IN THIS ISSUE:
MORRISON’S NEW LOOK
BUTTE STRONG
Read more on the evolution of Morrison, our re-branding process, and upcoming
The morning of November 8
team continues to mourn
changes to our services.
started like most Thursdays
the tremendous loss that
at Morrison. Our team began
our
arriving at our North Chico
colleagues,
and
fellow
office around 8 a.m. We
businesses
are
facing.
chatted about our evenings
Recovery here will be a
prior, the day ahead, and
long-term process and we
noted the large plume of
are still in the dawn of even
smoke in the distance. At the time it seemed ominous, but also too far away to be of much threat.
families,
friends,
understanding the ways in which our lives have changed. We have been incredibly humbled by the
Less than an hour later, we listened to
generosity
what seemed to be an endless stream of
organizations here in Butte County and
MORRISON SNAPSHOTS
sirens. The smoke overtook the sun and
beyond in the wake of the devastation. As
the morning began to look like night. Our
we’ve tried to grapple with the loss, our
Our community and our team have
own Geoff Chinnock left the office for his
team has volunteered together to serve fire
gone through a lot this past season.
home and family in Paradise, as we started
survivors and at Christmas, to honor the
Catch up on what’s new with our team.
hearing news of flames heading to the small
blessing and hope the holiday signifies, we
mountain community just 15 miles east of
were able to donate directly to the employees
our office.
of many of our Butte County clients who have
By the afternoon the tragedy began to be
We’re not the only ones who’ve been busy, our clients have been very active too. Catch up on our latest client news.
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people,
businesses,
and
been impacted by the fire.
revealed; days later that it was confirmed.
If you’d like to join us in our efforts to
The Camp Fire decimated the entire town of
directly support the employees of our clients,
Paradise, claiming 18,804 structures and 86
please visit www.morrisonco.net/camp-fire for
lives there and in the nearby communities
information about a fund we have established
of Magalia and Concow. The deadliest fire in
for that purpose, as well as links to funds
California history was in our own backyard.
established by our clients. As we continue to
Geoff made it out safely
CLIENT CORNER
of
with his family, his home is miraculously one of the few still standing, and our business
at
Morrison
is
back to normal. But our
come to a new reality, we remain thankful for your thoughts and prayers for our community – one that we love and we know is resilient, hopeful, and Butte Strong.
NEWSLETTER | WINTER 2019