Joining Local Organizations

11/12/2021 (Permalink)

Mallery Atkins, Pella's Sales and Marketing Representative

SERVPRO takes pride in our team member’s desire to become involved in organizations within their local communities. Being involved in various organizations gives our team the opportunity to network, welcome new businesses to town, and assist in planning community events. As a member of the Poweshiek Leadership Program, Mallery Atkins, our Sales and Marketing Representative in our Grinnell/ Pella franchise location, recently had the opportunity to tour the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines.

During this visit, Mallery and the rest of the Poweshiek Leadership Program took part in a mock House debate on current topics, discussed the district mapping process, and took a tour of the Capitol building itself.

Before moving the Capital from Iowa City to Des Moines, the Capital was in Burlington, before Iowa was a state. Many fires destroyed the Capitol buildings before what we have now, and sadly there were no restoration companies to help at that time. Our Des Moines Capitol Building also has the largest gold dome of all the states and is covered in 23.7 karat gold leaf.

Inside the Capital is 136 years of paint and restoration. Instead of following a modern approach or leaving the walls white, Iowa’s Capital has referred back to some original looks. Not a single room has wallpaper, everything is hand-painted, and the same gold leaf covering the dome outside can be seen in bordered designs on the rooms inside.

If you ever get the opportunity to tour the Iowa Capitol Building, don’t walk; run.