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MER Midwest Team Hosts Cleanup Event at The Falls of Ohio State Park
On Saturday, October 19, the team at our Louisville, KY office held an environmental cleanup day at The Falls of Ohio State Park in Clarksville, IN. Nearly 50 tires, numerous plastic drums, and many large and small miscellaneous items were dug out and disposed of. MER provided both large and small-scale tools and equipment to safely remove, transport, and dispose of the waste collected. Local college students, volunteers from regional sustainability groups, and representative of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources participated in the effort.
The Falls of Ohio State Park, located in Clarksville, IN, and neighboring Louisville, KY, is the largest naturally exposed Devonian fossil bed in North America. The Falls were designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1866 and named a federal National Wildlife Conservation Area by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1981. In recent years, the Park has fallen victim to environmental degradation due to careless disposal of waste, empty drums, tires, glass, and countless other items.
MER Corporate Team Walks in 2019 Boston O2 Breathe Walk
On Saturday, June 1, 2019 members of the MER corporate team, the MER Commercial Dive Division, and their family and friends joined together to walk in the 2019 Boston O2 Breathe Walk. The event was organized to support a fellow employee whose family has been impacted by the disease. Through a MER corporate donation and employee and team donations, MER helped the Pulmonary Hypertension Association to exceed their goal and raised over $54,000 for the PH community and PHA programs and services.
Community Impact Grant Program
The MER Community Impact Grant program supports local initiatives. Employees at our locations around the U.S. determine what local charities are important and meaningful to the team and impactful in their communities.
MER Walks for MS
MER awarded a Community Impact Grant to WRI to raise funds and support the team, Beth’s Buddies, in the Jacksonville, FL Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk on April 13, 2019. Beth Nichols is married to Robert Nichols, a CDL driver for WRI. Beth has suffered from MS since 2003 but was not diagnosed until 2012. In 2019 her symptoms deepen. Beth’s personal wish is to have a solution for MS before anyone else has to go through what far too many do already. Beth’s Buddies, including WRI employees, raised over $1,000 for the Walk. There were close to 700 participants in the Jacksonville walk raising over $100,000. For more information about MS and how to get involved go to www.nationalmssociety.org
WRI Employees Participate in the Blue School Grant Program at A. Phillip Randolph High School in Jacksonville, FL
Team members from WRI, Megan Bockmeyer, and Nicole Neumann were invited for the second year in a row to the A. Phillip Randolph High School in Jacksonville, FL to participate in The Blue School Grant Program. They spoke to the students about the history of water contamination and water treatment, industrial water usage, wastewater production, wastewater treatment, and water reclamation. We donated lab supplies to hold an interactive demonstration with the students on how WRI treats industrial wastewater and discussed the science behind it. The Blue School Grant Program funds education for high school students on water resource protection.
MER Charleston Team Supports HOPE Acres
Team members out of the Charleston resource center purchased and delivered supplies to Kurt Sawyer of HOPE Acres Rescue in Summerville, SC. The horse farm is located next to the property where MER Charleston’s equipment is stored during hazardous weather and emergencies. HOPE Acres Rescue’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and provide a safe haven for equines in need. The facility operates entirely on contributions, so the supplies MER donated will go a long way to help in the care of these horses. The funding for these supplies was from a MER Community Impact Grant submitted by Brennan Wallace. This is the true meaning for this grant’s focus area of Good Neighbor.
Hurricane Michael Responders Lead Toy Drive to Benefit Boys and Girls Club of Bay County, Panama City Beach, FL
In October 2018, tragedy struck the Florida Panhandle when Hurricane Michael delivered the first Category 4 storm in the region’s recorded history. A short time after, the Moran Emergency Management Team was activated to work with Global Diving & Salvage, as part of the USCG’s ESF-10 response effort in the Panama City area. Over the course of the months spent there, the team of responders experienced first-hand the impact of the devastation. In an effort to support the communities in which they were living and working, the MER team initiated a local toy drive to
support the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County. MER and Global employees around the country engaged in the toy drive effort. The goal was to support the communities devastated by the catastrophe and to bring the initiative to scale with the participation and support of our employees, clients, partners, and friends. This was achieved above and beyond. In the end, the Boys and Girls Club of Bay County and the children and families they serve received donations totaling nearly $18,000 of monetary donations, toys, clothing, sporting equipment, and more.