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President of Mister Quik Home Services. “One of these
programs is an annual food drive for the Faith Hope
and Love Community, which provides food for local
families. This past year we collected over 5,000 food
items just through our team members internally.”
PLANE PULL &
TOYS FOR TOTS
STAND TO HONOR
in the military, so it’s important to us to be able to help
other veterans in our community,” says Robertson.
According to Nicole Rosentreter, Call Center Manager,
community needs will drive what projects team members
participate in as well. “When hurricanes hit the southern
United States, we put together a campaign to collect cases
of water,” says Nicole. “We not only had great company
involvement but we posted on social media asking for people
to drop off cases of water, and we even offered to pick up water
donations from individuals. We had such a great response!
We hope to encourage more community involvement and
get others to come out and join us in giving back.”
Two other ongoing projects for the Mister Quik team
are the annual Plane Pull in August, which benefits
the Special Olympics, and the Toys for Tots program
in December, which distributes toys to area kids at
Christmas time. “These are programs that are important
to all of us, and we’ve been fortunate to always exceed
our donations from prior years,” stated Huff.
CAMP POSSABILITY
In 2018, the Mister Quik team plans to expand their reach
into the world community. They will be participating in
a used-tool drive this February to support the Malawi
Project, a humanitarian organization headquartered here
in Indianapolis that focuses on helping make the African
nation of Malawi a self-sustaining community.
The Malawi Tool Drive will be providing used tools to young
Malawis that have acquired the skills of carpentry but are
unable to support themselves due to a lack of sufficient tools.
“These used tools can make such a difference to a young
person in Malawi,” says Richard Stephens, cofounder of the
Malawi Project. “It gives an individual the opportunity to be
self-sufficient, not to mention the feeling of self-worth and
satisfaction they can derive from their accomplishments.”
Mister Quik team members also look for ways throughout
the year in which their talents and resources can benefit
others. The Mister Quik team was approached by Camp
PossAbility at Bradford Woods last year with the need for
a new air conditioning system before camp started.
The Mister Quik website will have a calendar-of-giving for 2018
programs with links to events
and more information on
how people can get involved.
“Anyone who wants to get
involved can do so by offering
their time, talent, or expertise,”
states Rosentreter. “We would
love to work together to
help our community!” You
can join the Mister Quik
MALAWI
team and make 2018 your
TOOL DRIVE
year of action while giving
back to the community.
“The heat in the Carr Center [due to a broken a/c unit], a main
‘hub’ for our camp, prevented some campers from enjoying
activities and made some campers feel ill because it affected
their medical conditions,” stated Lauren Harmison, Founder
and Board Vice President of Camp PossAbility, a program
supporting young adults ages 18 to 35 with physical disabilities.
“Mister Quik donated a five-ton unit and installed it the day
we arrived for camp. We are beyond thankful to Brad, Jamie,
and the Mister Quik team for supporting this amazing place
and helping ‘make obstacles end and PossAbility begin.’”
“Many of the programs in which we participate are ones
that we continue with year after year,” stated Brad Huff,
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