My blog of March 27 about a Pennsylvania pumper who presented a check to a local charity toy drive generated a response from Jimmie Deal, a Texas pumper whose company, Universal Vacuum, was featured in a 2011 contractor profile. Answering my call to share information on readers’ charitable works, Deal wrote:
My most valued employee and I are life members of the Masonic fraternities. We are proud to be endowed life members of the Scottish Rite, which operates children's hospitals. We are also endowed life members of Ben Hur Shrine, which contributes to the Shriners burns centers. All of these children's hospitals are the most innovative leading hospitals in their fields and all the services provided for these children, which are extremely expensive, cost the children's families absolutely zero. The saying of the shrine is: “No man stands so tall as when he stoops down to help a child.”
Thanks to Jimmie for sharing his dedication to the cause of children’s charities. I know many small businesses contribute greatly to worthy causes, both locally and globally. Examples like Jimmie’s reflect well on the individual as well as the industry at large.
How about your pumping business? What charity programs do you like to support? Give us a shout out about your favorite local cause and let us know what you did to lend a hand. Share your story right here, or drop me a line at editor@pumper.com.
