SŌLitude Lake Management® Announces Successful Year of Outreach and Volunteering Efforts in 2012

Jan. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- Virginia Beach, VA – SŌLitude Lake Management, an industry leader in lake and pond management, fisheries management and related environmental services for the mid-Atlantic and surrounding states, announced 2012 was a successful year of volunteering, donations and outreach through The SŌLution program. The company recorded 351.5 volunteer hours, donated over $16,500.00 in cash and goods, helped remove 2,640 pounds of trash from waterways, recycled over 16,380 pounds of paper and cardboard, 8,508 plastic pesticide containers cleaned, shredded and recycled, and supported 14 causes.  

The SŌLution is a company-wide outreach program that encourages all employees to give their time to volunteer, take action, and fund raise for charitable and ecological causes. SŌLitude’s company leadership feels it is important to not only be good stewards of the environment and good corporate citizens, but also to fulfill company core values to “take action and be accountable” and to “protect and respect nature.”  

In addition to supporting well known organizations such as the National Forest Foundation, Wounded Warriors, Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (SPCA), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Foodbank, Special Olympics, and the Center for Inland Bays, SŌLitude Lake Management also created two programs to help support the mission of The SŌLution, “creating a better world.” The Little GŌBBLERS program donated turkeys or grocery store gift cards to elementary and middle schools that had identified underprivileged families in need. These schools spanned from New Jersey to North Carolina. This year we helped 62 families with their holiday dinner and groceries.  

Another program created through The SŌLution was HŌLiday Cheer where gifts were donated to children or families who had fallen on hard financial times or were fighting health issues. Along with the B-Strong Foundation, www.b-strongfoundation.org, which supports the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), The SŌLution spread “HŌLiday Cheer” to the children currently spending the holidays on the oncology floor at CHOP. We purchased $475 in board games and toys to help keep them occupied in between treatments. The HŌLiday Cheer program also “adopted” a family who not only has a child fighting an inoperable brain tumor, but has also fallen on hard financial times due to the child's illness. The SŌLitude employees purchased items from the kids' wish lists and also gave the mother a $150 Walmart gift card to help with additional family needs.  

“I am proud of our entire staff's contribution to The SŌLution,” said Kevin Tucker, president. “We found opportunities that helped us serve others and positively impact our communities to 'create a better world'. Our entire company's enthusiasm will fuel our goals in 2013.”  

To participate or share a non-profit's goals for consideration in The SŌLution, contact Director of Marketing, Tracy King, at tking@solitudelake.com  

Since 1998 SŌLitude Lake Management has been committed to providing full service lake and pond management services that improve water quality, preserve natural resources, and reduce our environmental footprint. Our services include lake, pond and fisheries management programs, algae and aquatic weed control, installation of fountains and aeration systems, water quality testing and restoration, bathymetry, lake vegetation studies, habitat assessments and nuisance wildlife management. We are the second largest distributor of AquaMaster fountains and aerators internationally and in the U.S. Lake and pond management services are available in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Jersey & New York. Fisheries consulting and aquatic products are available nationwide. Learn more about SŌLitude Lake Management and purchase products at www.solitudelakemanagement.com.