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The company culture at Wood Stone has always included giving back to the community whether by creating awards for employees who bicycle or carpool to work, or putting together a team for the 100 year old Ski to Sea Race outside of Bellingham on Memorial Day weekend. So I was happy to give a little back to my daughter’s school community last month by pulling up to the school with a mobile Wood Stone oven to cook up a surprise pizza lunch for Teacher Appreciation Week! My volunteer parent partners offered a lovely antipasto bar as orders were taken for individual pizzas and served outdoors under umbrellas to the strains of “O Sole Mio”. Needless to say, the very surprised teachers and staff felt much appreciated!
Okay, that was one fun day out of my life but many at Wood Stone are giving back month after month, year after year. Jana Logan, whom many of you know through Residential Sales is very active on the board for Meridian Youth Athletic Association, a non-profit that facilitates all of the sporting events in their school district for grades K-8. Wood Stone is a member of Sustainable Connections and has hosted numerous fundraising events with chefs Tim Green, Frank Milward and Brent Pyeatt volunteering their cooking skills at the drop of a hat. Jackie Van Zwol volunteers with Cascade Vocational Services along with Merrill Bevan (when he’s not volunteering for Books for Prisoners). The local Red Cross chapter is lucky to have Wade Bobb and Tom Schultz volunteer their IT brains to that worthy cause as well as President Kurt Eickmeyer’s efforts in helping set up fund-raising events. Musical talent abounds at Wood Stone and David Bean shares his virtuosity on the violin by volunteering as a member of the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra. And down in Florida, VP Phil Eaton can often be found running the sound systems for various charity events. The entire Wood Stone team provides the flexibility that Finance VP Justin Mitchell needs when he’s called away for an emergency Search and Rescue mission. Well, however large or small the deed, it’s great to be a part of a company that supports volunteer efforts of all kinds!