Valentine's Day Fondue! As our employee appreciation event for February, we had fondue on Valentine's Day! Treats included Rice Krispies, marshmallows, pound cake, pretzels and strawberries (and sprinkles if you wanted to decorate)! If you stopped by, we hope that you enjoyed a break for your sweet tooth! We love celebrating our employees, especially when chocolate is involved!

Blood Drive DCO put on a blood drive on February 24th from 2:30-7:00 pm! Customers and coworkers alike came out to donate blood to the American Red Cross! DCO always enjoys supporting a good cause, and it was wonderful to see our employees participate in this event! A big thank you to everyone who participated!

Atlanta Gladiators Hockey Game On February 28th, DCO headed on over to Duluth for the Atlanta Gladiators hockey game! The gladiators played the Solar Bears and the score was 6-1, for a Gladiators win! Employees enjoyed hanging out in the Party Terrace and cheering on the team!

2020 Floor Focus Emerging Leaders Award Winner: Summer Brittain! Once a year, Floor Focus Magazine recognizes the best of the up-and-coming talent through its Emerging Leaders awards. Those eligible for the awards must be under 40 years old and employed in the floorcovering dealer segment, including retailers, distributors and commercial contractors. Congratulations to Summer Brittain, Director of Preconstruction, who is recognized in the 2020 Floor Focus Emerging Leaders contest for her exemplary leadership and the distinguished honor! We are so proud of Summer and grateful to have her in the DCO family!

February New Hires! Bob Blake Arman Byant Javier Del Angel Chas Efird Danielle Tadros Joshua Williams Welcome to the team! We are so happy to have you here and can't wait to work with you!

Happy, happy birthday! Meghan Blanchard - March 1st Ben Eldridge - March 4th Kris Pittard - March 5th Raymond Goodspeed - March 8th Mary Catherine Kim - March 12th Sonya Dills - March 14th Marcos Rivera - March 17th James Garrett - March 19th Rheagan Conner - March 22nd Kevin Brownlee - March 24th Alton Berry - March 25th Paul Deaton - March 25th Russell Holt - March 26th Tiaan Schutte - March 26th Ken Fenton - March 29th

We appreciate all that you do! Ben Hawk - March 1st - 8 years Tim Gilliam - March 2nd - 4 years Craig Hoffman - March 4th - 1 year James McCullough - March 6th - 2 years Ashley Howington - March 7th - 4 years David Connell - March 10th - 8 years Cody Baxter - March 11th - 1 year Jay Halvorsen - March 13th - 8 years Adrienne Dean - March 14th - 4 years Tiffany Greene - March 19th - 13 years Danny Thompson - March 18th - 35 years Richelle Ford - March 18th - 1 year Kenneth Chapin - March 25th - 1 year Codey Brakhage - March 28th - 2 years Ken Taylor - March 30th - 10 years

Milestone Anniversary

Dave Newman Five Years Dave has been with us for five years now and we are so grateful we have him on our team! Dave was originally asked by Mike Blanton to be a part of the DCO Window Treatment division. Dave says the people he works with at DCO and the huge potential our company has in commercial window treatments has made him enjoy working with us for so long. DCO has also helped Dave's career goals by opening the door for Dave to increase his personal sales goals. In 2016, Dave was presented the President's Club Award and he says that he will always cherish that moment. Dave has been married to his high school sweetheart for forty-three years and has two children, as well as four grandchildren. His family is very involved at their church and Dave plays bass guitar in the church praise band. Dave is a huge UGA and cheers on the Dawgs every Saturday! Thank you Dave for five years of hard work and service!

Ken Taylor Ten Years For ten years now, Ken Taylor has been in the DCO family and we're so thrilled! Ken originally was in thehome building business and came over to DCO after seeing our commitment to our customers. He loves the company and the people that work here. Ken says there's never a boring moment and enjoys seeing the company always wanting to grow and expand. His favorite moment at DCO is always at the end of each project when it is all said and done and he's able to see the complete project! He also enjoyed working with Jeremy Kozup, because he was always there when Ken needed him. DCO has helped Ken's career grow by having him supervise and manage large projects, as well as working with major contractors, like Whiting-Turner. Ken has won two awards during his time at DCO, the Whiting Turner Safety Award for Wallace Creek Phase II Regimental Complex and the DCO Making It Easy Award. Ken is married to his wife Anita Taylor and he is the step-father to three daughters and the step-grandfather to four grandchildren. Ken and Anita have a 23-week-old standard poodle named Maddie Lou. In his free time, Ken enjoys bicycling and he is a huge Ohio State Buckeyes fan. Ken and his family are members of Lakeside Church in Lake Oconee. Thank you Ken for all that you do!

Danny Thompson Thirty-Five Years We are so grateful that thirty-five years ago, Danny joined us at DCO! He originally answered an ad in the newspaper for a salesperson position at Dalton Carpet Outlet and he's been here ever since! Mike Blanton's vision for the company, his values and the passion he showed towards people and their growth was so infectious that Danny decided DCO was the place for him! Danny enjoys working at DCO, because of the many friendships he has built through this company. His favorite DCO memory is the trip that he and Mike took to Vegas! Danny says that he is "very fortunate to have had the support and freedom that have allowed me to achieve many professional objectives and fulfill my personal goals as a result." Danny and his wife have been together for forty-five years, have two wonderful children, as well as six amazing grandchildren. Danny enjoys Georgia sports, classic cars, any form of motorsports and supporting his grands as they dance, play ball and perform in the band. Thank you Danny for your thirty-five years of dedication!

Congratulations To The Cooper Family! On February 5th at 3:11pm Phoenix Cruz Cooper was born weighing seven pounds and nine ounces! Congratulations to Lindsay and the entire Cooper family! We're so excited to meet baby Phoenix soon!

Annual Meeting Our annual meeting will be on Thursday, April 29th. We will have more details for you soon!

Golf Tournament Our annual Golf Tournament will take place Friday, May 29th through Saturday, May 30th. We will have more details for you soon!