EMPLOYEE NEWS
INTRODUCING OUR NEW WEBSITE!
Welcome to the world Libby Renae
Janet, born on December 26, 2013 at 8:22
pm. She weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces
and was 21 inches long. Libby is the first
child of Jordan, Delta Concrete Safety
Coordinator, and Megan Janet. What an
amazing Christmas gift! Congratulations!
Meet Kenzie Marie Akridge, second
child and first daughter of Zachary, APEX
Paving, and Christa Akridge of Oran,
Missouri. Kenzie was born on December
31, 2013 at 8:36 am. She weighed 6
pounds 13 ounces and was 19 inches
long. Congratulations on such a beautiful
baby girl!
Dan, Williamsville Stone foreman, and
Angie Cravens welcome a new addition
to the family: Corbin Daniel Cravens, born
on December 31, 2013 at 2:23 am. Corbin
weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 19 ½
inches long. Brothers are Luke, Lane, and
Wyatt, and sisters are Emma, Dakota, and
Lacy. Corbin is so truly blessed to have so
many caregivers. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Jennifer Grier, spouse
of Dan Grier, Regional Manager, for
appointment to the staff of the Court
Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
of Southeast Missouri, Inc. This amazing
program trains and supports volunteer
advocates to provide juvenile justice
advocacy for foster children in the
32nd Judicial Circuit of Bollinger, Cape
Girardeau and Perry counties. Jennifer is
the new Volunteer Coordinator effective
December 2, 2013. She holds a Masters
of Social Work from Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale and a Bachelor of
Arts in Psychology from the University of
Arkansas-Little Rock. Congratulations on
this wonderful opportunity!
Announcing the arrival of the first
granddaughter of Dave, Delta Concrete
Sales Representative, and Janie Mouser!
Whitley Tate Moore was born January 27,
2014, to Shane & Lindsay Moore. Whitley
weighed 9 pounds 5 ounces and was 21
¾ inches long. Big brother Hudson, 3 ½
years old, is so excited! Congratulations,
Dave – such a proud grandpa!
Scotty Hendrix, APEX Paving, scored this
10-point buck on November 13, 2013, on
his birthday (and apparent lucky day)
with his bow. Congratulations!
BRUNO JINKS - SERVICE DOG IN TRAINING
Meet RFI’s Bruno! Who is he and what does he do? Bruno is a 3 month old yellow lab that
is currently in foster care with Scott, Leigh and Landon Jinks (Aggregate Region). The Jinks
Family has been raising and training retrievers, as well as competing in retriever hunt tests
and field trials for years, so seeing them with a new pup is nothing new. However, Bruno is
something special. He is a future Retrieving Freedom, Inc. (RFI) Service dog. The Jinks’ pick
up Bruno from Charles Dwyer, Co-Founder of RFI at eight weeks old and will be staying with
them until he is six months old. Then he will leave the Jinks’ for his formal service dog training
at one of RFI’s location.
What is Retrieving Freedom, Inc.? It is a non-profit ADI organization, that specializes in training
service dogs for Veterans with PTSD and children with autism. In addition, RFI has trained
diabetic alert dogs. It costs approximately $25,000 to fully train a service dog, and RFI does
it all through donations. More information about RFI and service dogs can be found at
www.retrievingfreedom.org.
Currently, Bruno is learning how to handle different environments, socialization with other dogs and people, and basic obedience.
He has visited with the Veterans and staff at the VA home in Cape Girardeau, several local merchants, and of course, has been
checking out the offices at Delta’s Corporate Office.
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