MSI Pitches In with Storm Recovery

ORANGE, Calif. — After last month’s Hurricane Michael, MSI went into action to proved help to storm victims in the southeast United States.

MSI Team members aid Florida victims of Hurricane Michael. (Photo courtesy MSI)The nationwide supplier of premium surfaces donated more than 1,200 bottles of Gatorade™, 1,000 face masks and 300 cans of insect repellant for responders, while members of Team MSI distributed food, bottled water, and ice to hundreds of people in need.

Employees of MSI’s local branches also collected other essentials, such as hygiene items, cleaning products, clothing and pet food.

In collaboration with the Ohana Institute and MSI’s local customer, Surfaces PCB of Panama City Beach, Fla., MSI volunteers visited some of the most hard-hit areas to provide urgently needed hands-on help.

In addition to cutting down trees and moving furniture, volunteers transported hundreds of hot meals to distribution centers.

Raj Shah, President of MSI, comments, “The devastation these communities have suffered is unfathomable—our thoughts go out to everyone affected by Hurricane Michael,” said Raj Shah, MSI president. “I’m incredibly proud and humbled by the giving spirit of our employees—they’re a testament to our company’s commitment to helping those in need.

“Team MSI will continue to volunteer in the weeks and months ahead as families rebuild and recover from this powerfully destructive hurricane.”

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