Nov 21, 2018 | Company News, Good Deed Team
In October, The Good Deeds Team Co-Directors, Greg Green and Kristen Milligan, along with Northwest’s Creative Learning Specialist, Melissa Shiver, were honored to attend and speak at the WIDA National Conference in Detroit, Michigan. The theme of this year’s four-day conference was “Schools and Community Empowering One Another,” and the team was excited for the opportunity to discuss the Libros/Books Bilingual Literacy Program and the impact that it has had on the families, teachers, and school district as a whole.
Three ESL Specialists from the Tuscaloosa City ESL Department, Samantha Shuler, Tiffany Craig and Katie Harrison, also accompanied the team to answer questions and to share in the 75-minute presentation. The key touch points of the presentation were the development, implementation, and impact of the Literacy Program, which highlighted specific strategies, activities, and resources that were useful to the team. The audience also engaged in conversations surrounding the obstacles they faced, including program development, budgeting and funding, community resources and support, and parent engagement.
The audience also had the opportunity to hear from families who have participated in the program, as some families documented their experience on video. The families spoke on how this program helped them learn ways to develop early reading literacy in their home language that can benefit their children when they begin learning to read in English. The purpose of the Libros/Books Bilingual Literacy Program was to create early reading strategies that can begin at home and be applied in the classroom; engaging parents with school and community gives students more opportunities to develop academic language daily.
“We’re hopeful that this program will show how community businesses, schools, and the family can partner together to empower a student’s successful development of early literacy skills,” said Milligan. This program reflects one of the key components to the Good Deeds Team: to look out into our communities to make an impact in our local schools, businesses, and organizations. We were so thankful to be invited to tell the story, progress, success of the Family Literacy Program so far.
About the Family Literacy Program – The Family Literacy Program is intended to bridge early reading strategies that can begin at home and can be applied in the classroom. This program directly shows the importance of providing families the opportunities to gain strategies and materials to help develop early literacy skills for young students. Strategies encourage native language support while developing second language acquisition. Engaging parents with school and community gives students more opportunities to develop academic language daily. This program will show how community businesses, schools, and the family can partner together to empower a student’s successful development of early literacy skills.
About the Northwest Good Deeds Team – As much as Northwest Exterminating is in the pest control business, we’re even more so in the people business. It’s that train of thinking that pushes us to think outside the box on how we can better serve the communities we live and work in; the creation of our Good Deeds Team came from just that. The Good Deeds team is an active part of the Northwest Family that seeks out and partners with local schools, businesses and organizations to create an impact throughout our communities. We love that we get the chance to help not only our customers protect their homes from pest, termites, mosquitoes, insulation, lawn, and wildlife issues but also help our communities become even better places to call home.
Jul 16, 2018 | Company News, Pest Control
Barnes Exterminating, a division of Northwest Exterminating, received the 2018 Best Pest Control award for the Macon, GA area. This honor is voted on by the Macon community each year in The Telegraph’s Best of the Best Awards. Barnes Exterminating has received the Best Pest Control award for 2015, 2017, and 2018.
“Our team was honored to be recognized by the community as the Best in Pest Control for the second year in a row. Our company goal is ‘Customers for Life’, so we were thrilled that our community selected us as their best pest control choice. We just hope to continue to serve them well!” says Huey Hood, Service Center Manager for Barnes.
Barnes Exterminating has been serving the Macon, GA community for over 30 years and joined the Northwest Exterminating team in 2018 to continue to grow and better serve this area. Northwest brings years of industry experience and strong family values, so we hope to continue to improve our overall customer experience. We appreciate the Macon residents and companies for continuing to choose us as their exterminating provider!
Jun 15, 2018 | Company News
This past Thursday, June 15, 2018, The Northwest Good Deeds Team partnered with local business, Nine Line Apparel, to co-host a Thank You barbecue for the First Responders in the Savannah community.
The Good Deeds team has hosted first responders’ luncheons in the past as a thank you to those that go above and beyond for their communities every day. In addition to the free barbecue and discounted apparel that was available, Nine Line is selling “Savannah PD” shirts. Proceeds will be given to two families of the department’s fallen officers, Officer Anthony Christie and Officer Joey Lupus.
When speaking to the Good Deeds Team co-director Kristen Milligan about how events like this align with Good Deeds mission and the Northwest Mission statement, she said “At Northwest, looking outwards towards the community is what we empower each service center to do. The Good Deeds Team provides the vehicle for each service center to positively impact their communities.” In this case, Missy Mallick, a Northwest teammate and Good Deeds Ambassador for the Savannah service center, did just that. As the daughter of a firefighter and wife of a med evac pilot, Missy saw the need to show just how much the community appreciates all the things that first responders do.
About Good Deeds Team – The Northwest Good Deeds team was formed in 2011, with the sole focus on being active and involved in the communities that we serve. While home pest control services are what we do for a living, we are about people. We service areas in the community that have a real need, places where we can use our time and talents to give back, and to give to people who may have been forgotten.
Mar 31, 2017 | Company News
We’re proud to announce that Northwest has once again been awarded Top Workplace status in 2017 by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, coming in at #11 in the mid-sized company category.
With more than 2,500 Atlanta companies nominated this year, Northwest was selected after an employee-administered survey resulted in a highly-rated workplace environment.
According the the AJC, “The one common theme across the winning companies was that they earned the loyalty and affection of their employees by investing in their well-being.”
Northwest strives to induce a positive workplace for team members, the Northwest Family, that’s creative, inclusive, and challenging.
“I’ve held similar positions in very different fields but I’ve never experienced the same family environment you see at Northwest. The management team at every level puts a high priority on my happiness and satisfaction, and regularly ensures that I have the tools I need in order to be successful,” said Mike Patrick, a Northwest Team Member.
If you’re interested in joining the growing Northwest Family, check out our available Career Opportunities.
Mar 31, 2017 | Company News
We’re proud to announce that Northwest has once again been awarded Top Workplace status in 2017 by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, coming in at #11 in the mid-sized company category.
With more than 2,500 Atlanta companies nominated this year, Northwest was selected after an employee-administered survey resulted in a highly-rated workplace environment.
According the the AJC, “The one common theme across the winning companies was that they earned the loyalty and affection of their employees by investing in their well-being.”
Northwest strives to induce a positive workplace for team members, the Northwest Family, that’s creative, inclusive, and challenging.
“I’ve held similar positions in very different fields but I’ve never experienced the same family environment you see at Northwest. The management team at every level puts a high priority on my happiness and satisfaction, and regularly ensures that I have the tools I need in order to be successful,” said Mike Patrick, a Northwest Team Member.
If you’re interested in joining the growing Northwest Family, check out our available Career Opportunities.
