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Holliston, MA – Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. announced it participated in an array of service-related initiatives across its Holliston headquarters and regional offices in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina during the holiday season. Griffin Electric and its employees worked alongside several nonprofit organizations and donated a collection of toys, gifts, and assorted food items for local families in need.

The New England region kicked off its season of giving by hosting a breakfast food drive in November, collecting various non-perishable food items for donation to the Holliston Pantry Shelf. Team members also partnered with the Pantry Shelf for its annual Mitten project, helping local families in need by fulfilling specific gift requests for children of all ages. The company also welcomed Sweet Inspirations, a nonprofit candy shop that provides vocational and employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to its Holliston headquarters for a holiday-themed pop-up shop. Employees purchased assorted candies and other items in support of the organization, which makes several visits to Griffin Electric throughout the year.

The company’ s Southeast teams based in Pelham, Ala.; Charlotte; N. C.; and Doraville, Ga. each held collection drives for the Toys for Tots program. Employees throughout these regions donated new and unwrapped gifts for children ages 12 and under in support of this initiative, which the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve has sponsored for almost 80 years. Members of the Georgia team also volunteered their time at the North Gwinnett Co-Op, a local resource that distributes food to nearly 40,000 people annually and provides financial assistance to those in need.

The company’ s Raleigh-Durham, N. C. region held their own donation drive in December, collecting food and personal care items to benefit the Wake Forest Food Pantry.

Griffin Electric also made monetary donations to some of the many food pantries throughout New England and the Southeast, as it does annually.

Concord, NH – North Branch Construction has donated the proceeds from the firm’ s annual Safety Fine Program to Scouting America New Hampshire in Manchester and Lakes Region Community Developers in Laconia.

North Branch Construction developed its Safety Fine Program 19 years ago, with the intent to increase hazard recognition, reduce risk of injury, and create an overall safer working environment for all personnel working on North Branch Construction jobsites. At a minimum, the program requires subcontractors, as well as North Branch Construction’ s own employees, to abide by the OSHA Construction Industry Regulations at all times. When safety violations are observed, it is North

Kara Lasalle of Lakes Region Community Developers( l) and Joseph Campbell of North Branch Construction

Branch Construction’ s objective to correct them immediately. Consequently, the firm warrants safety fines for any repeat violations. Each year, North Branch Construction donates all proceeds from

( l-r): Jay Garee of Scouting America New Hampshire, Joseph Campbell, and Deric Wertz of Scouting America New Hampshire

the Safety Fine Program to nonprofit organizations the firm has worked with during that year.

North Branch Construction is currently working with Scouting

America NH performing fire restoration work at Carter Lodge in Gilmanton Iron Works and building the Lakes Region Community Developers Harriman Hill Phase 3 project in Wolfeboro.

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