Wesley House gets gift from POWER Home Remodeling

CHESTER » A dozen sales reps from POWER Home Remodelling jumped at the opportunity to do some good for the community last week by dropping off a truck-load of much-need supplies to the Wesley House in Chester.

Dozens of supplies that are aimed to support the women, mothers and children of the city who are in the most dire need of everyday items was the focus of Lillian Humphrey, a purchase agent at POWER.

She said one of the main initiatives as the home remodeling company located at the Wharf on the Delaware River waterfront, the former Philadelphia Electric Co. building, is to find and foster more diversity in the workplace. The outreach to women and children in the community is one of the branches of POWER’s focus.

“We’re big on purpose and helping others realize what their purpose is and helping them achieve that,” Humphrey said on Nov. 20. “It’s a really cool opportunity to go out into the community and help people achieve their goals.”

POWER has been voted one of the most desirable places to work for millennials, the focus recently by a visit

“Earlier this year we had an initiative for diversity and inclusion, so I’ve been making a concerted effort to reach out to the local community, just building awareness that we are in the community and a profitable business. We wanted to give back.” — Lillian Humphrey, a purchase agent at POWER

by Gov. Tom Wolf, and Humphrey said it’s no surprise that the company has been a successful business since establishing a footprint in Chester.

“Earlier this year we had an initiative for diversity and inclusion, so I’ve been making a concerted effort to reach out to the local community, just building awareness that we are in the community and a profitable business,” Humphrey said. “We wanted to give back.”

Internships that featured students from Chester High School, Humphrey said, has been a great opportunity for the white collars to see the “evolution of young people” who come to work at POWER after school.

“We’re big on purpose and helping other realize what their purpose is and helping them achieve that (is a) really cool opportunity,” Humphrey said.

With items like diapers, baby wipes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, sanitary items and many household products, Humphrey said she focused on everyday items that may be overlooked.

“Even though we’re in the construction industry and most women don’t think about POWER as a place they can work ... I thought it would be a great way for women to help women,” Humphrey said.

Also around town, Widener University Wednesday offered home cooked meals for folks looking for that Thanksgiving goodness. Chester police officers and members of city council were stopping cars and dishing out free turkeys to locals on Tuesday.

And this Thanksgiving marked the 11th anniversary of the HEADstrong Foundation offering a holiday feast to families receiving inpatient care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Every year, the Colleluori family, in memory of their son Nick, work alongside a dedicated group of volunteers to serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal to hundreds of patients, families and medical staff.

“Thanksgiving was our Nick’s favorite holiday,” said Michael Colleluori, Headstrong vice president and Nick’s brother. “Serving and sharing the feast has been a privilege that we as a family and organization are honored to provide.”

RICK KAUFFMAN — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Ty Simmons, left, Jacques Cooper, center, and Gordon McDonough, right, were among the more than a dozen employees in inside sales at POWER Home Remodeling who helped deliver a shipment of supplies to the Wesley House in Chester.

RICK KAUFFMAN — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Much of the supplies donated from POWER to the Wesley House in Chester were for women and children in need.

RICK KAUFFMAN — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Ty Simmons, inside salesman at POWER Home Remodeling, was one of more than a dozen POWER employees who donated their time Monday to donate supplies to the Wesley House in Chester.

RICK KAUFFMAN — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Jacques Cooper, of POWER Home Remodeling, helps organize products that he and coworkers dropped off at the Wesley House on Monday.