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Community InvolvementGiving back to the communities in which we work has been a long standing tradition with the company. We get involved by providing donations of our time, money, materials and labor. We organize group opportunities with different causes and charities and encourage employees to volunteer in our community. Habitat for Humanity
March of Dimes - March for Babies
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Habitat for Humanity brings families and communities in need together with volunteers and resources to build decent, affordable housing for low-income households. Since their founding in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International has built and rehabilitated more than 200,000 houses with families in need, becoming a true world leader in addressing the issues of poverty housing.
research to be one of the cornerstones of the effort to defeat polio. Seventeen years later the polio vaccine was declared safe and highly effective. The March of Dimes research investments continue to be one of the cornerstones of the March of Dimes mission. Their programs fund several different types of research, all aimed at preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Shook has participated in this annual walk since 2006.
Shook personnel spent their Saturday working with Rebuilding Together Cleveland (RTC). The RTC mission is to preserve and revitalize the homes in Cleveland’s low-income neighborhoods. Focusing primarily on the elderly and homes with small children, RTC believes that everyone should be able to live in a home that provides safety, warmth and independence. Shook’s team led a group of more than 50 volunteers in the renovation and overall facelift of an existing home on Cleveland’s west side.
the Circle of Friends held its 3rd Annual Fore! the Kids Golf Outing to benefit University Hospitals Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital. The Circle of Friends is the charitable wing of the Children’s Hospital and is made up of all the different individuals and organizations that put together events to benefit Rainbow Babies. Skanska Shook was one of the key organizers and sponsors for the outing, which proved to be an excellent success.
