Pie in the Sky 2017

Community Servings is a free, home‐delivery meals program for the acutely ill, their families and their caregivers throughout Massachusetts who are battling 35 types of illnesses including HIV/ AIDS, Cancer, Lupus, Diabetes and MS. Since 1989, Community Servings’ founding goals are to help clients maintain their health and dignity, provide nutritionally and culturally appropriate meals, preserve the integrity of their family… and send the message that someone cares.

Each pie we sell provides one week of healthy meals to a person in need.

This is my eigth year participating in this fundraiser as part of the Pie It Forward team. Thanks to many of you, I was one of the top 5 sellers last year.

Please consider purchasing a Thanksgiving pie ($30) in support of Community Servings. You can visit my personal donation page for more information and to place an order.

You can also download more information about Pie In The Sky. You can also download information about Community Servings here.

Sincerely,

Mike Bavuso

Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. Earns Esteemed 2015 Angie’s List Super Service Award

Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service

Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2015. Since 2009, this is Big Foot’s 7th consecutive year of winning the award.

Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. is a full service moving and storage company based in metro Boston, providing local and long distance services for residential, commercial, and government customers. President & CEO, Mike Bavuso, expressed his gratitude for this award, “We aim to provide exceptional customer service so it has been an honor to be recognized since 2009 with the Angie’s List Super Service Award because it is based on true feedback from the consumer. We understand the stress involved in moving and we do our best to build relationships with our clients”.

“Only about 5 percent of the moving and storage companies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have performed so consistently well enough to earn our Super Service Award,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “It’s a really high standard.”

Angie’s List Super Service Award 2015 winners have met strict eligibility requirements, which include an “A” rating in overall grade, recent grade, and review period grade; the company must be in good standing with Angie’s List, pass a background check and abide by Angie’s List operational guidelines.

Service company ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in areas ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality.

About Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc.

Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. is a full service moving and storage company based in metro Boston, providing local and long distance services for residential, commercial, and government customers. Since its inception in 2001, Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. has garnered many awards for exceptional service including American Moving & Storage Association’s Enterprise Award for Independent Movers 2014, Angie’s List Super Service Award 2009 through 2015, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award 2009, and Arlington Chamber of Commerce People’s Choice Award 2010. The company maintains an A+ rating on the Better Business Bureau with tremendous feedback from its customers. Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. is fully licensed and insured as well as a GSA Contract Holder (# GS-33F-035AA) for Schedule 48. In addition to local and long distance moving, Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. offers packing and unpacking services, short and long term storage, box pick-up and delivery, employee relocations, move management, antique receivership, and kitchen cabinet distribution. For more information, please call 781-488-3090 or visit http://bigfootmoving.wpenginepowered.com.

Pie In The Sky 2015!

Community Servings is a free, home‐delivery meals program for the acutely ill, their families and their caregivers throughout Massachusetts who are battling 35 types of illnesses including HIV/ AIDS, Cancer, Lupus, Diabetes and MS. Since 1989, Community Servings’ founding goals are to help clients maintain their health and dignity, provide nutritionally and culturally appropriate meals, preserve the integrity of their family… and send the message that someone cares.

Each pie we sell provides one week of healthy meals to a person in need.

This is my seventh year participating in this fundraiser as part of the Pie It Forward team — the number 1 pie selling team in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2014, my team sold 1501 pies! Thanks to many of you, I was one of the top 5 sellers last year.

Please consider purchasing a Thanksgiving pie ($28) in support of Community Servings. You can visit my personal donation page for more information and to place an order.

Click here to download more information about Pie In The Sky.

Sincerely,

Mike Bavuso

Big Foot Moving Assists the Government with transporting excess furniture to federal Job Corps Centers

Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. loaded (7) 53’ tractor trailers worth of dorm furniture from the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI and delivered it all flawlessly to the Westover Job Corps Center in Chicopee, MA last week. The transfer process, organized by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) and the Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk-Newport Detachment, started September 21, 2015 and was complete by October 8, 2015. The “old gym” at Westover Job Corps Center received 74 wood desks with carrel and office chair, 50 rolling chairs, 320 Captain’s beds with under storage drawers, and 150 nightstands, with a combined value of $87,600. Additional Job Corps Centers across New England and the Mid-Atlantic are scheduled to be receiving more excess furniture by Big Foot by years end. The Job Corps program provides career technical training and education programs for young people who are at least age 16 that qualify as low income. Students reside in dormitory facilities.

 

Big Foot Moving & Storage Inc. Wins AMSA’s Enterprise Award

Big Foot Moving & Storage Inc. of Arlington, Mass., is the winner of the 2014 Enterprise Award, presented to an outstanding small independent mover by the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA), the national trade association for the professional moving and storage industry.

The Enterprise Award reflects AMSA’s and the industry’s commitment to recognizing outstanding performance among small, independent movers, which can be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including community service, employee relations, innovative operations, and/or exceptional customer service practices. The award honors AMSA mover members with less than $3 million in annual gross revenues and fewer than 25 employees. The recipient is selected by a panel of industry experts.

Big Foot is a successful small business that has earned excellent reviews from customers, including an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. In addition, Big Foot has been a recipient of the Angie’s List Super Service Award every year since 2009.

Big Foot gives back to the community in a number of important ways, such as donating time and equipment to transport food each month to the local food pantry. Big Foot’s commitment to the environment includes a fleet of late model trucks that use diesel exhaust fluid to reduce emissions. Reusable crates are used on all office relocations to reduce waste, and customers are offered gently used moving boxes for a more environmentally responsible relocation. In addition, customers’ unwanted goods and furnishings are donated to those in need.

“It is incredibly exciting to be recognized by my peers across this industry for our business practices and community involvement,” said Mike Bavuso, President and CEO of Big Foot Moving & Storage Inc. “The American Moving & Storage Association is a terrific organization to be a part of, and I am honored to accept this award. I am very proud of my Big Foot team.”

“Congratulations to Big Foot for their success as an enterprising small mover that makes a big impact on the community,” said AMSA Acting President and CEO Scott Michael. “This company has set high standards for the rest of the industry, and I’m pleased to see an AMSA member recognized for their commitment to service. Big Foot is also a proud participant in AMSA’s ProMover program, which helps consumers easily identify a quality, professional mover.”

Each year AMSA recognizes the best performing and highest achieving individuals and companies in the industry. The awards program receives many impressive nominations reflecting the dedication and diversity of the business sector. Recipients have made significant contributions and enhanced the image of the moving and storage industry through hard work, dedication to customer service, and commitment to quality practices.

All awards will be presented during AMSA’s 96th Annual Education Conference & Expo in Orlando, February 8-11, 2015.

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For Immediate Release: January 16, 2015

Contact: Mike Keaton, Director of Public Relations
(703) 706-4986
mkeaton@moving.org

Team PIE IT FORWARD raises over $42k for Community Servings “Pie In The Sky”

Thanks to generous support of family, friends and clients, Team PIE IT FORWARD sold 1,501 pies and raised over $42k for the 22nd Annual “Pie in the Sky” Thanksgiving bake sale held by Community Servings. Overall, 2014 proved to be another record-breaking year with over 19,000 pies sold by hundreds of volunteers raising $725,000.

Team PIE IT FORWARD members are: Mike Bavuso, Tamela Roche, Karen Coleman, Joseph Aceto, Ellen Grubert, Janis Lippman, Josh Muncey, Brian Jurgens, Rich McKee, Maria Montes, Juan & Stella Murray, Kathy Wentworth, Ryan Wig, Patrick Dwyer, Adam Goncalves and Belinda Wasser.

Team PIE IT FORWARD helped to box pies at Pie Central and delivered hundreds of pies to customers including ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cambridge Offset Prinng, Patriot Financial Group, UBS Financial Services, Crestwood Advisors, RICOH Americas Corporaon, The Appraisers Group, Advance Auto Center, Sirois Electric and William Gallagher Associates. Thanks to Mike Bavuso, President of Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. for donating his crew and moving services as our “Official Pie Mover”.

About Community Servings Since 1990, Community Servings is a free, home-delivery meals program for the acutely ill, their families and their caregivers throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who are baling 35 types of illnesses including HIV/ AIDS, Cancer, Lupus, MS and Diabetes. The founding goals of Community Servings are to help clients maintain their health and dignity, provide nutritionally and culturally appropriate meals, preserve the integrity of their family … and send the message that someone cares. 93 cents of every $1 raised goes directly to providing healthy meals. Community Servings is a 501(c)(3) non-profit awarded the coveted four-star rang for their efficient and effective business model providing nutrition services to the critically ill by Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charity evaluator.

Click here to download more information about team PIE IT FORWARD.

Big Foot Moving & Storage delivers 3000+lbs of food to Arlington Food Pantry.

August 20, 2014 – Mike Bavuso, President of Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. delivered 3000+ pounds of food to the Arlington Food Pantry. The much needed shipment was sourced from the Greater Boston Food Bank. Since its start in 1990, the Arlington Food Pantry has distributed to thousands of Arlington families. The Arlington Food Pantry is entirely run and financially subsidized by donors. Big Foot was pleased to assist a tremendous organization within its own community and would encourage others to consider volunteer opportunities. For more information about Arlington Food Pantry volunteer needs contact: alewis@town.arlington.ma.us.