DLG Employees spread holiday cheer at nursing home
For the second year, the Deuterman Law Group helped spread holiday cheer at Britthaven of Guilford, an assisted living and rehabilitation facility in Greensboro.
Employees delivered holiday gift bags to the home’s 120 elderly and disabled residents, many who do not have family with which to share the holidays.
Paralegal Erin Quintrell and her family volunteer at the nursing home weekly with their congregation at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 3228 Hines Chapel Road, Greensboro. Quintrell’s husband, who is a Sunday school teacher and lay minister, leads church services at Britthaven every Tuesday night.
Two years ago, Quintrell brought in tags from Britthaven’s angel tree and asked her employers and coworkers if they’d each be willing to sponsor a resident and buy gifts for that person for the holidays. Dan and Dawne Deuterman, who founded the Deuterman Law Group, decided to support Quintrell’s charitable work by paying for the gifts for all the residents.
“I think I started crying,” said Quintrell, who thought she’d have to recruit many donors to fulfill her dream of providing gifts for every Britthaven resident. “These residents have become like my family.”
The Deutermans decided to do the same this holiday season, buying fleece blankets, socks, toiletries, Christmas ornaments, water bottles and sugar-free candy for the 50 men and 70 women who live at Britthaven. Personal Care Inc., a Greensboro-base home health care company, also provided some stadium blankets for the residents.
Quintrell, along with other paralegals and office staff from the Deuterman Law Group, delivered the packages on Dec. 19, surprising Britthaven’s residents with the early Christmas presents.
The Deutermans and the Deuterman Law Group donate to many charities because of their belief that it’s important to share your good fortune and to do good in the community. They also encourage their employees to volunteer and support them in those efforts.
“The Deutermans want to support their staff in their charitable endeavors,” said Grace Kanoy, the firm’s marketing director. “Erin is a really good employee, and helping the residents of Britthaven is something she is really passionate about.”
Quintrell said she’s thankful to work at a place like the Deuterman Law Group and grateful to her employers for their generous donation to Britthaven.
“It’s wonderful of them,” she said. “It’s definitely an encouragement to the people at Britthaven, and it’s definitely an encouragement to me. I realize how blessed I am to have the job I do.”