Last week, TEAM, Inc. named Basement Systems with the prestigious title of Volunteer of the Year. The organization said of Basement Systems, “Patient kind and giving, they are truly a great asset.”

Basement Systems Vice President Mark Daconto and Basement Systems employee John Kay accepted the award. Several other local citizens and organizations were also given awards at the Volunteer Reception held at John J. Sullivan’s in Ansonia, Connecticut.

Peters wrote the following about Janesky:

“Larry Janesky, Basement Systems Inc., author of very popular Dry Basement Science, transformer of moldy basements, this ‘ordinary’ business a huge winner.”

Tom Peters has been referred to as “the father of the post-modern corporation,” having written 15 books on business management since the 1980s including “In Search for Excellence.” He has been praised by the Economist, the Los Angeles Times, Fortune and the New Yorker, and has been outspoken in topics such as healthcare, women in the workplace and the boomer market.

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Inquiring Eye Home Inspections, located in Trumbull, CT are basement and crawl space specialists that help homeowners to not only find problems in new homes, but to assist them in making their homes healthier and more energy efficient.

The training helps Real Estate agents to learn to address damp and wet basements, and musty crawl spaces. Instead of leaving homeowners to deal with these situations on their own, Inquiring Eye Home Inspections helps them to understand the problems and solutions that basement and crawl space environments hold.

Larry Janesky, State Senator Rob Kane, 1st Selectman Robert J. Koskelowski, and other special guests cutting the ribbon at Basement Systems grand opening for building #2.

At the opening of Basement Systems’ new 57,000 sq.ft. facility, inspiration and hope brings a community together.

100-125 people showed up for a ceremony where Larry Janesky, the owner of Basement Systems Inc., gave a heartfelt testimonial about his feelings on where he came from, where he is, where he will go, and the importance his employees have played in his success.

In attendance among the large crowd were President Bill Purcell of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, President Paulette Hotton of the Connecticut Better Business Bureau, First Selectman Robert J. Koskelowski, Junior Achievement President Bernadine Venditto, and State Senator Rob Kane (Assistant Minority Leader) of the 32nd District. The opening marked a milestone for Basement Systems Inc, defining success and community involvement for the 21-year-old leader in basement waterproofing and crawlspace repair.

This ceremony was also a sort of coming out party for the company’s fifth division, Relia-Serve Corporation, which will concentrate on Business Coaching and Management Consultation. Over the past year and a half, Basement Systems has started divisions to finish basements, repair damaged foundations & walls, and now coach businesses. Everyone at the company truly believes the sky is the limit.

Junior Achievement (JA) has been educating and inspiring young people to understand business and global economics to improve the quality of their lives. Junior Achievement is the largest non-profit economic education organization with programs taught by classroom volunteers from the business community across America and in more than 100 other countries.

Each year Junior Achievement honors individuals who donate their time and resources to the program. A half-dozen employees from Janesky’s Basement Systems visit area schools to teach the JA program. “The JA program is hugely rewarding,” said Richard Fencil, the Web Markting Director at Basement Systems. “It’s not that I help the students to learn the JA curriculum, it’s the enthusiasm of the students that really shows that this program works. It’s a great feeling.”

Junior Achievement is a volunteer driven, non-profit organization. More than 2,000 business professionals, parents, retirees and college students will enter schools this year to teach the JA programs. Volunteers use personal experiences to make the curricula practical and realistic. Providing children with positive adult role models, who illustrate ways to build self-confidence, develop skills and find avenues of success in a free enterprise system, is the focus of Junior Achievement.

“If every business volunteered a person for a session twice a year, it would make a huge difference,” said Dan Fitzgerald, Director of Marketing at Basement Systems.

The local chapter of Junior Achievement can be found here: http://bridgeport.ja.org/