Thanksgiving Capstone Award provides $5,000 to Two Rivers Head Start Agency
Chicago, Ill. - The executive management team of Dermody Properties, a national industrial development firm headquartered in Reno, Nev., has announced the recipients of the company's annual Dermody Properties Thanksgiving Capstone Award.
In Chicago, which is served by the company's Midwest Region office, the Two Rivers Head Start Agency will receive $5,000 to help fund its food pantries in Aurora and Elgin.
The Dermody Properties Thanksgiving Capstone Award is presented each year during the holiday season by the Dermody Properties executive management committee to help nonprofit organizations address the increased need many nonprofits experience during the holidays. The award was created by Dermody Properties as a way to give thanks at a special time of year.
"With our regional office located in Des Plaines and several ongoing developments in the area, the greater Chicago region is important to Dermody Properties," said Brian Quigley, Partner, Dermody Properties, Midwest Region Office. "We want to show our appreciation for this community by giving back, and the Dermody Properties Thanksgiving Capstone Award is one way for us to do that."
Two Rivers Head Start Agency serves more than 500 households monthly and provides 220,145 in Kane County annually. The Dermody Properties Thanksgiving Capstone Award will provide more than 35,500 pounds of food to those who need it most this holiday season. To learn more about and donate to the Two Rivers Head Start Agency, community members can visit trhsa.org or send nonperishable food, baby products and cleaning supply donations directly to the agency at 1661 Landmark Road, Aurora, IL 60506.
"We feel truly honored and blessed to have received such a generous donation from Dermody Properties. It is inspiring to see a company support those in need in their community," said Jennifer Dupasquier, Community Services Block Grants coordinator of Two Rivers Head Start Agency.
This year, in addition to the gift provided to the Two Rivers Head Start Agency, the company is presenting Dermody Properties Thanksgiving Capstone Awards to food banks in Carlisle, Penn.; Louisville, Ky.; Nazareth, Penn.; Reno, Nev.; Seattle, Wash. and southern New Jersey. These are all communities in which the Dermody Properties team works and lives.
"As a company, Dermody Properties is fortunate to be able to share its success," said Michael Dermody, Chairman and CEO of Dermody Properties. "Giving back is a value embedded in the company, and the Dermody Properties Thanksgiving Capstone Award has become a tradition. We are pleased to support those communities where we do business through this award."
The Dermody Properties Thanksgiving Capstone Award, which totals $50,000 this year, is directed by the executive management committee of Dermody Properties, which includes CEO and Chairman Michael Dermody, President and Partner Douglas A. Kiersey, Jr., Chief Financial Officer Douglas Lanning, and Partner Steven Karpf.
About Dermody Properties
Dermody Properties is a privately held, industrial real estate development company. Founded and headquartered in Reno, Nev., the company has a national development reach, served by its regional offices in Chicago, Northern New Jersey, Phoenix, and Seattle. Over its 50-year history, the company has developed and leased more than 45 million square feet of high quality facilities to many Fortune 500 companies and other well-respected firms. To learn more about Dermody Properties visit Dermody.com.
About Two Rivers Head Start Agency
Two Rivers Head Start Agency offers a range of services to alleviate the effects of poverty by providing education, support services and opportunities for children, families and communities. It provides a Head Start preschool program to 888 low-income children, 3 to 5 years of age. Through the Early Head Start program, it provides services to 170 expectant mothers and children birth to age 3. In addition, it operates a Community Services Block Grant program, offering a variety of services including job training, college scholarships, emergency financial assistance and food pantry.