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Posted on October 8 at 4:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I was honored that Larson Contracting asked my company to install wood flooring at the new house. I was even more excited when I learned it was the mechanic who I did not know, but always left a good impression on me when I was at Royal Sports. I had a crew of 13 installers and we were supposed to start installing at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday night and finish at 4:00 a.m. Monday morning. We asked for volunteers to help and we started at 7:00 and about 10 volunteers cleared the areas we needed to put down flooring, hauled in flooring, hauled out garbage, swept floors, and covered them when they were complete. We were done by midnight-4 hours earlier than expected. Thanks to the volunteers who assissted the skilled craftsman, through the teamwork, there was not a glitch in the whole process. And there were over 20 people working in one area at times. To all workers on Sunday evening and night-JOB WELL DONE!!

On It’s the DeVries family!

Posted on October 7 at 8:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Gotta love it !!! I had the priveledge of being asked to work on the home. I immediately said yes as all my employees did. 13 of us worked on installing wood flooring Sunday night and when we got there, Larson Contracting said the project was on schedule, but the goal was to do it in under 100 hours. We started an hour early and finished 4 hours ahead of our alotted time. The 10 volunteers who helped us that night, were largely responsible as they cleared the areas, hauled in wood flooring, hauled out garbage, swept floors, and covered the finished floors to protect the floor. I did not know any of you, but I want to thank you for coming on board and to let you know that you were an important part of the team, and meeting the 100 hour goal was achieved. Thank you-JOB WELL DONE !!!

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Posted on October 7 at 5:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I want to tell you about a HERO. Al Larson, who owns Larson Contracting, has two purple hearts from fighting communism in Vietnam. What do you think of that?

On Get ready to ‘Move that bus!’

Posted on October 6 at 5:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I had the priveledge of overseeing 13 skilled wood floor installers as we were scheduled to install the wood flooring starting at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday night and finishing 4:00 a.m. on Monday. I was assigned 10 volunteers and I told them what to do and they started clearing out areas, hauling in wood flooring, hauling out garbage, and covering the finished floor for protection. We finished 3 1/2 hours early and the volunteers who worked in unison with the wood floor crew can take the credit, they stepped up and got the job done. I had heard of some volunteers who felt they did not have enough to do, but the Sunday night crew worked hard and always with a smile. I did not know any of them personally, but want to thank them, if they worked with the wood crews they know who they are. Thanks-JOB WELL DONE!!

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Posted on October 6 at 5:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I am writing in praise of the volunteers who help my wood flooring crew on Sunday night. I had the use of about 10 volunteers who cleared out areas, swept floors, hauled in wood flooring, hauled out garbage, swept the finished floors, and covered them for protection. I was running the crew of 13 skilled installers and we were to start at 8:00 p.m. Sunday night and finish by 4:00 a.m. Monday morning. With the help of the volunteers who helped us out, we finished 3 1/2 hours early. I did not know the volunteers who worked this shift with us, but you know who you are and I thank you very much. You worked without complaint and did all that was asked of you. I hope you felt as rewarded as I did by helping the DeVries family get their dream home. All my guys donated their time and the volunteers made the whole job run smoother and faster-JOB WELL DONE!!

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Posted on October 6 at 5:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I had a crew of 13 skilled wood floor installers at the home last night. We were scheduled to get started at 8:00 p.m. and finish by 4:00 a.m. I used about 10 volunteers and they went to work clearing the areas, carrying wood flooring in the home, hauling garbage out. They worked in unison with our crews and together we finished 3 1/2 hours earlier than expected. I had reports of volunteers having little to do and we did not let that happen on our shift. Everyone of them worked relentlessly and never complained or worked without a smile. I did not know any of you, but hopefully the message will get to you, you were a big part of the team-JOB WELL DONE !!!

On They’re almost done!

Posted on October 6 at 2 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I worked on the house last evening installing the hardwood floors. My team of 13 guys were assissted by 10 volunteers who really made our job go smoothly. I did not know any of you who were sweeping, hauling wood floor in to the job, hauling garbage out when it was needed, covering the floors when they were installed and I need to try to thank you with this message. You were the greatest and pitched in and never a disgruntled comment and sometimes when I am running a crew of 13 guys, I can come across as harsh and brash, but I was always greeted with a smile and willing people. None of you were forced to be there and came out and gladly did the job. I had heard comments about how there was nothing to do for some of the volunteers and I made sure you were utilized to the utmost. We were scheduled to be there from 8 p.m. until 4 a.m. and were done 3 1/2 hours ahead of schedule. To any volunteers who helped my people with the wood floors-JOB WELL DONE !!

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