The Bruce T. Halle Assistance Fund provides basic assistance to our people who incur extraordinary expenses as a result of disasters or other emergency hardships.

The Fund honors Mr. Halle for his life-long compassion and sense of commitment toward his people, which is the foundation of our company’s culture.

Support for the Fund comes from various sources, including employees and members of the communities in which the Company does business. Assistance may be granted for:

• Basic necessities such as shelter, food, clothing while in transition from a disaster, fire, storm or injury
• Medical bills for life-threatening illness or emergency treatment above what insurance covers
• Airfare related to death or serious illness of a family member
• Other similar circumstances