Community Engagement
We partner with our local communities in Janesville and Madison, Wisconsin, Billerica, Massachusetts, and in Veendam, the Netherlands. We are thankful for the support they give for our mission. We’re focused on local volunteer efforts – especially those that promote nuclear or STEAM education or those that share our goals to combat heart disease and cancer and to practice environmental stewardship.
Promoting Nuclear and STEAM Education
Nuclear technology has a direct impact on our daily lives. It’s on us to not only continue to develop that technology, but to educate the world and raise awareness of the positive uses of all things nuclear.
It’s our hope that the next generation picks up the torch and carries it forward. We promote student STEAM engagement to enrich future scientists and engineers through partnerships and sponsorships of various nonprofit organizations and programs. Some of our partners include: Wisconsin Science Festival, Maydm, The Boys & Girls Club of Janesville STEM Lab, AAUW Tech Savvy Workshop for Girls, and the School District of Janesville.
Go Baby Go Partnership
When compassion guides innovation, amazing things happen! Since 2024, we’ve teamed up with students from the School District of Janesville for an incredible Go Baby Go project . This national initiative provides modified ride-on cars to foster independent mobility in young children. Over nine weeks, student teams and teachers worked with our with SHINE mentors to customize toy cars for each child’s unique needs.
Combating Heart Disease and Cancer
Our employees annually participate in the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk in Janesville. With support from employees, vendors, family and friends, we raise money to support the AHA’s mission of reducing disability and death caused by heart disease and stroke. Since 2017, we have raised more than $80,000 through our participation in the annual Heart Walk.
Practicing environmental stewardship
We are firm believers in environmental stewardship, which is why we work hard as a company to exceed environmental protection regulatory standards. We do more than keep our own front porch clean and practice stewardship in the form of community service work.
For Earth Day 2026, SHINE employees volunteered with two local non-profits: the Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Fitchburg and Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville.