the US
Over 85 locations across the U.S. participated in the third annual companywide Heart Walk through the American Heart Association. Our collective efforts raised over $60,000 for walking 13,000 miles.
Main Office Teams and Operations
Team members and operations leaders at the Main Office united to provide food assistance to over 5,000 local students in Southeastern Michigan.
  • "I have always believed in the importance of giving more than one takes out of life.  We care deeply about the people in the communities we operate and make it a priority to donate time and resources to make a positive, lasting impact."
    - Gary Shiffman - CEO, Sun Communities, Inc
    PARTNERSHIPS

    Collaborating with Nonprofits

    Each year, we partner with local and national nonprofit organizations that align with our key focus areas to maximize our resources and support for a greater impact together. Some shared priorities include creating equitable access to the outdoors, promoting awareness and education for healthy lifestyles and creating memories for families impacted by cancer and military service.
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