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December Gifts AppreciatedHow many joke gifts do you reallyneed? A year ago in December2008, the Electrical Departmentsupervisors asked themselves that questionand instead made a donation to the GoodShepherd Food Bank. Dennis Litalien(D10) said, “We felt pretty good about thatapproach so this past December, we decidedto open it up to the whole department tosee if others might be interested. OnDecember 18, 2009, Dennis and ScottBeedy (D19), representing D19 Local S6mechanics, accompanied by John Poulin(D10) presented the Food Bank with acheck for nearly $1,400 as well as a handfulof turkey coupons which were added byemployees.Chris Force, Executive Director of GoodShepherd, gave Dennis, John and Scott, whodonated his time to make the trip, a tour oftheir operations and thanked the people ofD19 for their generous donation at a timewhen it meant a lot to Good Shepherd’smission to keep food flowing to hundredsof Maine community food programs.Dennis said, “We were pleased to be able toreport back to people that their effortswould help many local families get througha Maine winter.”Dennis mentioned that there was talk ofmaybe doing something similar in thespring or early summer because “there isalways a need for food.” Dennis and DaveBrooks (D10) passed word through theirdepartment thanking everyone for theirgenerosity.About the same time, another activitywas underway in the MSC building wheretwo large containers were placed in thelobby with an invitation for people todonate food items to be given to a localfood pantry around the holidays. By week’send, Ed Jalbert (D10), Blast & Paint AreaManager, noticed that there were as yet onlya few items in the bins.Knowing that most people like a challenge,he went to his crews and asked if theycould do any better. He challenged them,about 50 people on three shifts in both Blast& Paint and the Assembly Building, to fillone can in three days. Instead, they filledtwo cans in one day. He said, “The crewsthat participated had a fun time doing itThe people of Dept. 19, represented byDennis Litalien (left) and Scott Beedy presentedGood Shepherd Food Bank Director,Chris Force, with a check.and were tickled to make the goal in aday. It gave all of us a little holidayspirit.”Richard Walker’s (D10) Facilitiescrew picked up the donations alongwith those at MSC and delivered themto the Mid Coast Hunger PreventionProgram (MCHPP) in Brunswick intime for holiday meals. Once again, thereceiving organization was delightedwith the gifts, coming as they did justbefore the holidays when MCHPP wasespecially challenged to meet the needsof those seeking assistance.Blast & Paint and Assembly Building Donors. Left: First Shift participants included, 1st row, l to r: Tim Suitter (crouching), Tom Beaule, Mark McBride,Lenny Ryan, George Dauphin and David Bolduc. 2nd row: Paul Beaule, Ed McCarren, Larry Parks (head turned), Dean Grazioso, Gordon Campbell,Richard Temple (partially hidden) and Dick Chamberlain. 3rd Row: Mike Croteau, John Thibault and Mark Belanger. Right: Third shift employees includedChris Oliver, Bob McArthur, David Carver and Steve Watts. Note: Many others from all three shifts contributed to the collection.Welcome The following employees joined BIW during December 2009. Please welcome them.NameDept.Allen Jr, Richard Thorton * 1500Bailey, Brian Elwin * 5000Baum, Robert Francis * 1500Belanger III, Joseph * 1500Bunker, Michael Allen 1000Burns, Todd Michael * 4300Chaisson, Stephen Lawrence * 8700NameDept.Cray, Elizabeth Ann 8700Drake, Corie Francis 8400Eanes Sr, Lewis Charles 8700Finn, John Marshall 8700Gerow, Shawn Wilson 8700Gribizis, Anilda 4000Hall Jr, Colin Arnold * 0900NameDept.Jacobs, Wayne Allen 4000Khaira, Drupinderbir Singh 4000Kittle, Steven Paul * 8700LaPointe, Mark Joseph * 1500London, Brian James 2400Meagher, Gordon Bilbo * 1900Mercado, Palmira * 8700NameDept.Morin, Anthony John * 0900Morrissette, Richard Alan 8400Pendleton, Dale Andrew * 0900Rollins, Margot Ellen * 8700* Returning EmployeesBIW NEWS | January 2010 | 11