Kevin Kaster got his start at only 18 when he bought a pickup truck and would haul brush and debris to the dump. Having grown it into a successful moving business, he’s proud that it allows him to give back locally.

Tell us about your business.  

I worked a few days a week for a moving company in Stamford and figured I could do moving jobs myself, so I started to do small moving jobs with the pickup truck. 

I bought a large moving van when I was 21 and became an agent for Wheaton Van Lines, a national mover, so we could do long-distance moves.  We have now been in business for 41 years, we employ 40 – 45 people in the busy season, and have since become now an agent for Atlas Van Lines.  We have two warehouse locations, one in Stamford and one in Stratford, totaling 60,000 square feet.  We move families locally, across the country, and around the world.

How did you get involved with Filling in the Blanks and the local fight against hunger?

We first got involved with Filling in the Blanks in August of 2016.  I played softball with a board member, and he was talking about FITB after a game one night. He mentioned they could use help with transportation and logistics so we offered our help.  Filling in the Blanks had been renting trucks and getting volunteers to move and unload the pallets of food. I offered the use of our trucks and manpower to help. We have been doing it ever since.

What inspires your philanthropy?

We got involved because we are always looking for ways to help people in the communities that we serve.  The fact that kids go hungry in this country is tragic.  We are also involved in a nonprofit network called Move for Hunger. It was started in 2009, and moving companies, like ourselves, collect food from people we are moving who aren’t taking it with them and bring it to the local food bank.

What would you like to see in the future for your community?

We are proud to be affiliated with Filling in the Blanks and to do our small part in helping them achieve their mission. We look forward to them continuing to grow and helping in any way we can.

THANK YOU KASTER MOVING, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF FIB AND OUR MISSION!