Ferguson, Stock Building Supply Distribute Relief Packages To Tornado-Damaged Area
The
packages, delivered Thursday to the City of Suffolk
for distribution in the tornado-ravaged neighborhoods, consist of 150 pairs of ProSelect
leather gloves, 68 sheets of ply board, 40 ProSelect tarps, 30 Raptor hammers,
30 shovels and 10 boxes of 16D nails. Stock Building
Supply is providing the plywood and nails, and the other materials are being
donated by Ferguson.
“Upon
hearing about the tornado, we first checked to ensure that all of our
associates in the area were OK, and then we immediately focused our attention on
the community and how we could help,” announced Ray Ferrara
manager of emergency operations for Wolseley’s North American Division.
“As
I was delivering the emergency supplies to the City of Suffolk
on Thursday for release to the community through their emergency relief
distribution center, a call came in from the Suffolk Fire Department asking
about the tarps,” Ferrara
said. “It felt good knowing that we could help them, and I was proud to
represent a company that cares so much about its associates and the communities
in which we work."