Local Chapter Among Top Charitable Contractors' Groups, Receives Second-Annual ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ in the Community Award
The Associated Contractors of New Mexico was among five contractors' chapters nationwide to be awarded for their charitable efforts last year, the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Charities announced today. The group won the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ in the Community Award for its work raising more than $100,000 in contributions for the Wounded Warriors Project, a national non-profit that provides backpacks filled with necessities for wounded men and women in the military.
"Just because contractors do hard work doesn't mean they don't have soft hearts," said Tom Brown, chair of ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Charities, which sponsors the awards program. "These awards highlight the role our industry plays in building better communities and better lives for neighbors and the needy."
Brown added that the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ in the Community Awards were established last year to recognize the outstanding charitable and philanthropic efforts of the association's 95 chapters. Winners are selected by the board members of ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Charities, Inc, Brown added.
The other four chapters awarded for their philanthropic activities were Georgia Branch ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ for its Operation Home Front work repairing a wounded veteran's home; the Arizona Builders Alliance for helping renovate Compass Behavior Health Center and the Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled gymnasium; Master Builders of Iowa for helping run the 9 Homes in 9 Days project in Des Moines; and TEXO for raising funds for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and donated food, toys and bikes for local charities.
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