Takin' It to the Upper Limits!

Woods Supports Annie's Hope at Upper Limits with Team 1380's High School HuddleWhat a great day of fun for all! Last Saturday, Woods Basement Systems was present at the Annie's Hope day at Upper Limits in St. Louis, MO. Also present was Team 1380 AM's High School Huddle crew. This was a good way for Woods Basement Systems (supporters of Annie's Hope & Sponsors of the High School Huddle) to show their support for Annie's Hope.If you don't know much about Annie's Hope, it is an organization that is community based and nonprofit. Their mission at Annie's Hope is to provide comprehensive support services for children, teens and their families who are grieving the death of someone significant. You can read more about Annie's Hope here.

Woods Basement Systems has been a supporter of Annie's Hope for many years and participates in many events that Annie's Hope hosts, including Trivia Night fundraisers, golfing events and just general fun events! Also, Woods has been a sponsor of the High School Huddle for many years. Listen to the High School Huddle on Saturday mornings at 9 AM, located on your AM dial, 1380 AM. Click here to learn more about the High School Huddle on Team 1380 AM!

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Otto

On With The Show

Woods Exhibits at the 2009 Fall Home Show
Did you get a chance to stop by and see us at the HBA of St. Louis & Eastern Missouri's Fall Home Show?

On display were brand new items such as ThermalDry Flooring and Total Basement Finishing products. Also on display were our solutions for crawl spaces, basements, foundations and cracks. At this show Woods ran their contest sign-up for a FREE BASEMENT giveaway, finished with Total Basement Finishing products (value of $20,000!!). If you missed us at this show, don't feel bad! You have the opportunity to stop by and see us at the Small Business Expo at the St. Charles Convention Center coming up this Wednesday, October 21st! We will be at booth #617 from 11am - 6pm, so definitely stop by and sign-up for the FREE BASEMENT giveaway contest, ask us any questions you might have, or just stop by and say hey!

In other news, remember our last blog entry about making sure our employee's are fed? Well, last Friday employee's were treated to Chinese food for lunch, courtesy of Woods! How neat! Employee's at Woods are also getting really excited for our Production Manager, Chris's Bonfire and Chili Cook-off on Oct. 30th! Chris is generously hosting this event at his home for all employee's to come enjoy fellowship, food and fun! Also, employee's are encouraged at our office to dress up in their Halloween costumes that day, so definitely check back for our spoooooooky photos!

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Otto

Breakfast of Champions!

Woods cooks breakfast for employee's before a day of work
Crews at Woods Basement Systems arrive in the morning to start a day of work almost everyday around 4:00 am! On Friday's our crews are treated to breakfast cooked by members of our management staff as a way of saying "thank you" for all the hard work that our crews do. Not only is it a way of saying thank you to the hard-working employee's on our crew, but it's also important to Woods that our employee's are getting a good breakfast in the morning! On the menu this morning was our Production Department Manager Chris's signature biscuits and gravy.

Dave, our Marketing Department Manager, was also there to be a sous chef to Chris, to ensure that every mouth was fed and every belly was full! On a rainy, cold day like today, it was especially nice to have a warm, hot breakfast!

A few hours later, when our office opened, our Office Manager Susan brought in breakfast for all of our office staff! Among the items to eat were doughnuts (filled, unfilled, iced, etc!), apples and bananas for employee's that wanted a more healthy approach to breakfast, milk, orange juice and coffee! Not only was this good for breakfast, but some employee's in the office (myself included) have been nibbling on the leftovers as a delicious snack. Yum!

Hey! Don't forget to catch us this weekend at the St. Charles Convention Center for the 2009 Builders Home and Remodeling Show in St. Charles, MO! We'll be at booth #2500 and would love to talk to you, so stop on by!

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Otto

A Walk To Remember

Woods participates in the 2009 Alzheimer's Memory WalkLast Saturday, Team Woods Basement Systems participated in the 2009 Memory Walk benefiting the Alzheimer's Association. This year the walk was held at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Illinois. Walkers arrived around 8 am to sign-in their teams to stomp out Alzheimer's. Even though the weather was a little bit overcast, that did not stop the dedicated walkers participating in this event!

When the event commenced, there was a warm up session to get walkers limber for the 1-3 mile walk. After a few words from our local Alzheimer's Association chapter members, we then commenced the walk!The brisk walk started from the Alumni Hall building all the way out to Cougar Village and then back! After the walk, participants got to partake in a small lunch and were showered with congratulations and thanks for coming out and raising money for this year's Memory Walk. Woods is looking forward to next year's walk and had an awesome time participating in this event! What a great time!

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Otto

FOUR!

Woods Shows Appreciation on the Green
Last Thursday, Woods Basement Systems held their 3rd Annual Employee Appreciation Golf Scramble! Employee's were treated to a day off work to golf for free, an event t-shirt to commemorate the event, a chance to win awards and a yummy dinner directly following the golf scramble. This year, the event was held at Stonebridge Golf Course in Maryville, IL, which is the same venue that Woods used for the 1st Annual Woods Relay For Life Golf Scramble - raising money to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Ironically on the day of the golf scramble, it was our Office Manager's 40th birthday, which we celebrated by decorating her golf cart and her cubicle. She was shocked and surprised when the golf course rolled out her golf cart decked in black balloon's reading, "Happy 40th!".

In the Spring, Woods is planning on hosting a crazy bowl as another "Thank You!" to their employee's. I know most of the employee's are already penciling that into their schedules! In addition to the crazy bowl, fundraising for the 2nd Annual Collinsville Relay for Life will begin soon, which means lots of charity events for you to have the opportunity to participate in! Make sure to frequently check our blog for upcoming events and reminders about how you can participate!

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Otto

Wet Basements? No Problem!

No Basement is TOO Wet for Woods!

At Woods Basement Systems, wet basements are our thing! As you'll see in this video, from sump pumps to dehumidification, we want to make sure that your basement is bone dry, before you start finishing it!

In other news, the BNI Group that Woods belongs to had a very successful visitors networking event this Thursday. Over 30 visitors attended to help promote their own businesses and our members' businesses too! (photo courtesy of Cindy Tiefenbrunn)

Pictured in the dark blue shirt is Woods own Dave, Director of Marketing, working hard to get the word out about how spectacular Woods is! Not only is Dave a part of the St. Louis Hills Chapter of BNI, he is also a member of The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) and a board member for the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce. If you're in the Collinsville area this weekend, stop by Collinsville's largest event, The Italian Fest!

Stay tuned for more exciting info from Woods! As always, if you have any questions about anything associated with Woods Basement Systems, do not hesitate to call us at (866) 288-7189.

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Otto

Taking Care of Bowing Walls

Taking Care of Bowing Walls

Bowing walls can be a pain. Check out this video to see how Woods Basement Systems can solve your bowing wall problems! Also, check out our YouTube channel for the most up to date video postings!

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Otto