Outreach Projects

William R. Gaines, Jr. Veterans Memorial Park

Charlotte County - Ajax Paving Industries received a special thank you note from Carol (Gaines) Weaver for donating 42 tons of asphalt to the project that Sunland Paving spearheaded. Sunland Paving’s Bobby and Geri Gross along with their staff donated their time and expertise for this project. They went above and beyond to help meet an October 18, 2018, deadline to have the entrance ready for the installation of new signs at William R. Gaines, Jr. Veterans Memorial Park. The efforts made by everyone involved in this project showed the respect and desire to honor Bill’s service and willingness to pay the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

Carol (Gaines) Weaver’s note to Ajax stated the following:

“I wanted to thank you personally for your generous donation of 42 tons of asphalt. I appreciate your hearts of gold for this project at William R.

Gaines Park.”

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arasota County - Thanks to our generous Ajax North Venice employees, numerous single mothers and their children living at Our Mother’s House were not disappointed on Christmas morning. Jamie Simmons, A/R Supervisor, has been spearheading this project for many years and our Ajax employees have always come through bringing joy to the families. With the money donated from our North Venice Main Office and Area 1 employees, we were able to buy gift cards, toys, children’s clothes, diapers, ink cartridges which were just a few items that were requested by residents at Our Mother’s House.

Cassie Rubio, Mandy Kustra, Ingrid Delaney, Jamie Simmons, Bobbi Jo Forman, Natalie Woody, Adriana Rahe, Sandy Philipps, Kara Coggins, Megan Krouse, Ginger Johnson, Lauren Taylor

Our Mother’s House is a non-profit, non-denominational residential housing program offered by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc. They provide a safe and secure environment for single mothers and their children and help them achieve self-sufficiency through education, vocational training and personal growth.

Metropolitan Ministries

Hillsborough County - In the spirit of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, Cassie Rubio from the Ajax Tampa Office organized a food and toy drive for each holiday respectively. Thank you to the Ajax Tampa Office staff for generously donating for each fundraiser and giving a helping hand to Metropolitan Ministries, a local nonprofit organization located in Tampa. They greatly appreciated the donations!

Metropolitan Ministries helps families and children, no matter how serious their needs. They provide food, housing and life skills through education and training.

AJAX TAKES PART IN HURRICANE MICHAEL RELIEF EFFORTS

Loading up the Ajax lowboy The wrath of Hurricane Michael tore through the Southeastern U.S. in October 2018. Some Florida cities were destroyed beyond recognition. Thank God we were spared from destruction, but some of our friends in the Panhandle were not as fortunate. A paving company based out of Panama City, Roberts & Roberts, Inc., lost their office. Many of their employees lost their homes and all their possessions. These folks are friends and needed assistance. Therefore, Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC took up a collection from its employees so we could purchase gift cards that would be handed out to Roberts & Roberts employees on our behalf. President Mike Horan announced that Ajax would match the donations dollar for dollar. Our Ajax employees pulled together to help others in need and, with the matched donations, were able to purchase $10,000 worth of gift cards. We bought $50 and $100 Home Depot, Target and Walmart gift cards which were distributed to those in desperate need. In addition, Ajax donated many different sizes of tarps and stacks of bottled water which Tommy Kidd, David Kidd, Squeaky Bowser, Chip Gaines and Tryston Threet loaded on the lowboy. On Friday, October 26, 2018, Ajax employees Dejan Vulaklija and Aaron Saenz kicked into high gear and headed out from Ajax North Venice to Panama City with their load of supplies and gift cards which were delivered to the many very thankful victims of Hurricane Michael.

We appreciate our generous Ajax employees for stepping up to Mike Horan’s challenge to help meet the needs of others during a very stressful time in their lives. A great big thank you! We are very grateful to all of you who contributed to this worthy cause.

And they’re off!