Ware Malcomb announced March 5 that its employee philanthropic giving arm, WM Community, has contributed more than $1 million to Orange County United Way since it began fundraising for the nonprofit organization in 1999.
The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 North Texas Regional event and its live mason contractor auction raised $58,700 at the sixth annual Bricks, Blocks & Bags for Bikes Charity Auction. The money enabled the local group of “Santa’s Helpers” to purchase 1,000 bikes for underprivileged youth in the North Texas area.
Crane Composites, a subsidiary of Crane Co., recently presented 35 organizations with donations as part of their long-standing and valued tradition of supporting local communities through the Crane Fund for Widows and Children.
J.F. Kiely Construction Co., attended the 7th annual Touch a Truck in Wall Township, providing several pieces of its construction equipment for public display.
The U.S. Green Building Council, creators of the LEED green building program, with support from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, announced a new grant program designed to recognize the sustainability and green building achievements of U.S. cities pursuing LEED for Cities certification.
Volunteer firms, under the leadership of Nevada Contractors Association Young Constructors Forum, completed renovations to the facility as part of the AGC Charities Autodesk Operation Opening Doors Project.
HomeAid America, a building industry charity and one of the nation's largest builders of housing for the homeless, will be sponsored by Wells Fargo to host an "unselfie" photo booth at the Pacific Coast Builder Conference in San Francisco on June 21-23rd. As part of this promotion, Wells Fargo will be donating $23,000 to the charity. Wells Fargo has been a long-time supporter and contributed over $1 million to support HomeAid and help launch the expansion of new chapters nationwide over the past 16 years.
Architecture, art and advisory firm Svigals+Partners has broken ground for a new Ronald McDonald House facility, signaling the commencement of construction.
The innovative residence will replace an older one serving families facing the trying ordeal of accompanying a child for extended hospital stays and life-saving care at the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital of New Haven, Conn.