Schinder Elevator Helps Morris Habitat in a Big Way

When a local office of the Schindler Group, generously partnered with Morris Habitat for Humanity last year on their 10 Willow Street project in Morristown, the company did so in a big way.

Schindler Elevators & Escalators in North America, a provider of elevators, escalators and related services with offices locally in Morristown and Randolph, not only donated $100,000 to the duplex project, but it also recruited its employees to volunteer at the construction site, working side by side with the Andrade and Rico families, the homeowners in progress. Over the last year, dozens of Schindler employees have volunteered monthly at 10 Willow Street, which the Andrades and Ricos will soon call home.

Schindler then came up with a unique idea. To continue the Schindler employees’ enthusiasm for the project, several company engineers designed a scale model of the Willow Street duplex and began building it out of Lego bricks in the company cafeteria. All employees are invited to drop by during their workday to help build the home.

The goal of the Lego project is to foster teamwork among Schindler employees and demonstrate the power of partnership, philanthropy and community service – while also offering the chance for a little creative fun.

Morris Habitat is grateful for the company’s help and very impressed with their overall response to a pressing need for safe and affordable housing in Morris County.

For more information on Morris Habitat and its activities, go to http://morrishabitat.org or call 973.891.1934.

About Schindler Elevators & Escalators in North America:

Schindler Elevators & Escalators the North American if part of the Switzerland-based Schindler Group, a leading global mobility provider of elevators, escalators and related services. Schindler supports sustainable urban development with safe, reliable and sustainable mobility solutions, moving more than one billion people every day all over the world. Schindler is once again at the forefront of technological advancement through its partnership with Solar Impulse, a cutting-edge project to fly around the world in a plane powered only by solar energy. Behind the company’s success are over 60,000 employees operating in more than 100 countries.

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About Morris Habitat for Humanity:

Morris Habitat for Humanity is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization committed to building homes, communities and hope. Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Morris Habitat builds new homes and provides home repair services to income eligible families. Morris Habitat collaborates with other Habitat affiliates and related housing organizations to improve the affordable housing stock in the region, and over the last four years has more than doubled the number of homes built. Morris Habitat welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds and serves people in need of decent housing regardless of race or religion.

Since 1985 Morris Habitat has served over 400 households though home ownership opportunities, home preservation, and international home building programs. Proceeds from the ReStore, opened May 2007, have helped to fund construction of while diverting almost 5,800 tons of useable material from local landfills. The ReStore store is located at 274 South Salem Street, Randolph and store hours are Tues. & Thur. 10 - 8 p.m., Wed, Fri & Sat 10 - 6 p.m.