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Jo-Kell "Shockwaves" Take the Plunge!
Employees of Jo-Kell raised over $1,400 dollars for Special Olympics of Virginia in the 20th Annual Polar Plunge on February 5, 2012 at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. This year's team, the Jo-Kell "Shockwaves," consisted of employees along with their family members. Friends and family, as well as non-plunging co-workers helped raise funds for the annual plunge into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Click links below to view the pictures.
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Mayflower Marathon Food Donation Drop-Off November 18, 2011
Jo-Kell delivered nearly five thousand pounds of food to the Mayflower Marathon food drop-off sponsored by 106.9 the FOX radio station. Jo-Kell CEO, Suzy Kelly had an opportunity to talk to the afternoon DJs about Jo-Kell's food drive which started on October 3rd and continued through November 10th. Employees collected almost two and a half tons of food for the Southeastern Foodbank.
Click links below to view the pictures.
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Chesapeake Jubilee May 20, 2011
Jo-Kell employees were "Cookin' for Cops" again this year at the Chesapeake Jubilee. Employees grilled hamburgers and hotdogs all weekend long for officers as well as volunteer Marines who worked the Jubilee weekend. The grill will return for next year's Jubilee!
Click links below to view Chesapeake Jubilee pictures
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Operation Cookie Drop
Jo-Kell's Arthur Hernandez has been serving our country in Iraq for the past year. Jo-Kell employee's along with a match from the owners recently purchased almost 300 Girl Scout cookies for Arthur and his troop in Iraq! The cookies will be sent in several care packages. "Flat Arthur" posed with employees and management for a photo kicking off "Operation Cookie Drop". |
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Jo-Kell Presents Donations to Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia February 14, 2011
Jo-Kell presented the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia with a certificate reflecting the total amount of all food collected by employees during their month long food drive in October. Jo-Kell employees donated nearly 5,000 pounds of food, which provided over 3,000 meals in the community. Additionally, the Jacksonville branch collected over 500 pounds for their local food bank. Present from the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia was Chief Marketing Officer, Susan Mayo; Community Events Manager, Debbie
Mergi and Chief Philanthropy Officer, Marianne Smith-Vargas. |
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Jo-Kell Helps Disabled Children February 14, 2011
Jo-Kell Employees presented St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children with a check for $7,000. The company matched the monetary donations of their 47
Chesapeake employees from the fund drive. Present from St. Mary's were Director of
Development, Martha Stewart and Director of Annual Giving, Mary Helen Hilton. |
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Mayflower Marathon Food Donation Drop-Off November 17, 2010
Jo-Kell delivered 4954 pounds of food to the Mayflower Marathon food drop-off sponsored by 106.9 the FOX radio station. Jo-Kell CEO, Suzy Kelly had an opportunity to talk to the afternoon dj's about Jo-Kell's food drive which started on October 1st and ran through November 10th. Employees collected almost two and a half tons of food for the Southeastern Foodbank!
Click links below to view Mayflower Marathon slide show
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Jo-Kell Presents Pet Oxygen Kits to Norfolk Fire & Rescue July 2010
Jo-Kell CEO, Suzy Kelly along with members of the Jo-Kell Sales Support team presented pet oxygen kits to the Norfolk Fire & Rescue. The team raised funds for animal oxygen masks kits for local firehouses to have on hand to assist domestic animals in distress at fire scenes. They started out with a goal of raising enough money for ten kits by organizing several fundraising events throughout the company. Some of the events were; a raffle drawing with gift certificates donated by area restaurants, a soup tasting competition and they also sold football squares. When the fundraising was wrapped up, the team surpassed their goal of ten kits and raised enough money for twenty!
Click links below to view Pet Mask slide show
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Chesapeake Jubilee, May 2010
Jo-Kell employees served up hamburgers and hotdogs again this year to those who serve and protect us! Chesapeake Police officers as well as volunteer Marines who worked the Jubilee weekend, were able to stop by the Jo-Kell tent and grab a quick dog and burger before going back and overseeing the Jubilee crowd. This year was extra special since Jo-Kell CEO, Suzy Kelly was this year's Jubilee Chairman! Look for the Jo-Kell grill next year!
Click links below to view Chesapeake Jubilee slide show
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Jo-Kell CEO Raises Money for Friends of Chesapeake Animal Services, April 30, 2010
Jo-Kell CEO, Suzy Kelly, participated in the second Great Stray Roundup, benefiting the Friends of Chesapeake Animal Services. Suzy, along with Chesapeake Mayor Alan Krasnof and Police Chief Kelvin Wright, was voluntarily "locked up" and had to make "bail" through donations from friends and family.
Click links below to view Great Stray Roundup slide show
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Jo-Kell Receives Certificate of Appreciation from Stand Up For Kids, Feb 9, 2010
Jo-Kell was first introduced to Stand Up For Kids when they sponsored the local charity during their annual Christmas contest. Since then, the employees of Jo-Kell have donated a meal once a month to the organization which reaches out to runaways, homeless and at-risk teens through the age of twenty one. The safe haven, known as "The Crow's Nest" is located on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront and is run by Stand Up For Kids and their partners, Seton House.
Click links below to view Stand Up For Kids slide show
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Jo-Kell "Frost Stars" Plunge for Two Great Reasons Feb 9, 2010
The snow and freezing temperatures didn't stop the Jo-Kell "Frost Stars from plunging into the frigid waters of the Atlantic for the 18th Annual Polar Plunge at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Not only did the Jo-Kell team plunge to support the Special Olympics of Virginia, but they wore their Pittsburg Steeler's jerseys in honor of their good friend and co-worker, Seth Howard who recently passed away and was a huge Steeler's fan and Polar Plunger! Jo-Kell raised a record amount of thirty eight hundred dollars!
Click links below to view Polar Plunge slide show
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Jo-Kell CEO Joins Governor Bob McDonell in Support of Foodbank Jan 11, 2010
Jo-Kell CEO, Suzy Kelly along with COO Adrian Marchi joined Governor Bob McDonnell at the Southeastern Foodbank on January 11, 2010. The Governor made several stops while in Hampton Roads including the Foodbank. Volunteers wearing "I'm Feeding America" T-shirts, filled oversized bags with cans of beef stew, Fig Newtons, chocolate milk and snack pudding. The struggling economy triggered a huge rise in the number of people relying on charity to keep from going hungry.
Click links below to view Foodbank slide show
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St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children "Tribute to Elvis" Benefit November 21, 2009
Jo-Kell sponsored the 2nd annual "Tribute to Elvis" benefit featuring Sterling Riggs and the TKC Band. Proceeds from the benefit went to St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children. The benefit, which was held at River Oak Church in Chesapeake raised $1500 for St. Mary's!
Click links below to view Tribute to Elvis slide show
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Mayflower Marathon Food Donation Drop-Off November 20, 2009
Jo-Kell delivered 5072 pounds of food to the Mayflower Marathon food drop-off sponsored by 106.9 the FOX radio station. Jo-Kell CEO, Suzy Kelly had an opportunity to talk to the morning dj's about Jo-Kell's food drive which started on October 1st and ran through November 10th. Employees collected two and a half tons of food for the Southeastern Foodbank!
Click links below to view Mayflower Food Donation slide show
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McGruff Night Out October 22, 2009
Jo-Kell employees helped take a bite out of crime by cooking hamburgers and hotdogs for the kids at the annual "Kids Night Out" that was held at the South Norfolk Community Center. The kids wore their favorite costunes, played games and of course got to meet McGruff!
Click links below to view McGruff slide show.
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St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children's 5K Run October 3, 2009
Jo-Kell employees participated in St. Mary's 21st Annual 5K Run and Fun Run. Twenty Jo-Kell employees and their families helped to raise money for St. Mary's! The race was held at Fort Story military base in Virginia Beach.
Click links below to view St. Mary's 5K Run slide show.
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Jo-Kell Donates Shore Power Unit to Help Restore Historic Vessel June, 2009
Jo-Kell donated a shore power interface unit to the Zuni Maritime Foundation for the restoration of the U.S.S. Zuni ATF-95. The Zuni Maritime Foundation has acquired the decommissioned World World II salvage tug which towed warships all over the South Pacific during the war. Jo-Kell designed and assembled the shore power unit that will enable the Zuni to run on full power while pier side without having to use a generator. This will save diesel fuel as well as help the environment by limiting pollution.
Click links below to view Zuni slide show.
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Friends of Chesapeake Animal Services Rummage Sale June 27, 2009
Jo-Kell employees raised $1,131 for the Friends of Chesapeake Animal Services at their 1st Annual Rummage sale held at Jo-Kell's home office in Chesapeake. There were plenty of items on hand and people could also purchase animal licenses as well as personalized dog biscuits for their pets!
Click links below to view Rummage Sale slide show.
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Chesapeake Jubilee 2009
We're cooking again! The police, sheriff and fire departments were able to come by and grab a quick dog and burger on their breaks while working the Chesapeake Jubilee. Jo-Kell employees cooked all three days of the Jubilee for the city's finest!
Click links below to view Jubilee slide show.
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Chesapeake Jubilee May 2008
Jo-Kell once again had the honor of serving up hotdogs
and hamburgers for our cities finest who worked the
Jubilee! The police, sheriff and fire departments were
able to come by and grab a quick dog and burger on their
breaks. The police, sheriff and fire departments
were able to come by and grab a quick dog and burger
on their breaks.
Click links below to view Jubilee slide show.
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St. Matthews Carnival Cake Judging
St. Matthews School held it's 23rd Annual Carnival
on May 2nd. Jo-Kell CEO, Suzy Kelly along with fellow
judges were asked to pick the winning cake among several
hundred entries. This year's theme was magic. Judges were
tasked with the challenge of selecting the most creative
and original cakes.
Click links below to view St. Matthews slide show.
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Ukrop's Monument Ave 10K
Jo-Kell's Richmond branch participated in this year's
10K, 6.2 mile run or walk which benefited the Massey Cancer
Center. Although it was overcast and rainy, team Jo-Kell,
which consisted of employee's and their families had a
great time!
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Chesapeake Police Dept., 5th Precinct
Jo-Kell's Inside Sales Department created a Committee
to Support the Chesapeake Police Department 5th Precinct
for all their hard work and service. For Valentine's Day,
the committee donated a basket of goodies to show our
thankfulness and support for the wonderful police officers
who go beyond the call of duty to protect us every day! |
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Special Olympics Virginia - Polar
Plunge
Employees of Jo-Kell Inc., an electrical distribution
and engineering Company, raised over $3,000 dollars for
Special Olympics of Virginia in the 16th Annual Polar
Plunge on February 3, 2008 at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. This
year's team, the Jo-Kell "Frost Stars," consisted of thirteen
employees along with their family members. Employees were
able to count on their friends and family as well as non-plunging
co-workers to help raise funds for the annual plunge into
the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Additional Community Service Organizations We Support
• Annual Christmas
Tree Contest
• Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
• Children's Organ Transplant Association
• The Dwelling Place
• Toys For Tots
• Chesapeake Animal Control
• Southside Boys And Girls Club
• Stand Up For Kids - Hampton Roads
• Union Mission Ministries |
• St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children
• McGruff Kids Night Out
• Special Olympics Virginia - Polar Plunge
• Operation Sandbox
• American Cancer Society
• Chesapeake Crime Prevention Council
• The Salvation Army
• YWCA of South Hampton Roads |
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CHESAPEAKE,
VA
1716 Lambert Court, Chesapeake, VA 23320
1-800-365-5214 * (757) 523-2900 * (757) 523-8773 fax |
JACKSONVILLE,
FL
9655 Florida Mining Blvd W, Bldg 300 Suite 301, Jacksonville, FL 32257
1-800-521-3030 * (904) 260-8420 * (904) 260-8401 fax |
RICHMOND,
VA
7361 Whitepine Rd., Richmond, VA 23237
1-888-803-6450 * (804) 377-2588 * (804) 377-2589 fax |
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| Providing the PowerChain Management
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Leading supplier of integrated products,
services and support to the U.S. military forces. |
| Tyco
/ Raychem |
Entraco |
| Design, manufacture and market products
for customers in multiple industries. |
Providing durable, flexible, low profile,
lightweight, cost-effective interconnective systems. |
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Technologies |
Pauluhn |
| The best in maritime products, services
and integrated multi-use systems. |
Providing marine, offshore and industrial
lighting innovative product solutions. |
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