Posts Tagged ‘community involvement’

Competing to Help Those in our Community

Friday, September 30th, 2016

2016-BloodDriveFall (36)A little friendly competition never hurt anyone, and in this case, helped save lives in our community! Partnering with Memorial Blood Center, two Bloodmobiles parked in Egan’s Brooklyn Park and Champlin office parking lots and the two offices competed to see who would have the most donors.

A total of 56 employees donated blood throughout the morning on September 30, 2016. But the lucky winners with four more donors than the other office, and the proud winners of the Egan Company Blood Drive Trophy went to the Champlin office with 29 total donors! Together, Egan gave the gift of life to those in need.

Memorial Blood Centers is a Minnesota-based, independent nonprofit supplying life-saving blood, state-of-the-art laboratory services, and biomedical expertise to area hospitals and clinics.

Giving back in Haiti

Saturday, June 4th, 2016

Haiti-Trip---Pete-U_smallPete Ulbricht, Field Leader Electrician, and his son visited Haiti this spring to install Egan-donated lighting for a local church, school, orphanage, and nursing home.

“It was a great experience and gives me a new respect for the people that live there as well as for the safety of food and water that we eat and drink every day,” said Pete Ulbricht. “I’m glad Egan was willing to donate to such a great cause.”

Hosting Feed My Starving Children Foodpacking

Monday, February 8th, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 8, 2016) – Egan Company, a Brooklyn Park specialty contractor, announced its Champlin facility as the site of the Northwest Metro MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children.

“We’re fortunate to have a facility in a state of construction to offer as a MobilePack site. It gives us a chance to get to know our community as we partner with Feed My Starving Children,” said Duane Hendricks, Egan Company Chief Operating Officer. “If you’re interested in donating or packing food that will feed children in need in our community and around the world, join us and help out this great cause.”

Community members are invited to pack food at Egan Company’s Champlin facility. The event will take place February 24-28, and see a total of 10,000 volunteers packing two million meals that will feed 6,000 children for one year. For more information or to sign-up, visit the Northwest Metro MobilePack event link: http://bit.ly/23f1vLc

Egan Company has a strong commitment to the local community, actively devoting time, compassion, and resources for organizations like Feed My Starving Children. Egan has over 50 employees who have volunteered time to support this event.

Feed My Starving Children is a local nonprofit hunger relief organization working with volunteers to produce a scientifically formulated food formula that is culturally acceptable worldwide. Organizations in nearly 70 countries around the world distribute these meals to children in greatest need.

About Egan Company:

Egan Company is a specialty contractor that represents over 15 skilled trade unions serving virtually every infrastructure discipline in the industry. Core services include: electrical, mechanical, curtainwall/glass (InterClad), millwrights, controls and system integration, building automation, and service. Egan serves every stage of a building and provides in-house expertise in planning, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance. For more information about Egan Company, visit www.eganco.com.

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Media Contact:

Jessica Johnson
jkjohnson@eganco.com
763-595-4310

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