Killington baker recognized as patriotic employer

Business Vermont | March 21, 2018

STAFF REPORT

Laura McKenna, award recipient, and Taylor Curtis, the Vermont Army Guard soldier who requested the award for her boss. (Courtesy photo)

KILLINGTON — Laura McKenna, owner and operator of Sunup Bakery, of Killington, was recently presented with the U.S. Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve  Patriot Award.
The award reflects the support McKenna has given to her employee and citizen-service member, Taylor Curtis, of Rutland. Curtis is a private first class in the Vermont Army National Guard, and serves as a combat engineer with Alpha Company of the 572 Brigade Engineer Battalion, in Bradford.  She works full-time for Sunup Bakery as an assistant baker. McKenna stated that she was very happy to support Curtis in her military duties and went on to say that “Taylor is such a great employee.”
Curtis said that she appreciated working for someone who had such great respect for our military.