This Thanksgiving, as you strain the gravy and carve the bird, take care to stand by your pan. U.S. firefighters responded to about1,300 home fires involving cooking equipment on Thanksgiving in 2007, roughly three times the daily average of cooking fires. If you’ve got something on the stove, don’t leave it unattended, even for a moment. Stand by your pan and stay safe from a stove fire.
Despite the ongoing recession, employees of Monitronics gave wholeheartedly this month for an outstanding cause. We have exceeded all internal expectations in our ninth annual food drive for Metrocrest Social Services. The six floors of the tower, Building 821, and Suite 300 together collected 75% more than last year’s drive, with this year’s donations totaling 13,622 items, including cash converted to food. This represents a little more than 18 food items from each of our 750 employees.
This large increase over last year’s total of 7,775 items may in part be due to the fierce competition among floors and buildings to donate the most food. The second floor of the main tower won the overall competition, bringing in 2,277 food items and $575.
“The compassion of the employees in their abundance of giving both monetary support and food items is heartwarming to all of us, especially to the families in need in our community,” said Bunny Summerlin, Metrocrest Executive Director. “The Monitronics annual food drive kicks off our holiday programs with a bang each year and with the increased need it couldn’t come at a better time.”