Marks Clearing & Grading employees portion chili at the Durham Rescue Mission
The employees also helped prepare for the mission's Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway, where every child attending receives a backpack of school supplies.
Employees from Marks Clearing & Grading spent a morning at the Durham Rescue Mission portioning chili.
The employees also helped prepare for the mission's Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway, the company said in an Aug. 20, 2026, post. The mission's event listing puts the giveaway on Aug. 19, 2026, and says every child attending receives a backpack of school supplies. The day also offers free groceries, clothing and food.
The company tied the morning to its own work. Marks Clearing & Grading clears land, installs utilities and builds roads for Triangle neighborhoods, it said.
Getting an event that size ready, the company wrote, "takes a lot of hands and a lot of hours."
About this story
By Sotwire Desk. Based on Marks Clearing & Grading's own announcement, with public records where cited. Erin O'Brien of Marks Clearing & Grading confirmed this account to Sotwire.
Key facts
- Marks Clearing & Grading
- Durham, NC
- Company news
- Client confirmed
- Erin O'Brien
- Durham Rescue Mission's Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway
- Aug. 19, 2026, per the mission's event listing
- 1201 East Main Street, Durham, NC
- A backpack of school supplies for every child attending; free groceries, clothing and food
- Portioning chili and helping prepare for the giveaway
- Marks Clearing & Grading did not say how many of its people were there
Key events
- Durham Rescue Mission's listing put its Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway on this date
- Marks Clearing & Grading posted about its employees' morning at the mission