Kids & Family
Still Making a Difference in Columbia: KBE Building Corp. Donates Thousands of Dollars, Volunteer Hours in 2014
Children, veterans, needy families among beneficiaries.
COLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 22, 2014 – Residents of various parts of Maryland received meals, gifts, and a step up to home ownership thanks to donations and volunteer time contributed by KBE Building Corp.’s Mid-Atlantic regional office in 2014 – the sixth year of the firm’s corporate philanthropic program, 50 Ways to Make a Difference.
Established in 2009 to celebrate the firm’s new ownership, name change, and 50 years in business, 50 Ways has helped KBE associates donate more than $1.5 million and 6,000 volunteer hours to charitable causes benefiting children, seniors, and military veterans in Connecticut and Maryland.
2014 Contributions: Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
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· Canstruction Competition (to benefit Capital Area Food Bank)
· Santa’s Helpers Anonymous
Volunteer Time
· Building homes for Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake
· Assembling and delivering Thanksgiving meal kits to Christian Charities/Sarah’s House, The Bea Gaddy Foundation
Staff at KBE’s Northeast regional office in Connecticut also participated in 50 Ways, logging nearly 2,000 volunteer hours and $134K in contributions in 2014. Beneficiaries included technical high school students, veterans, and needy families.
About KBE Building Corporation
Regionally located in Farmington, Conn., and Columbia, Md., KBE Building Corporation is a full-service, single-source commercial construction company strategically positioned to serve the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S. Founded in 1959 and incorporated in 1966, the firm is celebrating its 55th year providing preconstruction, construction management, design-build, and general contracting services to clients in the educational, senior living, federal, corporate, hospitality, health care, institutional, and retail markets. KBE has managed more than $2.5 billion in construction volume over the last decade and is ranked among Engineering News-Record magazine’s top 400 construction companies nationally. Learn more at www.kbebuilding.com.
Media Contact: Jonelle Lawhorn | KBE Director of Marketing
t: 860.284.7431| c: 860.836.7517 | f: 860.284.7831 | e: jlawhorn@kbebuilding.com
