ABCares

On July 23, 2010 Associated Builders & Contractors of Southeast Texas sponsored a vocational skills initiative project for The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club.  Kimberly Bernard, ABC Director of Education, John Bernard, ABC President, along with Courtney Johnson, ABC School-To-Work Coordinator, instructed approximately 80 children ranging in age from 6 to 12 years in assembling “Crazy Ball” sets using PVC pipe.  

These sets will be kept at The Salvation Army for the children to play with.  According to Michael Perez, Salvation Army Executive Director, “The hands-on skills will set our kids on a path that will enable them to pursue successful vocational careers if they so desire or if a post-college career does not work out.”  The day was rounded out with ABC providing Dominos pizza for all of the children.  It was a great experience and we look forward to being a part of it for years to come.

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ABCares participates in vocational skills initiative project for The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club.

On July 10, 2009 Associated Builders & Contractors of Southeast Texas sponsored a vocational skills initiative project for The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club.  Kimberly Bernard, ABC Director of Education, John Bernard, ABC President, along with Teresa Hammonds, ABC School-To-Work Coordinator, instructed approximately 80 children ranging in age from 6 to 12 years in assembling marshmallow shooters using PVC pipe.  

In addition, each child was given a pair of children’s safety glasses as they were given a brief lesson on safety.  Once the assembly was complete, the children decorated their shooters and were given a handful of marshmallows to test out their finished products on the Salvation Army’s football field.  According to Michael Perez, Salvation Army Executive Director, “The hands-on skills will set our kids on a path that will enable them to pursue successful vocational careers if they so desire or if a post-college career does not work out.” 

The day was rounded out with ABC providing Dominos pizza for all of the children.  It was a great experience and we look forward to being a part of it for years to come.

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ABCares participates in “Mid-County Kindness”

Associated Builders & Contractors of Southeast Texas, through its volunteer program (“ABCares”), participated in “Mid-County Kindness” on Sunday, October 5th, wherein hundreds of volunteers from Port Neches and Nederland showed up for "Mid-County Kindness" in order to aid Hurricane Ike survivors in Bridge City.  Organizers called on football rivals from both these cities to wear red and show up in teams to help residents struggling in the storm’s aftermath (the event was a follow-up to Saturday night's "Mid-County Madness").  Although the event was organized and made up of mostly mid-county residents and organizations, others from across the Golden Triangle volunteered their time as well. The goal of removing debris, assisting with home repairs, clearing trees, as well as feeding many of the residents and workers throughout the day, drew individuals, organizations, businesses and churches from all over Southeast Texas, some even traveling from other states.  A few of ABC’s contractor members set-up their BBQ pits in front of Bridge City High School and cooked links and boudain; the volunteers then delivered the food with bottled water to the residents’ homes.

A very special thank you to the following individuals and companies for their generous donation of time and money to a community that has lost so much; ABC couldn’t have done it without your help:

• Kenny Daigle of RICHARD CONSTRUCTION, INC. (RCI);
• Kirt Gentile of RICHARD DESIGN SERVICES, LTD. (RDS);
• Darrell Kunk & Brian Kunk of INDUSTRIAL PROCESS INSULATION (IPI);
• Greg (Blue) McElroy of QUALITY CONTRACT SERVICES, INC.;
• Vince Darder of BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES;
• Harold Inman & Steve Jones of FLUOR CORPORATION;
• Kal Kincaid, Kelly Ensinger & Chris Harmon of APAC-TEXAS;
• Ron Dushane of BECHTEL/JACOBS JV;
• Richard Sanders of IES INDUSTRIAL, INC.;
• Lori Rachal of SUN COAST RESOURCES;
• Mike Ballard of TOTAL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES;
• Bob Parker & Shawn Morris of REPCON-STRICKLAND;
• Patty George & Chelsea Jackson of LEAK SEALERS ENVIRONMENTAL;
• Frank LeBlanc of EADS COMPANY;
• Shelia Lindsey of RECON;
• Christy Smith of INNOVATIVE-EHS, INC.;
• Tori Brisendine of PIPING ACCESSORIES, INC.;
• Carrie Shea of WIC;
• Tilford Duke of HAGEMEYER
• Horace Brown of HEATEX INDUSTRIES, INC.;
• Phyllis Barras of EDWARD D. JONES;
  
• Faith Ann Laurents;
• Ken Isom;
• Beth Kunk;
• Sally Kunk;
• Mary Inman;
• Pam Jones;
• Jada Gentile;
• Allie King;
• Vickie McElroy;
• Twyla Darder;
• Bobby & Geneva Brumley;
• Kathy Russell;
• Christopher Brown;
• Angela Massey;
• Julie Barras;
• Alexis Smithy;
• Morgan Walston;
• Jennifer LaSalle;
• Avery LeBlanc;
• Vickie Price; and
• Mary Orta

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Ike Damage