Using Our Powers for Good!

Luckily for us, here at Hayslett Group we get to work on a large number of projects that make a difference in people's lives. Whether it's helping communicate important health care services to a community, educating citizens about the state of public services, or connecting individuals with the right people to achieve organizational goals, we often get to feel good at the end of the day in regards to what we've done. This recent article, pitched on behalf of our client, McCarthy Building Companies, is one of those happy stories we are always excited to share. It reminds us of how big companies can and do care about their communities and individuals.

With help from company, Lilburn resident gets ‘man cave’, Gwinnett Daily Post

LILBURN — Drew Leathers is a charming 23-year-old. He is funny, intelligent and engaging.

And he’s been living since age 10 with a condition called schwannamatosis, a rare form of neurofibromatosis, which has rendered him wheelchair-bound. Of the many changes this disease has brought into this young man’s life, independence and navigating his living space have been the two most imposing. But now all of that has changed.

After hearing Leathers’ story through the friend of a friend at McCarthy Building Companies’ Southeast team, company leaders decided to do whatever they could to help Leathers’ situation. Through a program called Heart Hats, McCarthy assembled a team of volunteers consisting of professional subcontractors as well as company employees. The team set to work changing the young man’s life, and the life of his family, for the better.

Read the whole article:

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/community/headlines/With_help_from_company_Lilburn_resident_gets_man_cave_116941173.html