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September/October 2019
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
KITS SOOTHE CANCER PATIENTS
Patricia Hoover, regional fleet
coordinator, helps her dear friend
Tammy Ledene honor the life of her
daughter Connor, who passed away
from cancer, by making "cancer care
kits" for children and teens battling
the disease.
"Tammy's a huge influence in all the
people in her life," Hoover said. "I can't
even put it into words how great she
is and how easy it is for me to do this
every opportunity I can."
Hoover, Ledene and other friends
assemble the kits around the holidays
and deliver them to local children's
hospitals. Around Easter they made
a special trip to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital to deliver kits.
The main goal is always to give these
children and their parents hope,
Hoover said.
"Helping her means everything to me.
I would like to see more people share
in this and take time to help others,"
Hoover said. "I'm more than willing to
give my time to these kids. I hate that
they are going to potentially leave this
Earth before me."
Patricia Hoover set up a box at work to collect
items for the kits. Some of the items in the kits
include books, coloring books, socks, stuffed
animals, hand sanitizer, candy, lotion, tissues,
pens, markers, blankets and toothbrushes.
The kits also include personalized notes to the
children, parents and the nurses.
OHIO LEGISLATORS VISIT DAVEY
Representatives from the Ohio legislature visited Davey's corporate office in
August to learn about the partnership between Davey, Kent City Schools and
the Six District Educational Compact. This partnership supports the forestry and
landscape management program at neighboring Theodore Roosevelt High School.
Davey President and CEO Pat Covey, Greg Ina, executive vice president, Davey
Institute and employee development, and Chris Bast, vice president and treasurer,
were among the Davey leaders who met with Ohio legislators. The state
representatives included Randi Clites, Susan Manchester, Joe Miller, Bill Roemer,
Allison Russo and Casey Weinstein.
Executive leaders at Davey hosted Ohio legislators at the Davey Institute in August.
OWNER'S BOX
"
You take pride in the
way you conduct
business. You come
into it with a sense
of ownership that
you are buying into
something, so you
have a little more
commitment and
you have a little more
pride in what you're
doing every day.
Personally, I should
have started sooner.
You may not think
about looking into your
future when you're in
your twenties, but
definitely start sooner.
"
LISA SHAFFER
client experience coordinator
Charlotte office
