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Eagle Bridge
Machine & Tool, Inc. celebrated the retirement of employee Forrest
Stone with dinner and dancing at the Greenwich Elks Club on October
3. Stone was honored for 26 years of dedication to EBM, which specializes
in machined parts for the international mass transit industry.
Stone
was hired as a machinist, operating the all-manual machines used at
the time. He advanced to the tool room, where he produced gauges and
fixtures. Stone was frequently dispatched to client sites to set up
custom machinery built by EBM.
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EBM President Robert Farrara said that Stone’s
employment is marked by many accomplishments, including a near-perfect
attendance record. EBM rewards its employees quarterly for perfect attendance.
In July, 2002, Stone received a certificate of perfect attendance for
the previous 34 quarters (8 1/2 years), and continued to have near perfect
attendance, missing only 1 day in 2002.
Farrara
also noted to friends, family and employees gathered at the celebration
that Stone performed an especially important job every day for EBM.
When company founder Anthony Farrara passed away in 1992, the flag from
his coffin was brought to EBM, and raised daily on a pole in front of
the NY Route 67 plant.
“Forrest’s
work attendance was so good that we asked him to raise the flag every
day in memory of my father,” said Robert Farrara. “It was
the most important job he did for me at EBM. We always knew that Forrest
was at work because the flag was up.”
While
Robert Farrara looked on, Stone handed the flag to fellow employee Tom
Heany, who will carry on the daily honor.
Company
employees presented Stone with a plaque carved for him on shop machinery,
in recognition of his service to the company. He and his wife Molly
were presented a gift certificate from EBM for a vacation trip to a
destination of their choice.
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EBM
EMPLOYEES DONATE TO
WORLD TRADE CENTER RELIEF FUND
| November,
2001
Employees
at Eagle Bridge Machine & Tool, Inc. have donated $2,250 to
the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund in Albany, to
assist victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The company's
45 employees contributed a total of $750, which was then tripled
by EBM management.
EBM
employees Autumn Hammond, Sharon Marpe and Dave Jones initiated
the project to collect money for the WTC Relief Fund, never imagining
that their co-workers or their employer would be able to contribute
such a substantial amount of money.
"They
all have their own families to care for, but they found it in
their hearts to give generously to help others," said Marpe.
EBM
President Robert Farrara thanked Hammond, Marpe and Jones for
providing EBM an opportunity to help the WTC victims. "None
of us knew what to do," Farrara said, upon hearing of the
attacks in NYC and in Washington, D.C. "It's pretty great
that they would do this."
Hammond
said that they were thrilled, but not surprised, when Farrara
offered to triple the employee donations. "We went to [Farrara]
and told him our idea, and he immediately encouraged us to pursue
it," she said.
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Autumn
Hammond, left, and Sharon Marpe,
initiated the collection of donations from EBM employees to the
World Trade Center Relief Fund
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is an emergency medical technician with the Petersburgh Rescue
Squad, which was on full alert in the days following September
11, in the event they were needed in New York City.
Farrara
said he was moved when he heard how much money was collected.
"Our people are very generous," he said. "The whole
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EAGLE
BRIDGE MACHINE & TOOL
REWARDS EMPLOYEE MILESTONES
December,
2001
—EBM President Robert Farrara, right, presents Norman Lane
with a Milestone Award for 33 years of service to the company
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EBM
2001 Milestone Awards
33
years — Norman Lane
20 years — John Maroney; Forrest Stone.
15 years — Art Clift; Tony Farrara; Tom Heany; Jack Norton
10 years — Stuart Clark; Jimmy Potter; Carol Smith.
5 years — George Beagle; Ron Bovie; Terry Gifford; Jim
Heany; Norman Telford; Robin Bacon; Donna Niles
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Eagle
Bridge Machine & Tool, Inc. has initiated a “Milestone
Award” program to acknowledge and reward its employees for
their length of service to the company.
“We
had a really good year,” said EBM President Robert Farrara.
“EBM is lucky because of you,” he told the employees,
who were gathered for the company's annual holiday luncheon, held
recently at the North Hoosick Firehouse. “We have a common
goal to be successful.”
In
addition to the regular year-end bonus that EBM awards its workers,
based upon company profits, 17 EBM employees were given an added
bonus for their length of employment.
Foremost
among them was Norman Lane, who has worked at EBM for 33 years.
Lane quipped afterward: “There are people working at EBM
who were not yet born when I began here.”
According
to Jack Norton, EBM General Manager, the average length of employment
among current workers is 7.5 years. He suggested the new “Milestone
Award” to Farrara, realizing that EBM has many faithful employees
who should be acknowledged.
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EBM,
located on NY Rt. 67 in Eagle Bridge, NY, is currently manufacturing
components for a new generation of high-technology subway cars
for the New York City Transit Authority, and parts for Amtrak's
“American Flyer” rail system, which will provide 150-mph
rail service for locations along its “Northeast Corridor”
including Albany, Boston, New York City and Washington, DC.
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EBM
CELEBRATES EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT
WITH
CRUISE ON LAKE GEORGE
Robert
Farrara, Jack Norton, Arthur Clift and Raymond Farrara congratulate
Theresa English, center, on her retirement from Eagle Bridge Machine
& Tool, Inc.
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| November,
2001
Employees
at Eagle Bridge Machine & Tool, Inc. celebrated the retirement
of Valley Falls, NY resident Theresa English with a beautiful
sunset cruise on Lake George aboard the cruise ship Luc du Saint
Sacrement. English retired on September 27. She was employed at
EBM since 1997.
Robert
Farrara, President of EBM, presented English with a gift certificate
for a trip for two to Disney World.
"Theresa
was a hard-working, faithful employee," Farrara said. "We
all wish her a long, healthy and happy retirement."
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