Pictured: Sam Tisdale (owner of Roots Hair and Beauty) winner of the 2017 Community Service and Leadership Excellence Award and Gary McClendon (President/CEO, People Staff, Inc.)
Saturday, August 12, 2017, People Staff Incorporated hosted its 1st Annual All White Affair. The event was held at the Chattanooga Convention Center and celebrated small businesses serving the community. Toyota of Cleveland was the Platinum sponsor for the event. Gold sponsors included ChattanoogaBlackPages.com, Dorothy Grisham Allstate, Eaves Formal Wear, Jammin WJFJ (online radio station), Kids Korner Learning Development Center, Lois Classic Boutique, Roots Hair and Beauty, and The Ware Law Firm.
Someone once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” People Staff Incorporated and many of the area small businesses have worked together on several initiatives. Most recently, People Staff Incorporated – many of the event sponsors and local business owners who attended the All White Affair – purchased tickets for the children and families who were immediately affected by the Woodmore Elementary School bus crash to the Harlem Globetrotters game at McKenzie arena this past January. The response from the school and families could not have been more positive. This and other initiatives have make a difference in the community.
The first recipient for the Senior Excellence Award for community service.
Pictured: Sam Tisdale (owner of Roots Hair and Beauty) winner of the 2017 Community Service and Leadership Excellence Award and Gary McClendon (President/CEO, People Staff, Inc.)
Steven Sawalich said, “Help the life of one person and you can help the community.” Our community service awards winners have been actively involved in joint initiatives, but they also do things on their own to serve the community. Sam Tisdale winner of the 2017 Community Service and Leadership Excellence Award mentors young people, speaks to area youth whenever the opportunity presents itself, gives monetarily to several non-profits, has purchased school supplies, sponsored youth sport trips, donated to the homeless and participated in projects focused on the homeless. In addition, he strives to provide the best customer service you can receive. Sam Tisdale is the owner of Roots Hair and Beauty and he and his staff greet everyone who enters his store with a smile and hello. They are very professional, are knowledgeable about their products and are always helpful, but never overbearing.
The second recipient for the Senior Excellence Award for community service.
Pictured left to right. Dorothy Grisham (Dorothy Grisham Allstate Agency) winner of the 2017 Community Service and Leadership Senior Excellence Award and Gary McClendon (President/CEO, People Staff, Inc.).
Dorothy Grisham, of Dorothy Grisham Allstate Agency is our second recipient of the 2017 Community Service and Leadership Senior Excellence Award. Dorothy Grisham has been in business for more than 40 years. Over the years Dorothy Grisham has given much to the community, especially to area youth, youth initiatives and programs. Dorothy mentors the youth and participates in youth oriented events; she has purchased school supplies and sponsored individuals on sporting events and trips. For the past 14 years she has been actively involved with the Boy Scouts, primarily fund raising for inner city boys’ ages 7 to 18 years old. Her focus is to make sure the boys participate in all of the actives other scouts participate in. In addition, she is on the Foster Care Board. In this role, she goes beyond the average board members participation – once a month she meets with staff members to ensure that the children are getting whatever they need to do well in school – providing tutoring and other opportunities. If you ask Dorothy why she is so passionate and committed to helping Chattanooga area youth, she might tell you that there were several people who took an interest in her when she was a young. Others poured something in her and like them she wants to pour something in others.