Spyder Moving and Storage Makes Giving Back a Standing Commitment

Spyder Moving and Storage, the Oxford, Mississippi moving company founded by Vlad Ladygin in 2017, announced on September 10, 2026 that its community giving is now a standing commitment rather than a string of one-off donations. The company will keep supporting Move for Hunger, the Denver Children’s Foundation and Golf for Good, and it plans to add new local partners, starting with pet shelters, as it grows.

The announcement came in a press release dated September 10 in Oxford and published on September 11, 2026. It puts on the record what Spyder’s crews in Mississippi, Tennessee and Colorado have been doing for years and sets out how the company plans to fund and choose its causes from here on.

What does Spyder’s community commitment cover?

The release names three organizations Spyder already supports and one type of partner it is looking for next: pet shelters. Animal welfare is not a new cause for the company, which already backs the Oxford Animal Resource Center and has sponsored a pet photo event in Denver. The table below shows where each partner fits.

Why is a moving company making giving part of the business?

Ladygin’s explanation starts with the work itself. “Moving people is personal work,” he said in the release. “You’re in someone’s home during a stressful week. It makes sense to give back to the same kind of people once the truck is gone.”

He is also clear about the limits. “We’re a moving company, not a foundation,” Ladygin said, adding that sending a truck somewhere is an easy decision when it helps more than it costs. That is why Move for Hunger is the anchor partner: Spyder already has trucks, drivers and routes running most days of the week, so carrying food to a pantry fits into work the crews are doing anyway.

The Denver and youth sports causes are personal. Ladygin splits his time between Mississippi and Denver, which is how the Denver Children’s Foundation became part of the list. Golf for Good connects to his years in competitive tennis before he started Spyder. “I know what it costs a family to keep a kid in a sport,” he said in the release.

How will Spyder fund and choose its causes?

The commitment is built so it does not depend on one good year. According to the release, Spyder will:

• set aside a portion of the company’s growth for these causes every year instead of deciding case by case;
• keep giving separate from its moving and storage operations, so prices and service for customers do not change and no fees are added;
• ask its drivers and employees which local groups to support next, especially pet shelters;
• share updates as new partnerships take shape over the coming year.

“It’s easier to keep a promise than to keep deciding whether to make one,” Ladygin said. “We’d rather build it into how we run the company.”

The point about drivers matters for a mover. Spyder’s crews spend their days in homes and neighborhoods around its five offices, from Oxford and Hattiesburg to Memphis, Denver and Colorado Springs, and they hear about needs the office would never find on its own. In Ladygin’s words from the release, a driver who tells him about a shelter that needs help is “worth listening to.”

What does this mean for Spyder customers?

For anyone booking a move, very little changes, and that is by design. The release states that the commitment will not change pricing or service and is funded from the company’s growth, not from customers’ bills.

What customers can do is take part. If you are moving with Spyder in Mississippi or Colorado, you can set aside unopened, non-perishable food before moving day and the crew will deliver it to a local pantry through the Move for Hunger network. If you know a shelter, school team or local group near one of Spyder’s five offices that could use help, the company wants to hear about it.

Where to follow Spyder’s community work

Spyder Moving and Storage will post updates in Spyder News as new partners are added, starting with the next shelter partnership. The longest-running part of the commitment is already in place: customers in Mississippi and Colorado can join the Move for Hunger food donation program on moving day, and anyone who knows a shelter, team or local group near a Spyder office can pass the suggestion to the crew or the office.