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About Us > Community Involvement
We feel that businesses should exist for the benefit
of all stakeholders, one of which is the communities in which we
operate. We maintain a very active presence in our community. Some of
the ways in which we contribute to our communities are:
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We are a perennial title sponsor for the St.
Clair County Relay for Life (where our team has won the “Best
Campsite” award every single year of the event). We sponsor this
event in part to honor our Chairman Emeritus, Frank Buckner, who is
a cancer survivor.
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Although we enjoy our involvement with a host of
local schools, we have developed a special relationship with
Springville Elementary School (SES). Each year, we host a
competition with the third grade at SES where each student (about
200 of them) designs a Christmas card for us. We ultimately choose
one design that becomes our Christmas card for the year.
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We also sponsor a field trip each year for the
third grade at SES – we alternate between hosting the students here
at our facility for an all-day tour (where they learn about the
importance of conservation and protecting the environment) and
sending them to a local festival called
Homestead Hollow, where they can learn about life in historic rural
Appalachia.
Our founders, Frank and Lillian Buckner, have long
believed in the importance of contributing to worthy causes and their
spirit of philanthropy permeates all facets of our business.
2009 Christmas Card Winner
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