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HEROES AMONG US

BY LINDA LONGO

A“I’m so proud of our team. They worked all
s the nation watched one of the
country’s largest cities under
hours of each day, helping to get our o ces
siege from ood waters from Hur-

ricane Harvey, many felt helpless while ready and helping our customers. We were
others sprang into action. For example,

lighting manufacturer LED Inspirations proud to show both our customers and our
(LEDI) is based in Houston and wit-

nessed the incredible damage rst-hand.
community love.”

“Several employees of ours lost
their homes,” noted William Senofsky
—William Senofsky of LEDI
of LEDI. “As a company that considers
our employees to be family, we began

texting one another to gure out who going to try to swim there originally, but began volunteering at local shelters and

was being a ected and needed help. we thought the be er of it and ended leading prayer circles.
Several of us from our company got into up taking our kayaks instead,” Senofsky In the days that followed, the LEDI

boats and began rescuing people [in the said. The facility was under 16 inches of employees met at the headquarters
ooded streets].”
water at the time and product needed to help the Senofsky family get the

A er spending hours commandeering to be moved o the oor. “[All available] o ces back into shape. “Our employees

boats to rescue stranded folks and mak- employees came together to help us,” worked long hours doing demolition on
ing sure employees and their families he stated.
our o ces [to repair damaged drywall

were safe, it was time to turn their With product secure, the LEDI team and oors]. Meanwhile they were all do-
a ention to the LEDI o ces. “We were
returned to their community e orts and
ing volunteer work in the community as

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