The OneOC Spirit of
Volunteerim Awards event honors the service of the individuals, teams and businesses that
make the Orange County community a stronger and more vibrant place to
live, work and play. During this year’s ceremony, many of Orange
County’s community member and employee volunteers were honored by
several non-profit, community organizations and companies for the time
and talent they have contributed to build better communities.
Veterans First,
which is a non-profit rehabilitation facility that provides housing and
financial assistance to homeless and low-income military veterans in
Orange County, chose McCarthy to receive the volunteerism award for the facility improvement project the firm conducted at the Veterans First housing complex in Anaheim.
McCarthy
volunteers helped with the Veterans First service project through the
McCarthy Heart Hats, a volunteer community outreach group which enables
McCarthy employees to dedicate time and resources to community
involvement on paid workdays. More than one dozen McCarthy Heart Hats
participated in the project which included hanging drywall; painting;
installing carpeting, kitchen appliances and bathroom fixtures; building
an outdoor shed; and conducting yard cleanup and landscape
improvements.
In
addition to providing labor for the facility improvements, McCarthy
employees donated more than 28 new mattresses, box spring sets and bedding to
the veterans. McCarthy Heart Hats also organized building support from
additional volunteers and donors including Bergelectic, Borbon Inc.,
Capparelli Contracting, Signature Flooring and Southern California
Environmental. All in all, about $20,000 in labor and donations
were made by this team of construction workers, some of which are U.S.
veterans or have family members currently serving our
country.
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