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Community Involvement

McCorquodale Transfer not only serves the community with its many Birmingham moving, storage, shipping and other services, but it also gives back through the following:

• Holiday Charity Drive – McCorquodale Transfer is the drop off point for items individuals wish to donate to the Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS). For information on GBHS needs and a full wish list, please contact Victoria Arrand at 205.397.8539. To contact McCorquodale about dropping off donations, please dial 205.969.0113.

• Household Item Donations – When McCorquodale moves individuals or businesses, they offer to deliver unwanted items to The Birmingham Salvation Army or other applicable charity recipient in the Birmingham area.

History Museum Thank You Letter

April 8, 2009

Dear Bart,

This letter is to thank you, and thank you profusely, for the wonderful and professional job your men did in moving the museum’s contents from three offices in Office Park to the Young & Vann building in late March.

(I noticed the mention in the Birmingham News, and am glad your company got the recognition it certainly earned for that job.)

I’m sure all the moves are difficult ones, but this presented many challenges to us, including our concern for the number of old and fragile artifacts, documents, and so forth and the fact that heavy cases had to be moved from various other locations. Perhaps the biggest concern was the potential cost to our small nonprofit. Your donation of the move – at no cost to us – signified one of the greatest and most useful contributions we’ve received from any company in our five-year history. I and the board members would gladly provide a testimonial for McCorquodale Transfer if one is ever needed.

Let me add that your movers were polite and considerate throughout, as was the coordinator, Seneca Reid, who smoothly organized the entire effort through our volunteer Gary Gerlach.

In closing, let me say again that the staff and board of the Birmingham-Jefferson History Museum would consider it a privilege to recommend your company and your staff to potential customers.

Yours truly,

Bayard Tynes, president
Birmingham-Jefferson History Museum

Disaster Relief Aid Thank You Letter

Dear Mr. McCorquodale,

When I was told a shipment of donations was coming from Alabama, I never would have expected such a great amount – BOXES and BOXES of water, clothes, blankets, towels, canned goods, and toiletries! I want to thank you so very much for your generosity and thoughtfulness, which is both remarkable and extremely encouraging to the residents and workers trying to rebuild this great city.

New Orleans has found a special place in the hearts of many, and we are truly appreciative for your gift to Trinity and Mobile loaves and fishes. Your kindness is overwhelming and the recipients of your collected gift, both in New Orleans and surrounding areas affected by Ike and Gustav, were overjoyed.

Best wishes and many thanks,

Sarah Minge
Office of Disaster Relief
Trinity Episcopal Church
New Orleans, LA 70130