PRESS CONFERENCE
PRESENTATION OF THE GENEROUS $250,000 GIFT
FROM MASSEY SERVICES, INC.
“This is a most generous gift that will move us significantly forward in creating a World Class Veterans Memorial, and Place of Healing and Education of the Price of Freedom.”
Jerry Pierce, Chairman, CFVMPF
Pictured Left to Right: Jerry E. Pierce, Chairman, CFVMPF, Harvey L. Massey, Chairman and CEO and Tony Massey, President and COO Massey Services, Inc.
Pictured Left to Right: Jerry E. Pierce, Chairman, CFVMPF, Jim Donovan, President, Donovan Management, Inc., Harvey L. Massey, Chairman and CEO and Tony Massey, President and COO Massey Services, Inc.
PRESS RELEASE
Massey Services Pledges $250,000
To The Central Florida Veterans Memorial Park
Harvey and Carol Massey, their family and the team members of Massey Services are honored to support The Central Florida Veterans Memorial Park Foundation with a $250,000 pledge for the construction of a Memorial at Lake Nona. “This memorial will honor Central Floridians who have served our country and sacrificed their lives,” according to Jerry E. Pierce, Chairman of the Memorial Park Foundation.
“It is apparent that the Massey Family and their team members clearly appreciate the freedom we have today and honor those who gave their lives to secure it. This is the largest contribution to date and we are most grateful for this generous donation,” said retired Air Force Colonel Joe Kittinger, a member of the Memorial Foundation Board.
Harvey L. Massey, Chairman and CEO and Tony Massey, President and COO of Massey Services, presented Jerry Pierce a letter of the firm’s pledge of $250,000, thus pushing the total raised for the Memorial to $900,000, or nearly two-thirds of the $1.5 million construction goal. Once that goal is met the all-volunteer board of the Memorial will seek another $1.5 million for an endowment for the upkeep of the Memorial.
“Massey Services is truly honored to support this memorial,” stated Massey. “We are fortunate to live in the greatest nation the world has ever known and the Central Florida Veterans Memorial Park allows us to remember those who have fallen while fighting for our freedom, liberty and the opportunities that are afforded to us each day.”
The names of over 1,200 fallen from Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia Counties will be inscribed on the four pillars that make up the Memorial Park. The amphitheater, the focal point of the park which overlooks Lake Nona, will be named after the Harvey and Carol Massey family and Massey Services in recognition of the company’s contribution.
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About Massey Services
Based in Orlando, Fla., Massey Services is one of the nation’s largest and most respected service companies. Celebrating its 75th year in business, Massey Services and its subsidiary organizations employ over 1,300 team members and operate over 1,100 vehicles providing residential and commercial pest prevention, termite protection, landscape and irrigation services to more than 350,000 customers from Service Centers throughout Florida, Georgia and Louisiana. For more information’ about Massey Services, please visit www.masseyservices.com.
