Maxons Restorations

May 14, 2008

"Since September 11, your generous support of families whose loved ones paid the ultimate sacrifice, forms part of the collective human response."

-	David M. Golush, Treasurer,
	New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund, Inc.

500 Profiles of Business Success America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
MAXONS RESTORATIONS, A WINNER OF THE 2003 INC. 500 LIST Growth (1998-2002): 342%

September 11 was a defining moment for the nation. It was also one for disaster recovery company Maxons Restorations, which mobilized 1,500 workers to clean Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel, 3,000 apartments, and 50 office buildings in downtown Manhattan in the weeks following the attacks on the World Trade Center. Quality Assurance: CEO Damon Gersh learned the importance of quality work from his late father, Max, with whom he started the company when he was 21. He once turned down a million-dollar contract to restore a hotel after a fire because he was required to use hotel labor and thus couldn't control quality.

ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2002
DAMON GERSH, PRESIDENT AND CEO, MAXONS RESTORATIONS, NAMED FINALIST IN ERNST & YOUNG'S NEW YORK CITY 'ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR' 2002 PROGRAM.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) award honors entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and sustained successful, growing business ventures. The year long program culminates in an annual conference each year during the month of November in Palm Springs, California. Founded and produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young, the EOY award is nationally sponsored by USA Today, CNN and CNNfn, The Nasdaq Stock Market, and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. The EOY program, which originated in 1986 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now in its 15th and most successful year. The event took place in the New York Marriott Marquis.

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CHAMPIONS OF INNOVATION
DAMON GERSH, WINNER OF THE 2001 FAST 50 LEADERS, SENIOR EXECUTIVES WHO CREATE VALUE THROUGH THE POWER OF THEIR IDEAS, THE AUTHENCITY OF THEIR CHARACTER, AND THE INTENSITY OF THEIR COMMITMENT.

Rise to the Occasion
September 11 brought out the best in countless New Yorkers -- including the people of Maxons Restorations. The company was stretched as it worked to restore the historic Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel for services and cleaned more than 50 office buildings.

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CERTIFIED RESTORER, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISASTER RECOVERY
MAXONS PRESIDENT, DAMON GERSH
MAXONS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, HOWARD WHITE
MAXONS NEW YORK REGIONAL MANAGER, JEFFREY GROSS

In the face of an overwhelming need for qualified professionals in the restorations arts, the NIDR started, in 1976, the Certified Restorer (CR) Program. The objective of the program was to develop standards of skill, knowledge, and ethics that would immediately distinguish the certified restorer from other cleaning and reconstruction contractors. Candidates face stringent entrance requirements and a demanding program of training and testing.

NEW YORK CHAPTER PRESIDENT, YOUNG ENTREPENEURS ORGANIZATION
DAMON GERSH, PRESIDENT OF YEO'S NEW YORK CHAPTER 2002 - 2004.

Young Entrepreneurs Organization aims to be the premier peer-to-peer, global community network and resource for entrepreneurs. This group is made up of owners, founders, and controlling share holders of companies grossing over $1 million per year - all under the age of 40!

YEO/MIT/Inc. BIRTHING OF GIANTS EXECUTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM
DAMON GERSH, 2003 GRADUATE

Jointly hosted by the world-renowned MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc., and the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO), this unique executive educational program has been designed with the purpose of: identifying and bringing together the next generation of entrepreneurial giants, and providing the kind of intense blending of practice and theory that is absolutely necessary to excel in this decade.

YOUNG INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
HOWARD WHITE, 2002 AWARD RECIPIENT

New York Young Insurance Professionals is an organization dedicated to building tomorrow's insurance leaders today. By providing members with a variety of opportunities for networking and education, it provides the tools to develop the industry's future leaders.



	Maxons is proud to have received recognition for several prestigious honors. However, it is the smaller, everyday victories that make our work so fulfilling. The thanks we get from a business owner who we help get back in business with minimal delay, or the smile on the face of a homeowner whose prized possessions have been restored to their original splendor, lets us know we are doing our job right. At Maxons we are rewarded every day by seeing our customers' lives return to normal after going through the trauma of having their homes and businesses visited by disaster.