“Together with our amazing employees we supplied Ukrainians with over 300 backpacks filled with emergency supplies such as medicine, feminine products, socks/underwear and granola bars.” 

When a major supplier for Mid-States Bolt & Screw Co. asked if the fastener distributor would help the Ukrainian people, employees “jumped at the chance.”

Glen Glaskill of Glenco asked Mid-States president Scott Somers if he would be interested in funding backpacks filled with emergency supplies for the people of Ukraine.

“When you look at the situation over in Ukraine, a lot of people want to help out but they don’t have an avenue to be able to do that,” Mid-State’s HR manager Tami Compton said.  So when Scott Somers and Compton asked employees they “enthusiastically agreed to help.”

“We got our employees together, and they were all on board.”

“The outpouring of our employees was tremendous and heartwarming,” Compton said.

“Together with our amazing employees we supplied Ukrainians with over 300 backpacks filled with emergency supplies such as medicine, feminine products, socks/underwear and granola bars” to create “Backpacks for Ukraine,” said Sandi Andreski of Mid-States.

The backpacks were sent to Old St. Mary’s Church in Detroit to coordinate transport to Poland and then on to the people in need in Ukraine.

“So many people want to help but don’t know-how,” Compton noted. “This gave everybody the opportunity in the company to be able to get on board with it.”

Founded by Herb Somers in 1972, Mid-States is now headed by his three sons – Scott, Matt and Marc.  Mid-States Bolt has nine locations in three states and is headquartered at 4126 Somers Dr., Burton, MI 48529-2279.  Tel: 810 744-0123  Web: MidStatesBolt.com