A United Effort

For the past seven years, Faith Technologies, Menasha, Wis., has held events and fundraisers supporting the efforts of the United Way, which uses donations to help community members achieve success through education, income stability and health. In 2012 alone, employees raised more than $10,000 and the company donated nearly $5,000 to the organization. 
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Brasfield & Gorrie Reaches Out to the Community

Brasfield & Gorrie’s Raleigh office spent a Saturday in April to give back to their community by getting involved with the Brown Bag Ministry, an organization that provides food, water, clothing and shelter to the hungry or homeless in different areas of North Carolina. 
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Running for TLC

Created by mining a 270-million-year-old limestone deposit in the bluffs surrounding the Missouri River, SubTropolis is not your average underground business complex. Every winter for the past 31 years, the one-of-a-kind location is transformed into an open course by developer Hunt Midwest, Kansas City, Mo., for a charity race benefiting the Children’s Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC). 
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James Hardie Takes Part in Post-Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Process

James Hardie Building Products is taking an active role in helping rebuild a stronger United States Northeast Coast in wake of last fall’s Hurricane Sandy with its participation in The Shop ‘Til You Drop Rebuild-A-Room Project on Saturday, April 6. James Hardie will help get the rebuilding process off to a running start for homeowners and their residential contractors with two raffles of James Hardie products at the event, to be held at Breezy Point Lumber, 28 E. Market St, Breezy Point, N.Y. The event will be hosted by Family-to-Family, Inc., along with Breezy Point Lumber and Breezy Point Hardware, and will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. 
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Mentoring Program Changes Four Lives

Upon winning the contract to build a new affordable housing complex for the nonprofit Passage Home, North Carolina-based Monteith Construction Corp. was determined to find a way to support the organization’s mission of ending the cycle of poverty and homelessness by giving a hand up, not a handout. To incorporate the group’s emphasis on self-reliance and empowerment, Monteith Construction proposed a mentoring program in which the firm would hire local residents to help build the Passage Home—providing them with a skill set that would position them to find more work in the future. 
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ABC Cares Projects Highlighted in Two-Part Video

The overwhelming dedication that Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) chapters and members put towards improving their communities and helping those in needs has always been a proud piece of the association. Throughout 2012, hundreds of organizations and individuals benefited from the outpouring compassion of the projects completed, and a few were selected to be highlighted in the annual ABC Cares video.
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‘Rising Hope’ for Veterans

For those who serve in the U.S. military, transitioning back to everyday life can be overwhelming. In Arizona, veterans facing unemployment and homelessness can seek assistance from the nonprofit group Esperanza En Escalante, or “Rising Hope,” which provides the housing and support they need to make it on their own again. 
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ABC Chesapeake Takes a Plunge for a Good Cause

The apprentices and staff from the ABC Chesapeake Shores chapter joined thousands of volunteers at the 17th Annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge Jan. 26, where they braved the near-freezing Chesapeake Bay water to show their support for the Special Olympics of Maryland (SOMD). 
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MEC² Employees Take Part in the Annual March for the Animals

Mechanical Engineering & Construction Corporation, member company of the ABC Metro Washington and Baltimore chapters, participated in The Annual March for the Animals to raise money for The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 
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A Lesson from the Big Leagues

The Connecticut Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) partnered with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) to give 200 kids a chance to learn from the best in the business. Participants came from all over the state to attend a one-day clinic in Milford, Conn., where they learned techniques and sportsmanship from 16 former professional baseball players. 
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ABC Indiana Helps Community Center Bring Toys to Children

Chapter staff and members of the ABC Indiana chapter received praise from a local charitable organization, the Shepherd Community Center, after donating toys to hundreds of children in need. At their annual Holiday Fest, members and staff were asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy which were taken to the Shepherd Community Center where local parents were given appointment times to come and shop for their children. 
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ABC Chapters Bring Holiday Cheer To Their Communities

This holiday season, ABC chapters and member companies showed the importance of giving back to the community through toy and food drives and other generous events that helped bring a smile to the faces of those less fortunate.
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Volunteers Help Horticulture Center Blossom

When there is work to be done in the community, Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Western Washington Chapter finds a way to put its skills to use. In September, the Bellevue, Wash.-based chapter teamed up with the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and local volunteers to spruce up the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture. 
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ABC Empire State Chapter and Members Give Back to Habitat For Humanity

The Rochester branch of the ABC Empire State Chapter hosted a comedy night with proceeds going to help Habitat for Humanity. 
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Community Turns a House into a Home

After 15 years of serving the community’s at-risk youth, the Barr House at the San Mar Children’s Home in Boonsboro, Md., was long overdue for renovations and a fresh coat of paint. John Crawford, sales manager of Rentals Unlimited, Hagerstown, Md., noticed the wear and tear while touring the facility and contacted Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Cumberland Valley Chapter to pitch the idea of a home makeover.
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