BOSTON, MA.
October 5, 2009. 53 State Street, located in the heart of Historic
Boston's Financial District, was the venue today for a signing of a
Statement of Support and the presentation of the coveted Seven Seals
Award. The award was recommended by Mrs. Jennifer Campagna, Executive
Assistant to Mr. Robert Richards, President of The Richards Barry
Joyce & Partners Real Estate, LLC. Mrs. Campagna is also the
wife of BU-1 (SCW) (Builder First Class, ((E-6)) Seabee Combat
Warfare Specialist) Paul Campagna, a builder/fighter with U. S. Naval
Mobile Construction Battalion Twenty Seven, (NMCB-27) located in
Brunswick, Maine.
Petty Officer Campagna recently returned with
the battalion from an out of CONUS deployment. Through the caring, concern
and generosity of the 40 or so employees of Richards Barry Joyce
& Partners, BU-1 Campagna received two or three "care
packages, per week for him and also to share with his fellow Seabees.
Although the company does not employ any Guard or Reserve Members at
this time, Mr. Richards proudly signed A Statement of Support and
certainly was very surprised and honored with the Seven Seals Award.
During one of many support dinners with the
Navy Wives Ms. Carmen Hernandez, Company Vice President of Marketing,
listened as the ladies described themselves as The "Honey Bees"
of NMCB-27. As a matter of fact, Jennifer and some of the women had
come up with a few designs which was a take off of the tee-shirts
their deployed sailors wore. Ms. Hernandez brought their ideas back
to the department to finesse the brain storming session. Without
Jennifer's knowledge, Carmen went around to all the employees and
sought donations to "Adopt a Honey Bee" to cover the cost
of the t-shirts. This was very touching for all the wives and
daughters of quite a few families as they wear their pink t-shirts
proudly.
The National Committee for Employer Support of
the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense agency
established in 1972. The mission of ESGR is to gain and maintain
employer support for Guard and Reserve service by recognizing
outstanding support, increasing awareness of the USERRA law of
1994 and resolving conflicts through mediation. The MA Committee has
more than 35 volunteers dedicated to helping every "Citizen
Soldier". On hand representing MAESGR was Eastern Area Chair
John M. Pelose.
Left to right: Mr. Robert Richards,
President, Mrs. Jennifer Campagna, wife of BU-1 Paul Campagna and
ESGR's John Pelose.
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If you would like
nominate your Employer for an award, call the MA Committee for ESGR
at 508-233-7249 or go to www.esgr.mil.
