Darrell MacLean is the president of Southern Middlesex Industries, Inc., or SMI. Darrell MacLean has proudly served as president of SMI for over twenty-five years. Darrell MacLean has overseen a top-notch team to safely and discreetly remove any contaminants from various buildings. Darrell MacLean, through SMI, oversees asbestos abatement, building demolition, PCB remediation, selective interior demolition, general contracting, mold remediation, hazmat waste removal, and lead abatement.

Beyond being president and owner of SMI, Darrell MacLean is also a noted philanthropist, in charge of charity, Families 4 Christmas, an organization dedicated to bringing back the spirit of giving to Christmas.

This year, Families 4 Christmas is helping families in six cities: Quincy, Weymouth, Norwood, Dedham, Walpole, and Falmouth. Darrell MacLean, with Families 4 Christmas, purchases groceries, clothing, and gifts for families in need every Christmas. Beyond this, Darrell MacLean and Families 4 Christmas offer an open Christmas dinner every year.

Darrell MacLean and Families 4 Christmas recently partnered with Old Navy Dedham, on November 23 of this year. The goal was for customers and associates to purchase clothing for children in need. This year Families 4 Children and Old Navy Dedham helped over twenty two children.

Families 4 Christmas is a formalized 501c3 non-profit. It began in 2004 as a loose group of families and community members looking to help those in need during the holidays It has since grown to become a community wide charity, and this year, as every year, Darrell MacLean and Families 4 Christmas encourages everyone in the community with the means to donate clothing, groceries and gifts, anonymously, to help families in need.