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On a Monday morning, Holmes Stamp & Sign CEO Bryan Croft woke up earlier than most Mondays and prepared for a full day of travel. A 12-hour-journey would take him and his friends, including Holmes’ IT Manager Daniel Kellogg, to what would’ve felt like a different world for most. With nine suitcases full of donations they headed to Haiti on a mission’s trip. Two plane rides later, they arrived in Port au Prince, what he described as the “true poverty” of Haiti. Their day of travel wasn’t close to over yet as they climbed into a canter truck and headed west past the city, coast line and mountains.
Throughout the year, we make time to distract from our usual work and give back to those in need. When you give to someone else, not only are you impacting another’s life – but you’re also impacting your own. Helping someone else ignites a joy within us that’s undeniable. This time around, Holmes Stamp & Sign hosted a blood drive with the help of OneBlood.
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Christmas Eve is almost here! Where does the time go? It feels like it was just last week that we were picking out our turkeys and planning our holiday shopping lists! Now here we are not even completely ready for Christmas and we’re already talking about New Years! Where has 2014 gone?! Is it just us or does it feel like this year has gone by really quickly?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Jacksonville! Slowly but surely, the weather is beginning to turn; and in the mornings as we walk briskly to our cars, the cool air nips at the back of our necks, fingers, and noses. While no, we don’t need to scrape ice off of our windshield (most days), and we have no need for snow plows or shovels, our bodies are specially attuned to the Florida weather, therefore the cold hits our delicate bodies hard as well.
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From humble beginnings come great thing. While we’re no stranger to this age old phrase, we can certainly attest to its truthfulness. Our company of Holmes Stamp & Sign started all the way back in 1954 when one Florida man took to his garage and began making stamps. Sure enough, what started out as an exceedingly small one man business out of a tiny garage space, grew and expanded into a multiple building corporation with well over 60 employees.
The 2014 Fall semester is back and in full swing again! The kids are back from visiting relatives, going to their summer camps, and also out of the Holmes Stamp & Sign break room (at least until our annual school field trip happens in a few weeks)! A few weeks ago, all of us parents put in a little more time before leaving for work in the morning just to make sure the lunches are packed, and no folder, backpack or anything else was forgotten before the kids headed off on their first day of school. And we know that we weren't alone.
With a new graduation ceremony listed seemingly every day in our papers and online events category here in Jacksonville, we've all got graduations on the brain! Being a family friendly business, we’re used to seeing our employee’s kids around the office from time to time, or drawing masterpieces on our massive whiteboard in the break room. We’ve watched these kids grow up! And we know that we’re not the only ones who can’t believe how fast time flies when we see or hear that they’ve reached a new milestone in their life. These day’s it seems like there’s a graduation for everything but at the same time, maybe it’s for the best that we find more things in life to celebrate.
Lion, and tiger’s, and bear’s! There’s no place like home for us here at Holmes Stamp & Sign in Jacksonville, FL. We've got the sun, the sand, the surf, an eclectic downtown and beach atmosphere- not to mention a seriously amazing Zoo!