Silicon Laboratories Employees Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity

NASHUA, NH — On Sept. 8, 2016, eight Silicon Laboratories, Inc. employees volunteered their time to do some pre-demolition work at Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity’s (GNHFH) newest 42 Chestnut St. project in Nashua, according to a press statement. Once completed, the project will create two new decent and affordable homes for qualified local families.

Silicon Labs volunteers removed smoke and c/o detectors, lighting fixtures and bulbs, loaded salvaged windows into the Habitat ReStore truck and removed ceiling tiles to donate to a local church. Douglas Pastorello, Silicon Labs Principal Design Engineer, organized the volunteer day with GNHFH through its Team Building Day Program, an initiative that engages groups of volunteers from companies, schools, civic organizations and other places to build on site for a day with Habitat. “Silicon Laboratories is building a more connected world; on the internet, with our products, and in the community with the help of Habitat for Humanity,” said Pastorello.

“Corporate partners, such as Silicon Labs, that understand the meaning of making a positive impact through donations of time and financial resources, is a critical part of improving our shared community,” said GNHFH Executive Director, Jennifer Lorrain. “Thanks to Silicon Labs’ contributions, this house will be called home for two families someday,”

GNHFH would also like to thank Quiznos of Nashua, for donating lunch for Silicon Labs and GNHFH core build crew volunteers.

Habitat’s Team Building Day Program brings groups of up to 10 volunteers together for an exclusive day of building together on a Habitat home. This program funds the building of Habitat homes in the Greater Nashua area. Throughout the day, volunteers learn new skills, increase morale and improve group communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills. In addition, Habitat provides a catered lunch, t-shirts, digital photos of your group building on site, and promotional benefits to applicable groups. No construction skills are necessary and all tools and training are provided by an experienced build crew on site.

To sign up your group, please contact Michelle Blake, GNHFH Director of Development, at michelle.blake@nashuahabitat.org or 603-821-0197. For more information, visit nashuahabitat.org.

Caption: Silicon Laboratories, Inc. employees standing outside the 42 Chestnut St. Habitat build site. From left to right: Manoj Kumar, Bruce Del Signore, Ping Lu, Srisai R. Seethamraju, Dinesh Maheshwaran, Jim Imbornone, and Doug Pastorello. Not shown is Shail Srinivas.

Submitted by Michelle Blake.