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Gault Energy & Stone’s year-long “150 Years of
Community” celebration includes:
“Call for Memories” Campaign
On the occasion of Gault Energy &
Stone’s 100th Anniversary in 1963, the company received scores of congratulatory telegrams,
letters, cards and notes from individuals and companies who shared personal
memories of their experience with the company.
These keepsake memories have become a treasured part of the Gault Family Archive. Inspired by this
outpouring of support, the company is putting a modern spin on this time-honored tradition with
an online “Call for Memories” campaign. Beginning in March,
Gault Energy & Stone customers and employees, trade partners, family
friends, and residents, young and
old, as well as non-profit organizations that have benefitted from the
company’s—and the family’s— support, will be invited to share their memories via an online “Call for
Memories” form. The company will be showcasing a wide selection of these memories on
its 150th Anniversary
website, at the Westport Historical
Society exhibit this summer, and will be including a sampling of them in a commemorative booklet due out
this summer.
“Acts of Community” Campaign
Building on the company’s 150-year tradition of supporting
the communities it serves, this year, Gault Energy & Stone will launch a number of new
and meaningful “Acts of Community” initiatives. Partnering with other area businesses and
non-profits, the “Acts of Community” campaign
will honor and support individuals and groups that have become the backbones of our Fairfield County
communities: families, teachers, first responders, and others.
Westport Historical
Society Exhibit
At the centerpiece of the 150th Anniversary celebration
will be a Westport Historical Society (WHS) exhibit showcasing the many
artifacts and images that uniquely tell the story of the Gault family and the
Town of Westport through the lens of its oldest business. Open from Memorial
Day through Labor Day, the exhibit will feature a vast collection of artifacts
and historical photos that provide a snapshot of what life was like for
hardworking immigrant families, like the Gaults, from 1863 to the present.
Chamber of Commerce Family
Business Series
It’s no secret that family businesses,
like Gault
Energy & Stone, are the engine of our economy and the foundation of
communities across America. Since nurturing Fairfield County family businesses
makes good economic sense, this fall, Gault Energy & Stone will work with
Chambers of Commerce across Fairfield County to offer its family business
insights, expertise and lessons learned to their members.
Online Essay Competition: “What’s Next: Energizing the Next 150
Years”
From the company’s early days as a coal
supplier to its current energy solutions offerings, including fuel-neutral HVAC equipment, heating
oil, biofuel, Propane and electricity, Gault Energy has helped power and warm
Fairfield County homes and businesses for generations. This fall, the company
will ask Fairfield County teens to share their visions of energy solutions for the future in an
online “What’s Next?” essay competition. Entrants will be encouraged to use their imaginations,
research possibilities and offer energy solutions that are both realistic and
fantastical.
More information about the Gault family history and the company’s 150th
Anniversary Celebration can be found at www.gault150.com, or on our Facebook page Linked
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“Any
business, whether family-owned and –operated or not, can learn a tremendous
amount from the Gault story,” says Musante. “Creating and sustaining a culture
of providing excellent products and services, while taking an active role in
the community is, indeed, the cornerstone for long term success. With a track record that spans five
generations and many business evolutions, the Gault family’s wisdom for how to
succeed in a dynamic business environment is priceless.”
“Our 150th anniversary is much more than a company
milestone,” says Gault, president of Gault Energy & Stone. “It’s a
celebration of family and community, and an opportunity to reflect on our history, as a family
and as a company, as an integral part of our community.” Gault adds that today’s announcement
that his family’s barn will be added to the State Register of Historic Places
is a symbolic reminder of his family’s humble beginnings. “For five
generations, my family has preserved
and maintained the barn
while also using it to support our various businesses. We’re truly honored that
historians and curators
from the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation and the Westport Historical Society agree that this family treasure is worthy of recognition.” 