Community

DEW  employees rallied together to raise funds to buy turkeys for the Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf. They were able to raise $450 in three days from office employees. DEW’s Community Involvement Committee matched the gift amount dollar for dollar for a total donation of $900. After several media outlets aired stories this week about the food shelf needing 2700 turkeys this year, DEW employees gave generously to help their community.  This morning, members of the committee took the funds and purchased  1,716 pounds of turkey and delivered them to the food shelf.  “I was overcome by how thankful they were,”  said Janelle Leduc, Office Manager for DEW. “They immediately wanted to shake our hands and get our photo for their Facebook page.”    Rob Meehan, Director of the  Food Shelf told DEW that he is overwhelmed by the support the food bank has received since putting out the call for help.  “We have an amazing community.” DEW agrees.  Thank you to all the office employees who came together for this great cause.  Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday.  

The Toys for Tots drive was a success for our crew down at Bennington State Office Building project. The overall generosity of the men on the job and the people who work at the Bennington Court House and State Offices was nothing short of amazing.  In addition to the donated toys (not all of them are pictured above – there were several more boxes!) they collected several hundred dollars to buy toys. (Bought on a memorable trip by DEW employees Kevin Lafaso and Jim Caulin.) In celebration,  the Bennington crew held their holiday party at Bennington Lanes and two happy employees,  Jim Caulin on the left and Mike Deshais at right, won the first ever Bennington Toys for Tots Gala Bowl-A-Thon trophy. Thanks to the good will and Christmas spirit shown by our employees and many others in these hard times, some less fortunate children will have something to unwrap that may bring a little joy into their lives this Christmas. Special thanks to Peter Hack and Zollie Horvath for helping make this collection a success along with the DEW Bennington job site crew.

DEW’s first food drive for the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf was a success.  We delivered four boxes along with a cash donation from DEW to the food shelf last week. Things were quite busy there and they were very thankful to receive the food just before the holiday.   Special thanks to everyone who donated.  DEW plans to make this annual event!

DEW is having a Food Drive to help our neighbors who are hungry.  Please drop-off any non-perishable food items to our main office by November 23rd, at which time they will be donated to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Cronan, Marketing Manager.  

DEW Construction is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, August 12th from 10-2 pm.  Come on out and give blood.  Call Lori McElroy at our main office at 764-2307 for an appointment or just drop by.