D&V has always been big in supporting different community organizations that help make its community better and 2021 has been the year of giving back. Despite all the uncertainties that loomed over 2021, D&V has been resilient through it and was still able to support these organizations:

• United Contractors Scholarships Awards Program - awarding and supporting education advancement, a benefit offered to member company employees and their dependents.

• Boy Scouts Silicon Valley Monterey Bay - value-based youth development organization, providing a program for your people that builds character, promotes good citizenship, and develops personal fitness

• Mzuri Wildlife Foundation - dedicated to wildlife conservation worldwide

• First Tee - Silicon Valley - a youth development organization that enable kids to build strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges

• Youth on Course - transforming the landscape of golf and the lives of young people who play the game

• Aubri Brown Club - a foundation to raise money to help families who have lost a child and support them on the road to recovery 

• Cancer Care Point - provides personalized counseling, assistance, resources & education to all Silicon Valley cancer patients, survivors, families, & caregivers at no cost

• Montage Health Foundation

• St. Catherine Church & School

• San Jose Stage Company

• Half Moon Bay High School Athletic

• San Jose Police Foundation 

• Addison-Penzak JCC of Los Gatos

D&V General Engineering Contractors Partners with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

 “Hope through community” - SHSV

Milpitas, CA – November 16, 2021 – This season marked the 15^th year of hosting fundraisers/food drives at D&V, a leading provider of grading and paving construction services in Northern California. Its fundraising campaign to support Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, a food bank for Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, began Tuesday, October 19, 2021 and ended on Friday, November 12, 2021. Within that time frame, D&V set a goal to raise $12,500, which could provide 25,000 meals because for every $1 donated, Second Harvest could turn it into 2 meals. D&V chose to support Second Harvest because it could see that there are a lot of people in Silicon Valley that are in dire need for the basics such as food. It means that they could help the community that really needs the assistance and it was also a great way for its employees to come together and give back.  It was D&V’s second year of hosting a full virtual food drive where online donations were encouraged. In the past, it hosted traditional food drives with collections of canned goods and non-perishable items. Now, Second Harvest has changed its collection and distribution process due to the pandemic and it has asked fundraisers to transition to virtual food drives.  D&V’s transition was successful. It was able to reach and exceed its goal. D&V’s employees donated generously and its CEO, Mark Petersen, offered to match all the employee donations. Some of its vendors also made contributions to the fundraiser and it couldn’t have reached its goal without the vendors’ help. D&V would like to extend its gratitude to A-1 Trucking, All Bay Marble, All Cities Trucking, Allied Waste – Newby Island, Bond Pavement Solutions, California Express Trucking, Centerline Striping, Gagliasso Trucking, Lombardo Diamond Core Drilling Company, MAG Trucking, Nunes & Associates, Stevens Creek Quarry, Sunstate Equipment, Howard Loomis, Tri-Valley Striping, Western States Tools & Supply, White Cap, and Zanker Recyling for their continued support and kindness. D&V’s final fundraising result was over $20,000, which will provide over 40,000 meals for families that need assistance in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

On November 16, 2021 Gregg Fisher, VP and Marivie Ricalde, Operations Admin, presented their fundraising efforts of $20,050 to Leslie Bacho, CEO of Second Harvest.  She was truly grateful for D&V’s support and was so thrilled to accept its generous donation. In addition, Alicia Ruiz, Corporate Philanthropy Officer of Second Harvest also said, “It really shows that no matter how you give, it is the mission that matters the most.”

Here is the news reel from local channel KPIX with reporter Kiet Do.  

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/6172098-food-for-bay-area-families-duran-venables/

Public donations can be made to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley online or in person at 4001 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134. More information can be found on their website at www.shfb.org