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By Mike Barnhardt
Enterprise Record

Folks are busy at Reeb, the door manufacturing facility on Bethel Church Road in Mocksville.
Not only are employees working three shifts to help meet demand, they’re busy helping their neighbors. Every quarter, a Davie non-profit is chosen as the beneficiary of an employee giving campaign.
Last week, employees delivered groceries and hygiene items to the Davie High Hunger Fighters. The Hunger Fighters truck had been parked on the company’s property to help motivate employees to give.
Reeb’s parent company, Specialty Building Products, matched the employees’ effort, meaning twice as much food is going to Davie residents in need.
“We have an awesome team here,” said David Calder, Reeb’s Mocksville branch manager. “We’re trying to help more in the community. We’re stepping our game up with employee philanthropy. We work well together.”
Reeb is at full work force, and is quickly filling the building that originally housed Crown Wood. “We’re busting at the seams,” he said, adding that the business grows every year. “We’re making more doors than ever and we’re expecting the growth to continue.”
Employees see the needs in the community, and are happy to take part in the philanthropic efforts, said Chelsea Favre.
“The majority of our workers are from Davie County, and they want to give back to the community,” Calder said.
The mission of Davie High Hunger Fighters is to provide nutritional assistance to Davie high students and their families to decrease the affects that childhood hunger has on education and family stresses.
During each school week, classes at the high school pack food, hygiene items and household supplies for students, based on their family’s needs. The items are taken to faculty and staff volunteers for delivery, ensuring privacy for those in need. The deliveries typically take place on last day of the school week in order to supply the family through the weekend.
Hunger Fighters also provides food and provisions to families during times when students are not in school and don’t have access to school meals. These times include extended breaks such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Break and during the summer.
In order to make sure that the food provided can be stored and prepared, Hunger Fighters ensures that families in the program have running water, a microwave, and a stove. Any additional needs are also met, such as accommodations for food allergies or specific household or hygiene needs.
Visit daviehungerfighters.org to learn how to help.