Walbridge, Microsoft Team Up For Holiday Toy Drive In Virginia

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Dec 19, 2018, 11:14 ET

BOYDTON, Va., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Walbridge and Microsoft recently partnered with Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services (MCDSS) for their annual Christmas program to deliver toys and clothing to children in need. The partnership means a holiday season full of gifts for more than 400 Mecklenburg County children.

Walbridge and Microsoft recently partnered with MCDSS for their annual Christmas program to deliver toys and clothing to children in need. The partnership means a holiday season full of gifts for more than 400 Mecklenburg County children.

The MCDSS Christmas Program is 100 percent funded from local businesses, organizations, churches and citizens in the Mecklenburg County area. Additional companies have joined the Walbridge/Microsoft effort as well, including ACI, Covenant Steel, Fessler & Bowman, IES, MC Dean, Silent Aire and tradespeople from the job.

Employees from all the partner companies, who are working together on the Microsoft Data Center build in Boydton, Virginia, recently teamed up to deliver the packages and gifts to MCDSS. For every child, the team purchased a winter coat, two outfits, pajamas, boots or shoes, an educational toy and several age-appropriate toys. Toys included Legos, video games, Easy Bake Ovens, Barbie dolls, action figures and other books, board games, and art sets.

David Robson, a vice president at Walbridge and Community Engagement Officer for the Microsoft Data Center build in Boydton, was among many employees passing out toys and spreading cheer in a holiday effort by the global construction management firm along with its client, Microsoft.

"As a company, we strive to make an impact not only with our client, but with the entire community," Robson said. "We're thrilled Walbridge, Microsoft and these awesome subcontractors could come together to make Christmas morning a little more special for these children."

The teams spent Tuesday, Dec. 18 delivering the packages for the children to the MCDSS.

"Microsoft is pleased to team with Walbridge, our construction partner and their vendors at the Microsoft Boydton Data Center, to support the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services and their holiday toy drive," said Nathan Hamm, IT Operations Manager for the Microsoft Boydton Data Center. "Participating in the toy drive is an important part of how we support and give back to the local community that has been so welcoming and supportive of Microsoft."

MCDSS Director Sandra Gregory said everyone in the county is "tickled to death" and the holidays will be extra special for the children.

"We have 800 children through this program this year and the partnership prepared gifts for more than half of them," Gregory said. "You have no idea what it means."

Robson and the entire Walbridge team were thankful for such an impactful partnership.

"This is what the season is all about," Robson said. "I'm excited to hear all the stories about local kids waking up to a special Christmas and honored we could play a role in that."

About Walbridge

Walbridge (www.walbridge.com) is a privately held, top-50 construction company founded in Detroit in 1916. The company offers construction management, design-build, general contracting and related services for customers in a broad range of fields including automotive, aviation, commercial, education, industrial manufacturing, mission critical, power and energy, and water/waste water. Walbridge employs 1,000 professionals committed to sustainable construction and maintaining injury-free workplaces.

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