DMO Cares

Nothing means more to us at DMO than being proud, proactive, members of the community. As a family business with deep roots in Southern Maryland and Delmarva, we strongly believe in being good corporate citizens. That’s why you’ll find our employees and our extended family of employees volunteering their time for good causes again and again. The fruit of their labors is obvious by the smiles they wear Monday mornings after a weekend of serving their fellow community members. 

Some of our community involvement in recent years includes:

American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life

• Participated in the Relay for Life for the last 13 years
• Teams have included dozens of employees, including four cancer survivors
• Recognized as Top Team Fundraiser in both 2007, 2008, and 2010 - raising over $30,000 each year

Muscular Distrophy Association (MDA)

• Donations in excess of $500,000 since 2001
• Dash In sponsored Store Campaigns and Golf Tournaments
• Dash In sponsored MDA camp throughout the year to raise vital funds for MDA
• Dash In sponsored Send a Kid to Camp Campaign and camp cook-out for the kids at MDA camp in Leonardtown, MD

United Way

• Our parent company (the Wills Group) set a record in 2007 - raising $32,251.45 from employee payroll donations

Civista Medical Center in La Plata, MD

• Pledged $100,000 for the construction of a critical care unit, modernized Emergency Department, and additional patient rooms

College of Southern Maryland

• Donated $25,000 to the Campaign for the Next 50 Years for facility expansion and services enhancement
• Partnered with the College to provide state of the art HVAC training at our in-house training facility - the Shymansky Institute

Over the years, we’ve been honored to receive several awards for our community service efforts.  Some of these awards include:
• 2005 Partnership in Education Award - College of Southern Maryland - presented as part of the annual Leading Edge Awards
• 2007 Top Team Fundraiser - American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life - Team DMO/SMO/Dash In (raising over $30,000)
• 2008 Top Team Fundraiser - American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life - Team DMO/SMO/Dash In (raising over $30,000)