Aubuchon launches Vermont flood recovery help
Powerful storms and flooding continue to hit the Northeast U.S., and the Aubuchon Company, to support their Vermont communities, launched a Vermont Flood Recovery Roundup Campaign in 19 of their local stores to run through July 31, the retailer said.
“Customers are able to donate their change by rounding up their purchase to the nearest dollar or they can choose to donate any dollar amount, regardless of their payment method,” said the company.
“Our new point of sale technology has greatly improved our fundraising abilities. Immediately during the flood, we were able to get the ball rolling on this meaningful campaign,” said Aubuchon.
Eight of the company’s Vermont locations were affected including Barre, Montpelier, Ludlow, Hardwick, South Royalton, Windsor, Jeffersonville and Lyndonville, the firm reported.
“All of the mentioned stores excluding Montpelier have reopened and are once again serving their local communities. Each store is actively combating different levels of water damage,” the retailer wrote.
The Aubuchon Foundation said it will be matching – up to $2,500 – the amount raised at each store. All of the proceeds will benefit the VT Flood Response & Recovery Fund set up by the Vermont Community Foundation.
Contributions to the fund will support emergency needs, families, farms, main street businesses and communities that were affected across the state, said the Aubuchon Company.
The fund will play an important role as the Foundation works with local nonprofits, state government, relief organizations, and other partners to help put Vermont back together, said the hardware retailer.
Justin Bicknell, director of sales and operations for the Aubuchon Company’s Northwestern Region has been in the action since day one of the catastrophe.
“We have been heavily engaged and involved in trying to get the water out of the store. Our primary focus right now is on removing water, mud and all manners of trash,” said Bicknell. “Next steps will be decided upon once the hardware store starts looking like a hardware store again.”
The Aubuchon Company wrote on its website: “We are extremely grateful to report that all of our team members are safe, including our two small-town celebrity store cats, Almond and Joy.”
