Aegion Community Relations

Brinderson is again supporting Phillip 66's SFR Rodeo Refinery and Carbon Plant's "Walk of Honor for our Veterans". These photos were taken in 2013, so please watch for photos from this year's Walk.

SAVE THE DATE - May 1, 2014 Aegion will host the American Red Cross for our spring blood drive. This drive, unlike those in the past, will be held in our training center instead of the mobile unit. It's not too early to make an appointment - call or email Nancy Moynihan 808097 or [email protected]

On January 28, 2014, Universite Notre Dam de Haiti reopened it's facility in Jacmel. The university, whose focus is on business management and nursing, was so damaged in the 2010 earthquake that the building was uninhabitable. The photo on the left was taken in October 2013 when I visited the school. Please read this short press release for more information. http://www.miyamotointernational.com/media/press-releases/quake-damaged-university-reopens-with-cutting-edge-seismic-technology/

In October, Insituform sponsored Knox ProCorps Inc's Annual Fundraising Clay Shoot. Knox ProCrops "seeks to provide Knoxville [TN] professionals a means to improve the health and welfare of impoverished communities in the U.S. and abroad by utilizing their talents and professional training." Currently, they are working with ASP on four septic tank sites in Brenton County, West Virginia and Breathitt, Kentucky, as well as a water project in Thomazeau, Haiti. We all are aware of the needs globally for clean water, but we often forget that there are places right here in the USA who need our help. So, thank you Knox ProCorps for your help at home and abroad.

Pictured from left to right is Ryan Miller (Insituform), Bruce Giles (General Manager - First Utility and Knox Pro Corps Board Member), Michelle Maddox (Secretary - Knox Pro Corps) and Rob Herchenrider (President - Knox Pro Corps).

Please congratulate one of the newest inductees of the St. Louis Business Journal's 40 Under 40 honorees: Aegion's own - Brian Bertucci. Brian works out of our global headquarters as Director of Finance, Business Integration. An awards dinner was held at the Kemp Museum in Chesterfield on February 13th. Attending the ceremony and cheering Brian on were, Joe Burgess - President and CEO, David Martin - SVP and CFO, Ken Young - VP and Treasurer, Kelly Corbin - Director, Corporate Accounting, David Morris - SVP,CAO, and General Counsel, Kent Bartholomew - Securities and Corporate Counsel, Nancy Moynihan, Manager, Community Relations, and Jen Bertucci, Brian's wife. Pretty impressive group, Brian! Congratulations, and I have a feeling we will see you being honored for more of your accomplishments in the future.

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/print-edition/2014/02/07/brian-bertucci-30.html

I'd like to give a big thank you to all our employees at Headquarters who participated in the Clean Water Mission drive for shoes and handbags. Because of you we were able to provide 128 pairs of shoes, 37 handbags, and nearly $150.

Watch for this year's Racing For Cancer Yellow Party events. I believe they are:
Long Beach, CA in April
Indianapolis, IN in May
Sonoma, CA in August

I will share details/edits as I receive them. If you are in the area for any of these fun events, join in. You may even get a chance to ride in an Indie car and meet some of the Izod Indie drivers.

At the invitation of Dr. Kit Miyamoto, I traveled to Port Au Prince in October to attend symposium on engineering improvements in Haiti. While I was there, colleagues from Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief Foundation took me to see some of the school buildings they have been working on. The goal is to improve and fortify these structure so that they may be safely used again for classrooms. The first few photos are of the Notre Dam de Haiti, a university in Jacmel; it reopened in January 2014. It was interesting to them apply our Fibrwrap product to strengthen the floors of this multilevel building.

The last two photos of Lycee de National City de Soleil, the only public school in Cite Soleil providing secondary education. This school has nearly 1500 children attend daily. Since the earthquake in January 2014, they have been holding classes in temporary rooms made of particle board with tin roofs. As you can imagine, these areas are stifling hot and don't provide adequate shelter from storms. Dr. Miyamoto, his agency, and local supporters have started work on LNCS, but is still working to raise about $150,000 more so that they may meet their goal of opening classrooms for September 2014.

To learn more about Dr. Miyamoto or the Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief click this link: http://www.miyamotorelief.org/

Please check out the photo albums setup for our Community Relations Events for Aegion and it's family of companies.

What do you do on a sunny October afternoon in Aurora, Colorado? Why Chunk Punkins' of course.

Insituform partnered with the City of Aurora for their Fall Festival and Punkin'Chunkin' contest.