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March/April 2019
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
GIVING A JUMP
Erik Benton, sales arborist, West
Denver R/C office, was leaving a
service call when he noticed a car
pulled off the road with its hood up.
He decided to stop. The car had a
dead battery and the driver was late
for work. Benton helped jump the car.
After a few attempts, the car finally
started. Benton's not sure what made
him decide to stop that day, but he's
glad he did.
"If you put yourself in their shoes,
if you're the guy running late trying
to get to work, it would be great if
someone took the time to stop and
help for a minute," Benton said.
"That's really all it took, a minute
to help."
PUSHING CAR TO NEAREST
GAS STATION
In Cumberland, Rhode Island, Matt
Cabral, foreman, and Ronald Mallon,
groundman, National Grid-New
England account, were heading back
to the yard when they noticed a man
whose car ran out of gas at a red light.
"The poor guy, it started raining and
people were beeping at him," Cabral
said. "No one was helping him."
Cabral pulled his work truck into a
small parking lot. He and Mallon
Shane Smith's other piece of advice was
not to put yourself at risk and not to do
something you're not comfortable with. In
this situation, Smith felt he could be helpful.
helped push the car roughly three
blocks to the nearest gas station.
"It seemed like the right thing to do,"
Cabral said. "He was really appreciative."
Once Cabral and Mallon started to
help, they inspired someone else to
help them push the car the last block.
Cabral said he didn't see this good
deed as a big deal because he enjoys
helping people.
"Most people at Davey really have
that sense of integrity and willingness
to help people," Cabral said. "I know
Erik Benton helped jump a car's
battery, so the driver could get to work.
Matt Cabral (left) and Ron Mallon.
everyone here has plenty of stories
about really good people being
appreciative and thankful for what
we do."
CHANGING A FLAT TIRE
Shane Smith, UVM technician,
Davey Resource Group, San Diego
Gas & Electric account, was in Jamul,
California, and on his way home at the
end of the day. He saw a car stopped
on the side of the road and wanted to
make sure they were OK.
"It turned out to be a lady on her way
to pick up her kids from school. She
had a flat tire," Smith said.
She couldn't get ahold of anyone to
help, so Smith happily changed her
tire for her.
"If you see something out of the
ordinary or someone who might be
in trouble, it's nice to stop and see if
they are OK," Smith said. "I would like
to think if I was in that same situation
that someone would help me."
