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Volunteering and Partnerships

SPA is committed to investing in the communities where we live and work. In addition to company donations and partnerships, we provide opportunities for our employees to give back to causes that are meaningful to them.

Volunteering

  • Adopt-A-Block on Beauregard Street in Alexandria
  • Partner with Adopt A Highway
  • 9/11 Meal Pack Day
  • Marine Corps Marathon Volunteers
  • Clean-up Jones Point Park
  • “Hydrate Huntsville” with Downtown Rescue Mission
  • Trail Care with the Land Trust of North Alabama
  • Habitat for Humanity Home Builds

Partnerships

  • Inova Blood Donor Services
  • Toys-for-Tots
  • Salvation Army
  • American Heart Association Golf Tournament
  • Naval Submarine League Annual Symposium
  • Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce
  • American Heart Association Heart Ball
  • HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Ops Research Analyst and SPA Fellow talks with NASA Astronaut Woody Hoburg
The Oakton High School Rocket Team from Vienna, VA at The American Rocketry Challenge

Trip Barber and Rocket Science

By day, Arthur H. (Trip) Barber serves as SPA’s Chief Analyst, advising our employees and customers on complex analytical issues. Off the clock, Trip continues to put his aerospace engineering degree to good use as the founder and manager of The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC).

Trip Barber founded the American Rocketry Challenge program over two decades ago and continues to run the program as a volunteer to this day. Over its 22-year history, the program has enrolled 16,149 student teams (of 3 to 10 students per team) of 6th through 12th graders from all 50 states, a total of about 95,000 students.

Trip’s service to the community is a testament to SPA’s volunteer spirit and culture of mentorship.

Helping Hands volunteers from Intrepid, an SPA Company, rolled up their sleeves and got to work at Next Step Farms.
Helping Hands volunteers from Intrepid, an SPA Company, rolled up their sleeves and got to work at Next Step Farms.

Next Step Farms workday

Helping Hands volunteers from Intrepid, an SPA Company, rolled up their sleeves and got to work at Next Step Farms. The crew established pasture fencing by digging, driving t-stakes, and setting wood posts to ensure the safety of the organization’s smaller farm animals. Way to go, team!
Helping Hands is an employee-driven initiative supporting volunteer opportunities at local non-profit organizations. Since 2022, the program has organized two–to–three events monthly. Volunteers have made a significant difference in several key areas, including supporting disabled adults and veterans, supplying food pantries, and assisting with community-wide events.
Intrepid is grateful for the time spent with their friends at Next Step Farms! Discover more about this incredible initiative here: nextstepfarms.org/

Trip Barber and Rocket Science

Ops Research Analyst and SPA Fellow talks with NASA Astronaut Woody Hoburg
Trip Barber with NASA Astronaut Woody Hoburg
The Oakton High School Rocket Team from Vienna, VA at The American Rocketry Challenge
The Oakton High School Team from Vienna, VA

By day, Arthur H. (Trip) Barber serves as SPA’s Chief Analyst, advising our employees and customers on complex analytical issues. Off the clock, Trip continues to put his aerospace engineering degree to good use as the founder and manager of The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC).

Trip Barber founded the American Rocketry Challenge program over two decades ago and continues to run the program as a volunteer to this day. Over its 22-year history, the program has enrolled 16,149 student teams (of 3 to 10 students per team) of 6th through 12th graders from all 50 states, a total of about 95,000 students.

Trip’s service to the community is a testament to SPA’s volunteer spirit and culture of mentorship.

SPA's young professionals pose as they volunteer to work at a local food drive
A group of Systems Planning & Analysis employees pose after cleaning up together in the community
An SPA employee cleans up invasive plant species from Glencarlyn Park in Arlington, VA
SPA collects toys and gifts to provide numerous donations around the holidays
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