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Gray a time of abundance for
The holiday season is

many people, but for
Gives some it brings anxiety
and challenges. Gray
team members have
Back always been willing Top: DIAGEO project team members with donations for several area families; middle,
to give back to their
left: Lexington Office team members collected toys for the Firefighters Toy Program;
communities, and the
2019 season of giving middle, right: Lexington Office team members assembled gift bags for the Silver Bells
Program; bottom, left: Gray West team members donated pasta during an event for
was no exception. Catarina's Club; bottom, right: Spencer Bristol supported a young mother during the
The Lexington office participated in two main charitable Christmas season.
programs this year. The Firefighters Toy Program has been a
favorite among team members in the past, and this year the office The Gray West Office supported a local organization that feeds
collected new toys to ensure needy children would have gifts on around 5,000 children each day. They donated pasta and sauce
Christmas morning. to an event for Catarina’s Club in Garden Grove, California during
Lexington team members also helped bring smiles to seniors the annual KFI-AM PastaThon. The PastaThon typically collects
across the area. The Silver Bells Program is operated by the Nursing 50,000 pounds of pasta and sauce, which goes a long way in
Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass, and participants were feeding hungry kids in the area.
asked to donate a gift bag of requested items, such as toiletries, Other offices who gave back over this past holiday season
gloves and socks. Such simple gifts go a long way in bringing joy to included Gray’s South Atlantic Office, where team members
people who may otherwise not receive a present. donated toys for less fortunate children through their local Toys for
Several jobsites participated in holiday giving as well. The Tots program. In Peachtree Corners, Georgia, the Spencer Bristol
DIAGEO jobsite in Lebanon, Kentucky collected donations for Engineering team gathered donations to brighten the holidays for
several families in need, and assisted a total of 38 children in Marion a deserving single mother of five.
County, Kentucky. They worked with two local schools to fulfill the Thank you to all of our team members who donated their time
needs of these families, and raised almost $6,000 to provide them and money to bring joy to so many people in the communities
with toys, clothing and food. where we live and work.