Engineering Employees Clean Salem's DeBeneditto Memorial Field

Volunteers from Auburn engineering firm Stantec spent a day helping the town of Salem spruce up as part of Stantec in the Community Day, a firm-wide service day when nearly 5,500 Stantec employees volunteered in their communities around the world.

“This day of volunteering not only further supports Stantec’s commitment to community, but it also brings our team members together to make a coordinated, local impact,” says Stantec president and chief executive officer Bob Gomes. “Our employees have been serving their communities for decades, but bringing them together on one day like this just emphasizes what a difference we can make.”

About 13 Stantec volunteers spent hours clearing debris and vegetation along the fence at DeBeneditto Memorial Field. This is the second year the group has spent volunteer time in the community, last year focusing on maintenance needs in Auburn.

“We live and work in communities like Salem and many others, so it’s important to us to help them however we can,” says Stantec’s Rene LaBranche. “And to know that thousands of our colleagues across the country are doing the same in their communities is inspiring.”

Some other examples of Stantec in the Community Day events around the world include:

• In New York City, volunteers stripped and repainted a 140-year-old wrought-iron fence that surrounds Christopher Park in Greenwich Village.
• In Sarasota, Florida, employees planted wildflower seeds to help replenish the struggling wildflower ecology.
• In Thunder Bay, Ontario, the Stantec team painted a mural in the downtown that showcases the community.
• In Vancouver, BC, volunteers will be serving as the “sherpas” who accompany people with limited mobility to experience hiking trails.

Stantec employs about 30 engineers, environmental scientists, and other professionals in its Auburn-based office.

About Stantec

At Stantec, we design with community in mind. The Stantec community unites more than 14,000 specialists in over 230 locations. Our work—professional consulting in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics—begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. With a long-term commitment to the people and places we serve, Stantec has the unique ability to connect to projects on a personal level and advance the quality of life in communities across the globe. stantec.com