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 First General Services Newsletter
October
2007 ~ Vol.
10
Table of
Contents:
Experiencing A Fire: A Homeowner's Personal Thoughts
On
December 27, 2006, First General responded to an emergency
board-up call in Wilkes-Barre at 11:30 p.m. It was the home of Mrs. June Compton.
I
had the honor of meeting Mrs. Compton a few days later. With FGS
Estimator Joe Simon and Content Specialist Diane
Wright on my one side, and Mrs. Compton on the other, we
walked through the ruins of her home.
Generally
when a person experiences a traumatic loss such as this, their
emotional state is quite unstable considering the
circumstances. Mrs. Compton was an exception to the rule.
Even
though virtually everything in her home was unrecognizable,
she would stop, smile and frequently express her gratitude
towards the most important things in her life: her family,
friends and grandchildren. "At least no one was hurt" and "Thank
God my grandchildren were not here,"� "a
home can be replaced, but the people in it cannot,��
were common words coming from her mouth.
Apparently,
we at FGS were not the only ones who took a liking to Mrs.
Compton. During
the night of the fire, a total of four neighbors, at
different times, broke into the Compton residence for fear
that she was sleeping inside.
One team climbed up and broke through her bedroom
window, while the other team broke in the front door.
All four men crawled through the smoke and flames
trying to locate their beloved neighbor while other neighbors
and children stood by with tears of compassion.
There was a sigh of relief when it was discovered that
Mrs. Compton was not at home, but was in fact visiting her
daughter in Maryland.
FGS
crews were contracted by Mrs. Compton to handle all repairs,
reconstruction and cleaning. Even when production slowed down,
due to an overload of other emergency calls, she remained
positive. In the
end, Mrs. Compton could not say enough about our workmanship
and commitment. "When
the crews were here, they started a project, and would finish
that project efficiently & precisely."
Further, "I couldn't be happier with how
things turned out" and "First
General was willing to do whatever possible to make me happy,
even when I wasn't�."
On
behalf of the entire FGS team, it was an honor and a pleasure
to have worked for Mrs. June Compton.
She has proven herself to be a truly remarkable woman
facing an almost insurmountable task�rebuilding a home.
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FGS
Golf Benefit Raises Money For United Cerebral Palsy
On
Friday September 14, 2007, First General Services of NE
Pa. conducted it 24th annual golf event
benefiting �Creating Unlimited Possibilities� of
the Luzerne County branch of United Cerebral Palsy.
This year�s event had in excess of sixty (60)
golfers ranging from the local community to other First
Generals from around the Commonwealth.
The
event was won by the team made up of John Rokosz, Rick
Barry, Gary Thorne and Joe Hourigan.
In
excess of $6,000.00 was raised thru entry fees, donations
and hole sponsorships, all of which will be turned over to �Creating
Unlimited Possibilities� for benefit of their special
needs clients. All
costs associated with the annual event are underwritten by First
General Services and its owner, John C. Sobeck.
All
of us at First General Services are looking forward to
making next year�s event even more beneficial for the
local charity of our choice.
Anyone interested in participating in 2008 can make
preliminary arrangements by contacting our offices or by
e-mailing:
Danielle
@: dsciandra@firstgeneralservice.com
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Most
of you are aware that FGS has season tickets to support our
WB/Scranton Penguins hockey team. As always, we enjoy
sharing those tickets with our friends in the
industry.
If
you are interested in receiving tickets, please contact
Danielle and we will make arrangements to get the tickets to
you.
Remember,
tickets are on a first come, first serve basis!
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Joke
of the Day...
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If you
love something, set it free.
If it comes back, it was and always will be yours.
If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with.
If, however, it just sits in your living room,
Messes up your stuff,
Eats your food,
Uses your telephone,
Takes your money, and never appears to have noticed that
you actually set it free in the first place,
You either married it or gave birth to it!
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Quote
of the Day...
- A woman is like
a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until
she gets into hot water.
-
- Eleanor
Roosevelt
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New Specialty
Services...
NEW!
INDUSTRIAL
STEAM CLEANING
NEW!
DUCT
CLEANING
NEW!
SODA
BLASTING
NEW!
CONTENTS
INVENTORY
About
our Newsletter...
First
General Services of NE
Pa. initiated
the Newsletter in an effort to maintain constant
contact and provide updates on service capabilities to our
colleagues in the restoration and insurance industry.
We are ever mindful of the changing conditions and
needs of the area in which we all work on a daily basis. We believe that in order to maintain and improve our
service, we will benefit from comments/suggestions from our
readers.
We
take privacy very seriously. We handle your personal
information as we wish others would handle ours. First General
Services of N.E.Pa. does not share, sell or lease unsolicited
mail or email regarding new promotions or sales. If you would
like to remove your name from these notifications, please send an
email to dsciandra@firstgeneralservice.com
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