They work among us!

The delivery drivers that I am so fortunate to work with never fail to amaze me. They are on the job day in and day out, delivering material to our customers, sometimes finding themselves in some pretty precarious positions. They deal with all of the elements that Mother Nature can throw at them and them some.

Through all of that they still manage to lend a helping hand to those who need it. About a  week ago we had the situation with Ray Punko and the van that rolled over in front of him. As we all know Ray stopped and gave his assistance to the accident victims. Today I find myself sitting here and being concerned with the weather conditions that I have asked these drivers to deal with.

As I look at the current weather conditions/reports on the internet I receive a phone call. I am told that someone wants to talk to me about a driver. The call is then transferred to me. The gentleman on the other end begins with “I just want you to know that I am not calling to complain.” “ I wanted to let someone know that your drivers are some of the most helpful people I have encountered.”

The caller tells me that he has been stuck in a ditch for about 45 minutes and no one, not even the county and city trucks that went by him, stopped to see if he needed any assistance. Lo and behold here came a truck from Millard Lumber. Not only did this driver stop to see if this man was ok but also offered to help him out. The driver, Dave McCullogh and his helper, Don Bryson, stopped and helped this gentleman dig the snow out from around his car and then chained up and pulled the car from the ditch.

The caller was very appreciative of this was just amazed that these guys would help him when everyone else just passed him by. I told the gentleman that I was happy that we were able to help and thanked him for the call. Now as I sit back at my desk, with a very warm and fuzzy feeling, I can only wonder what the next incredible act of kindness will be from one of our employees!

Rick Klein / Millard Lumber / Dispatch Supervisor / Waverly, NE

2009 United Way of the Midlands Campaign – “Live United”

A very special thank you goes to all the Millard Lumber associates who generously gave and contributed to this year’s United Way campaign. 

United Way’s mission is to improve lives by uniting the caring power of our communities.  The best way to do this is by focusing on underlying causes to our community’s most serious human services problems.  United way brings together neighborhoods, faith-based groups, agencies, business, labor, government, schools and volunteers – because together we will achieve results no one group can accomplish alone.

This year’s Millard Lumber employee campaign was a tremendous success, and all who contributed should be very proud of your commitment to helping those in your communities who require the services supported by the United Way.  Companywide we contributed a total of $27,755 and we had a 45% participation rate.  This is a tremendous achievement during these difficult economic times, but it makes an important statement that we care and are committed to giving something back to our communities.

Special thanks to this year’s campaign volunteers:  Rob Sturgis, Eric Briggs, Sue Eaton, Bryan Foxhoven, Angela Lliteras, Earvin Brown, Terry Barker, Pat Dougherty, Linda Hansen, Rich Jackson and Rod Williamson. 

Thank You to everyone who participated and contributed to the success of this year’s campaign!!

A month of free prizes.

Every week throughout the month of August Millard Lumber gave away prizes that ranged from a Weber grill to a Dewalt power saw. 

Thanks to all who signed up, and congratulations to our winners!

Aug. 3-9 / Weber grill winner:  Paul Berg of Frontier Homes

Aug. 10-16 / Shop Vac winner:  Danny Owens

Aug. 17-23 / Dewalt compressor winner:  Ron Rech of RLR Enterprises

Aug. 24-31 / Weber grill winner:  Duke Hawkins from R.G. Olson Construction

GRAND PRIZE WINNER / Dewalt power saw:  Dan Huss of Huss Tile Inc.

 

Pay attention for our next month of free prizes!  Instore – and online will provide details.

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