The Cape and Islands United Way presented Tony Shepley, owner and president of Shepley Wood Products, with its inaugural Visionary Award at its Best Night at Home event. The new award is presented to an individual who “doesn’t see things as they are, but what they could be,” according to CEO of Cape and Islands United Way Mark Skala.
“Anyone who knows Tony knows he is a visionary, not only in business but in philanthropy,” Skala said in a news release. “He sees how things could be to improve the lives of people in our communities and he puts his time, talent, and treasure toward that end. We can’t think of anyone better to be the recipient of this first award.”
Shepley and his wife Lorraine have been long-time supporters of the non-profit organization Cape and Islands United Way personally and through Shepley Wood Products. Shepley Wood Products also supports Habitat for Humanity on Cape Cod, Housing Assistance Corporation, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands, and Calmer Choice.
“I view ‘civic rent’ as a social obligation that we should pay back to our community,” Shepley said in a news release. “Paying our civic rent is how we maintain our society and our quality of life by investing in the repairs, maintenance, and the building up of the social systems around us.”
Shepley co-founded LBM dealer Shepley Wood Products in 1978. The dealer runs from a central location and showroom in Hyannis, Mass., and has offices in Wellfleet, Mass., and Nantucket, Mass.
