Northwest Exterminating
ATLANTA, Ga. - Teammates across Northwest Exterminating’s Family of Brands donated nearly 4,000 coloring books and hundreds of boxes of crayons to CURE Childhood Cancer. This idea began after a conversation with a customer and Buford, Ga., service professional, Devon Cazee.
Cazee has always found behind the scene ways to quietly serve, the company said. He has worked with Northwest Exterminating’s local Buford, Ga. service center for nearly nine years and is celebrated by his customers for the type of experience he delivers and the relationships he builds.
Last year, he collected knit hats to donate to cancer patients, and he is always an active participant in Northwest’s small acts of kindness initiatives, the company said. Cazee is especially fond of creating ripple effects of kindness throughout one of the communities he serves in Hoschton, Ga.
Cazee learned about the organization CURE Childhood Cancer and their mission after speaking with one of his long-term customers, whose daughter, Kristin Conor, is the CEO.
After checking in with one of his regular customers, he learned about CURE Childhood Cancer, an organization led by the customer’s daughter, Kristin Connor. Reaching out to Kristin to learn more, Cazee was quick to ask, “What can we do?”
As Cazee shares, we have to do something, even if it’s small. He suggested collecting coloring books, and Kristin immediately loved the idea. When asked, she explained that coloring books could give patients a simple yet powerful escape, even if only for a moment, from the weight of their illness.
Cazee enlisted the full support of the Northwest Family of Brands Good Deed Team, which includes every teammate from all six service states. Cazee started with a goal of collecting at least 2,400 coloring books, but teammates surpassed that goal.
After only one month, teammates from across the Southeast and the local Deaton Creek community collected and donated 3,968 coloring books. The donation will be divided amongst local hospitals in Augusta, Atlanta, and Savannah, Ga.
CURE Childhood Cancer's mission is to provide vital support services like the Open Arms Meal Program, mental health resources, bereavement care, and provide funding for groundbreaking research to find a cure.