The Basement Doctor took the plunge to support the athletes of Special Olympics Ohio

The Basement Doctor had an amazing experience on Saturday, February 18, when we were the presenting sponsor for this year's 15th Annual Polar Plunge at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. This fun and unique event was one of nine plunges taking place in the state of Ohio. All proceeds from these events directly support and benefit the 26,000 athletes of Special Olympics Ohio.

Plungers are required to raise a minimum of $75 or $50 (students) in pledges by the day of the
plunge. On the day of the event, Special Olympics said that nearly $100,000 was raised! This is important because Special Olympics Ohio is dedicated to making sure no family or Olympian is financially responsible for participating. 

The event included a fun costume contest with awards for individuals and teams, as well as an after-party at the zoo.

In addition to our sponsorship, Team Basement Doctor had 12 plungers participating this year, and many of our employees donated to the team or came out to the zoo to show their support at the event. Our team raised a total of $1500.

Special Olympics is a cause that has always been very close to our hearts, and we hope to have an even bigger team next year!

To learn more about the Polar Plunge and Special Olympics Ohio, visit there site here. Or to see even more great photos from our Plunge, check out The Basement Doctor's Facebook page. 

The Basement Doctor honored as one of CEO and Columbus Dispatch TOP Workplace 2015

The Basement Doctor is pleased to announce that we have been selected as one of Columbus CEO and 10TV's Top Workplaces for 2015.

The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on anonymous employee feedback from an online survey. The survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplaces programs with 40 major publishing partners across the United States.

The entire Top Workplace program was founded on the belief that the most successful companies are the ones that the employees believe in. There are only 22 questions on the survey, but each question touches on one of the three critical elements of the workplace:

1. Organizational health
This assesses the fundamentals of the company, including values, execution, leadership, and the culture.

2. The day-to-day job
This addresses interactions with managers, pay, training, and work/life balance. 

3. Engagement - How the company motivates employees and how they feel about working there overall.

Ron Greenbaum, The Basement Doctor and team.

The Basement Doctor was the only home improvement company to make the list for 2015, and we couldn't be happier that our employees love us as much as we love them! Columbus CEO Magazine published the complete list of Top Workplaces in their May 2015 issue. They also put on a great event to honor all of the companies that made list that took place on April 30, at COSI. Several of our employees attended.

For more information about the Top Workplaces lists and WorkplaceDynamics, please visit www.topworkplaces.com and www.workplacedynamics.com.

The Basement Doctor proudly supports Maria's Message at Central Ohio High Schools

On September 17, 2013, Maria Tiberi, daughter of 10TVs Dom Tiberi, lost her life in a tragic car accident. The cause of the accident? An unknown distraction. Since that time, Maria's parents have made it their mission to educate the public through their important campaign, Maria's Message, and The Maria Tiberi Foundation.

This fall, The Basement Doctor proudly partnered with 10TV and Maria’s Message to spread the word on the dangers of texting while driving and other dangerous distractions on the road. Each Friday night for ten weeks, the First and Ten tailgate party went to a local high school and set up a tailgate event. Maria’s Message was there and provided a booth where teens and other event-goers used driving simulators to experience first-hand the dangerous effects of distracted driving. Once they experienced the simulator, they were asked to take Maria’s Pledge not to text and drive and remain focused on the road. Pledgers then had the opportunity to spin The Basement Doctor Prize Wheel, where they could win prizes from several local businesses and restaurants in their community.

Taking it one step further, The Basement Doctor created a competition amongst the schools to further encourage students to take the pledge and learn more about Maria's Message. The school with the most pledges at the end of 10 weeks would win a large donation to their athletic department. We tracked the progress on social media and had a great response from the schools.  Hilliard Darby high school came out on top with 167 pledges. The Basement Doctor presented them with their donation at a basketball game on January 27.

Maria's Message and The Maria Tiberi Foundation continue to raise funds to purchase simulator distracted driving machines, which further raise awareness among drivers of all ages to the dangers and challenges of distracted driving. The Basement Doctor encourages anyone interested in this cause to visit www.mariatiberifoundation.org for more information. A full gallery of pictures from the tailgate parties as well as the pledge numbers of each school can be found on The Basement Doctor's Facebook page.







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