Company Helps Katrina Relief ; Employees Donate Nearly $250,000 Worth of Work

Dayton Daily News (November 17, 2005)

Author: Mark Mcgregor Mmcgregor@Daytondailynews.Com

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In a note to the Dayton-based Shook Construction's Hurricane Katrina Relief Team, Dennis Dahmer wrote, "Your crew of chain saw- wielding and equipment-operating volunteers literally and figuratively helped to remove some major impediments to returning to some sort of normal life after Hurricane Katrina."

The Shook team returned home Oct. 8 after a week of volunteering in Hattiesburg, Miss., where they assisted in ongoing relief efforts in the region. The 14-member team made the trip to the Gulf Coast a month after Hurricane Katrina paralyzed the region.

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Company Helps Katrina Relief ; Employees Donate Nearly $250,000 Worth of Work

"We wanted to help a community that was in need but had missed the spotlight, yet needed as much help as other communities," wrote Vince Corrado, Shook's CEO, in an e-mail he sent to all company employees.

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