From the President's Desk Archives - Page 6 of 11

A Green Milestone

by John Pidgeon | Dec 4, 2012 | From the President's Desk

In our continuing effort to become better stewards of the environment, we have steadily improved our recycling efforts. We reuse or recycle as much of our waste material as we can, including pallets, skids, fabric shipping tubes, aluminum, steel, copper, PVC,...

Reliving the Greatest High School Basketball Game

by John Pidgeon | Nov 14, 2012 | From the President's Desk, Gym Equipment, Rental & Staging

One of the most popular tourist attractions in our immediate area is the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, IN. In 1985 two of my mother’s dearest friends, Peggie Mayhill and Josephine Carter, learned that Angelo Pizzo was looking for a venerable high school gym for his...

Draper Wellness Program Gets Five Stars

by John Pidgeon | Oct 12, 2012 | From the President's Desk

Draper has one of the best employee wellness programs in the state of Indiana. That claim was recently confirmed by the Wellness Council of Indiana, which awarded Draper its Five Star award, the highest level of recognition it extends. The Wellness Council of Indiana...

The Draper Community Garden 2012

by John Pidgeon | Sep 28, 2012 | From the President's Desk

An important component of Draper’s ongoing wellness effort is healthy eating habits. Last spring, we offered land just south of the Draper Wellness Park to any interested employees who would like to start a community garden. Thirty employees responded and have...

Small Band, Big Heart: Marching for Golden

by John Pidgeon | Sep 6, 2012 | From the President's Desk

Penny Sitler is our advertising manager, the tweeter behind @draperinc, and the editor of this blog. She’s also the proud mother of two teenagers who marched with the Lincoln High School band this summer. Here’s her story. -John Lincoln High School is a...

EVOKO Room Manager: A really cool product!

by John Pidgeon | Aug 28, 2012 | From the President's Desk

Presenting EVOKO, a meeting room scheduling system from Evoko Unlimited AB, Nacka, Sweden. You won’t find this product on the Draper website, but you’ll see it if you visit our offices. We’ve been using it in house for about a year, and many of our...