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  <title><![CDATA[Parents Show Support for Facilities Employees]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>It began with an email to Mark Demyanek, vice president (interim) of Sustainability, Facilities and Safety.&nbsp; A group of parents reached out asking for the best way to show their&nbsp;appreciation for employees in Facilities.&nbsp;They were grateful for the extra efforts of those employees&nbsp;who were responsible for keeping the campus open, vibrant, healthy, clean and safe for all&nbsp;students this semester.&nbsp;They wanted to send treats&nbsp;and were curious how many individuals should be included.&nbsp;When they were informed that it would be more than 500 people, they didn't blink an eye.</p><p>Cheryl Kelley, assistant to the Vice President, coordinated with the Georgia Tech parent group who were&nbsp;mostly from the New England area.&nbsp;Those parents reached out to local&nbsp;Tech parents and confirmed a day and location for the delivery of hundreds of bottles of water and sports drinks, individual snacks, fruit&nbsp;and pastries. Cookies iced with the GT&nbsp;logo, the words "Thank You" and even the "Jackets Protect Jackets" tagline were a personal and thoughtful touch.&nbsp; In addition, individual thank you cards were available for staff to pick up as they made their way down a buffet of goodies.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>For those who couldn't attend the organized event, Kelley&nbsp;and several other Facilities&nbsp;employees filled&nbsp;individual treat bags and delivered those to other departments throughout the unit.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Demyanek replied to the parent group, "Our front-line Facilities&nbsp;team members have stayed at their posts since this whole thing began...so I can tell you that your kind recognition will be deeply appreciated."&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>When Jackets appreciate Jackets, the sense of community and commitment strengthens among&nbsp;all those connected to the Institute.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></body>
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