Annual effort is an Otis tradition
From New Directions Youth and Family Service
Wellsville, NY – As boxes, bows, and decorations are being put away the warmth of Christmas spirit remains. Each year, New Directions Youth and Family Services holds it’s annual “Save a Christmas” gift drive to help children receiving New Directions’ community-based services experience the joys of opening specially selected gifts on Christmas morning.
Otis Minnesota Services is a key partner in this endeavor, helping to save Christmas for Allegany County children for more than a decade. This year was no exception. Otis Minnesota Services saved Christmas for 30 deserving Allegany County children.
“We look forward to ‘Save a Christmas’ every year,” said Lindsey Billings, HR and Union Rep at Otis Minnesota Services. “We have a past employee that still sends in money each year for this program, and we have an employee out on medical leave that wanted to make sure they helped with this event. This shows how much Save a Christmas means to all of us.”
From their location in Scio, NY, New Directions delivers community-based treatment to Allegany County families. The services help families achieve and maintain optimal social, psychological, and physical functioning at home, in school, and with the community.
“Otis Minnesota Services is a phenomenal partner,” said Molly Tomsick, New Directions’ Community-Based Treatment Supervisor and Save a Christmas lead in Allegany County. “Every year Otis Minnesota Services swoops in to save Christmas, providing amazing gifts for Allegany County children. The financial backing for this is significant and more importantly, they give with their hearts and are excited to Save a Christmas each year.”
In addition to Otis Minnesota Services, New Directions extends thanks to all who contributed to Save a Christmas, including The L.C. Whitford Co Inc. In total, Christmas was saved for 500 children across Western New York.
“My heart is full and I’m just so excited for these children!” said Billings, perfectly summarizing the true spirit of Christmas.
ABOUT OTIS MINNESOTA SERVICES
Otis Minnesota is rooted in two well-known legacy companies of Otis Eastern Service and Minnesota Limited. Joining together as one company allows Otis Minnesota Services to be a leading provider of transmission infrastructure services built on the core values of Safety, Quality, Commitment, and Reputation. Otis Minnesota Services headquarters are in Wellsville, NY. For more information about Otis Minnesota Services, please visit: www.otisminnesota.com
ABOUT NEW DIRECTIONS YOUTH and FAMILY SERVICES
New Directions Youth and Family Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency with a heritage going back more than 150 years. Its mission is to foster resilient, self-reliant families and permanence for at-risk children in the shortest time possible, by promoting safe, respectful, responsible, and goal-directed behavior. The agency’s mission is promoted through dedicated, caring staff and by employing its treatment philosophy of Normative Culture. For more information about New Directions Youth and Family Services, please visit: www.FosteringGood.org