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Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing Donates $40,000 for ALS Research to the Packard Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 General News
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COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 23

Philanthropic Seepage

Every Monday morning, executives at Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing meet todiscuss pressing matters. At one such meeting five years ago, the company'spresident, Ed Fennell, announced a new directive: regular charitablecontributions. For every signed contract made over a two-month period throughone of its six regional offices, $50 would go to a designated philanthropicorganization.
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The idea gained momentum after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, explains EricTullio, Mid-Atlantic's national operations director, but took time to hone."Now we decide together, based on recommendations, which causes to support,"he says. Thus far, the 40-year-old leading basement waterproofing company hascontributed tens of thousands to the American Red Cross, Tsunami aid,Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts, Habitat for Humanity, the USO -- and nowto the Packard Center.
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Support for the Center originated with a request from a BusinessAssociate. This gentleman, who had in recent years lost his brother to ALS,and colleagues wanted to honor his memory. "I went looking for anorganization devoted to ALS research," says Tullio. "Everything pointed to thePackard Center. By far it's the leader, and we wanted to go to the top." Inall, the $50 taken from each waterproofing job over a two-month period nettedabout $35,000, but the company chipped in $5,000 more to make it an even$40,000.

A baseball fan, Tullio knew of ALS only through what he'd read about LouGehrig. "Now I have a deeper understanding," he says. Meanwhile, the familywho inspired the donation was touched by the decision, says Tullio, andmanagers alerted customers. Many expressed gratitude that the company wasusing a portion of their payments to advance ALS research.

Tullio and Fennell made a special trip to Baltimore last August to presentthe check to Center director Jeffrey Rothstein. Now the experts in sealinghidden leaks are hoping that their company's donation will help crack ALSmysteries.

Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing is an expert specialty organization thatfocuses on the fixing and repair of problem foundations, crawlspaces and wetbasements. The company presently has offices in Columbia, MD; Fredericksburg,VA; York, PA; Boothwyn, PA; South Plainfield, NJ and Yonkers, NY.

SOURCE Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing
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