An extra big THANK YOU to the United Way Day of Caring Team from Avery Dennison who spent the day with us on June 25th! Josh Bogner, Kyle Rhodes, Frankie Masters, Mike Webster, James Baker, Henry Milliman, Dave Berrows, Susan Rhodes and Ryan Lose were originally scheduled to paint and complete yard work outside, but Mother Nature took care of that with a steady rainfall. However, instead of canceling the Avery Dennison Team’s opportunity to help us out at Forbes House completely, the team, along with Interim Director Jeanne Myers, decided to move inside and work on the shelter’s playroom.
And work they did! Large toy bins were emptied and toys were checked for missing or cracked pieces and discarded if considered a safety hazard. In addition, every toy was sanitized, sorted and placed with similar items in freshly washed bins and containers. Puzzles and games were organized, as were books on the shelves. It was a long, laborious job, but the AD Team never lost their sense of humor or sense of purpose. The playroom absolutely shined after they were done. Great work Avery Dennison and Thank You from a grateful clientele and staff!
Sometime during the morning the rain stopped and some of the AD Team headed outside to weed the playground and address cleanup of the property. As an unexpected bonus the AD Team was joined by five other AD employees – Scott Noerr, Matthew Wilkinson, Bryan Zelinski, Barry Hilborn and Brad Springer – who had just completed their own volunteer project elsewhere and came over to pitch in at Forbes House. The combined AD Team not only eliminated all the weeds in the playground, but also edged the entire area and smoothed out the pea gravel. Tree branches that were hanging low over the fence along the driveway and over the dumpster were trimmed back, leaf piles were removed, and a window well was cleaned out. For good measure the AD Team put down soil and seeded bare spots where they thought it was needed. Thanks for dressing the place up for us Avery Dennison!
Forbes House would also like to especially thank United Way of Lake County for sponsoring Day of Caring year after year and, of course, the Avery Dennison Corporation for encouraging employee participation in this worthwhile community endeavor. Forbes House appreciated the opportunity Wednesday to be a recipient of this generous partnership.
piles as part of her team’s project to clean up the playroom at Forbes House.
empting it of a jumble of toys and thoroughly washing it.
playground at Forbes House on United Way’s Day of Caring.
Caring Team at Forbes House work on the playground after finishing up their own Day of Caring job elsewhere.
on the United Way Day of Caring on June 25th.
Caring Team working at the shelter following completion of their own project. Noerr and four others came to help out the Day of Caring Team working at the shelter following completion of their own project.
a hand to fellow Avery Dennison employees already working on projects at the shelter. The bonus team includes (left to right) Scott Noerr, Matthew Wilkinson, Bryan Zelinski, Barry Wilborn and Brad Springer. Thanks for pitching in!
