Dookie Days Part 3: Puppy in training

The CPL puppy-raising program requires volunteers to help train the puppies. A volunteer must complete four training classes to be eligible for the program.                   Once a puppy is placed into the program, volunteers are required to go through two different levels of training. The first level [...]

Introducing Tech Talk

Welcome to Tech Talk, our latest feature from blogger Beverly Prohaska, Vice President, Global Information Systems.  These features will discuss how West uses information technology internally and externally to help ensure customer satisfaction.  Look for Tech Talk to appear regularly on the West blog. At West, we believe that having transparency to what’s most important to [...]

West without Borders Kicks off 2012 Charitable Fund Drive

The West without Borders fundraising initiative had a terrific year in 2011 and as we kick off the 2012 campaign, we can look forward to another great year of aiding charities in the communities where West employees live and work. In 2011, West employees contributed more than $210,000 to aid local charities.  Thanks to the [...]

Dookie Days – Part Two: Dookie Makes Herself At Home in the CEO’s Office

There aren’t many employees who would dare to take a nap in the presence of the CEO and other executives. But on Dookie’s first day of work she met West CEO Don Morel and executives Steve Ellers, Jeff Hunt, Rick Luzzi and Bill Federici. After spending a few minutes in Steve’s office, Dookie curled up [...]

Puppy love flourishes through West Without Borders: Introducing “Dookie Days”

When Carol Cully volunteered to help clean and landscape the Canine Partners for Life (CPL) facility she had no idea she was about to find puppy love. But that’s what happened when Carol volunteered to be a part of the puppy-raising program. Dookie, a yellow lab, came into Carol’s life on December 22, 2010. CPL [...]

West without Borders 2011 Charity Efforts See Success

The West without Borders charity fundraising initiative had a terrific year in 2011.  West employees around the globe contributed more than $210,000 to aid local charities.  To date, the charity campaign has raised more than $1 million since its inception in 2004.  The 2011 campaign focused on local charities selected by the employees in West’s [...]