NBN Online for the week of January 8, 2007

Charitable Contributions to Be Honored at Builders’ Show

The National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, will be recognizing the charitable contributions and altruistic differences building professionals make in their communities during awards ceremonies at the 2007 International Builders’ Show in Orlando.

Every year, in towns and cities across the country, housing professionals perform countless philanthropic projects, both as individuals and as part of their local or state associations.

Each year, NAHB honors their generosity through the National Housing Endowment/Home Builders Care Project of the Year Award and the National Housing Endowment Builder Achievement Award for Outstanding Community Service.

Home Builders Care Project of the Year Award

The endowment’s Home Builders Care Project of the Year Award, now in its sixth year, will recognize outstanding community service projects developed and implemented by local or state home builders associations (HBAs) or councils affiliated with NAHB. 

The awards ceremony will be held at:

2:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8
News Conference Room (203A, West Hall, Level II)
Orange County Convention Center.

Gary Garczynski, endowment chair and 2002 NAHB president, and Bob Mitchell, endowment trustee and 2000 NAHB president, will present the awards.

Winners will receive a $5,000 donation directed to the charity of their.

Previous winners include:

• The Home Builders Association of Central New York
• The Home Builders Association of Jackson County, Ore.
• The Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando, Fla.
• The Northeast Florida Builders Association
• John King of Rampart Homes, a member of the Home Builders Association of Sarasota County, Fla.

To read more about the previous Project of the Year award winners, click here.

Builder Achievement Award for Outstanding Community Service

The endowment’s Builder Achievement Award for Outstanding Community Service will showcase the exceptional endeavors of builders, developers and remodelers. Now in its second year, eight winners will be honored at IBS.

Winners will receive a donation to be directed to their charity of choice: $10,000 for Gold winners; $5,000 for Silver; $2,500 for Bronze; and $1,000 each to the honorable mentions. To read about the 2005 winners, click here.

For more information, e-mail Niki Clark at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8061.