Organizing holiday toy drives is an annual tradition for Michels crew members, who enjoy giving back to the communities that become their homes away from home.
Here are a few examples of how Michels crews recently brought holiday joy to hundreds of families: More than 300 employees and their families participated in a Toys for Tots drive in Buckhannon, WV, where Michels is building a pipeline. Crew members challenged one another to friendly competitions for a great cause and donated more than $10,000 worth of toys! As a result, the regional Toys for Tots program was able to double the amount of families they helped. In Pennsylvania, 300 Michels employees donated $5,000 worth of toys and $2,000 in cash to the Huntingdon County Toys for Tots program. The crews were working on a pipeline spread and asked local officials how they could help spread holiday cheer. A 12-member crew working on a substation in Woonsocket, RI, participated in a toy drive for young patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. The crew was asked to participate by an HSE coordinator whose daughter is a nurse at the hospital.
Why do we do it? Here’s an outtake from a letter we received from the mother of a 4-year-old boy who was a Toys for Tots recipient.
My son will have a nice Christmas thanks, in part, to your crew of people that cared enough for others. I just needed to let them know that their kindness didn’t go unrecognized or unappreciated.
