CINCINNATI—DEI, a design/build company specializing in banks and credit unions nationally, has announced a number of efforts by its employee team to address the needs of local families through the donation of supply-filled backpacks.
With the company headquartered in Cincinnati since its inception in 1985, the local community is at theheart of the DEI team as staff live, work, shop and recreate in the area, DEI said, adding a strong sense of community informs DEI’s building designs, renovations, and client projects.
Recently, DEI organized a community support initiative that identified key needs for two prominent local organizations: Focus on Youth Child Services and the West Chester Police Department.
DEI purchased supplies to fill more than 100 backpacks and the employee team packaged the materials, filled the bags, and delivered the completed backpacks to the local organizations to support their community outreach efforts—truly people helping people. For the past several years now, DEI has donated backpacks to various recipients in the community, including last year to Cincinnati Public Schools.
“DEI is excited to support two essential local organizations in the great and vital work they do in meeting our community’s needs. The backpacks distributed will help 100 local families and provide aready-made solution to everyday items they need,” says Richard Grow, DEI’s president and owner.“When we design a building for a client, it reflects aspects of their local community ties. Doing the same in our local community with initiatives like this is the basis for our work. Having operated in Cincinnatifor 36 years, we have completed over 100 community projects. Our employee team loves to give backand see the positive impact locally.”