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San Antonio Construction News • OCT 2020
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his has truly been an eventful year for all of us. So many things are up in the air about jobs, projects, school for the kids and just daily life. It’s very frustrating and sometimes we all feel that we just can’t make a difference. But we can! The construction industry has proven this repeatedly in all the good things we do for the foster kids in the San Antonio area through the Construct A Kids Christmas Gala and toy drive. Year after year, we have opened our hearts and unite together. This cannot stop! “I remember like it was yesterday,” recalls Buddy Doebbler, Construct a Kid’s Christmas President. “Debra Nicholas, Chairman of the Bexar County Child Welfare Board, coming to my office. This was sometime in October 2000. She was concerned because so many foster kids in the system would not receive any gifts at Christmas. Her question to me was, ‘Do you think the construction industry can help?’
Live Auction hard hats designed and painted by children within the foster care system (Photo 2019)
“I asked Steven Schultz of ABC and Doug McMurry of AGC to meet with Debra and I to see what could be done.” Construct A Kid’s Christmas was created at that meeting, and the first toy drive was launched. In true construction industry fashion, we all rolled up our sleeves, kicked butt and in about nine weeks had the first successful event on Dec. 15. The following year, the first Construct A Kids Christmas gala was held. The key element for success during all of those years has been the big hearts of the construction community and the commitment of the volunteers and the Construct A Kids committee members. This year the Construct A Kids gala will be different due to necessity, but it will be an exciting adventure for
Wheelbarrow raffle (Photo 2019)
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all of us. We can’t have a physical gala at the Expo Hall this year, but we will not let that stop us. We are taking everything online - Live and silent auctions, and raffles including the huge Bling and Bang Raffle and much more. Will this be a format for success? Yes it will and the reason will be the same. Big hearts of the construction industry and commitment from volunteers and committee members. As we remember how fortunate we are that construction has remained essential and able to flourish during these difficult times, let us not forget the children in foster care. Let us remind them that they too are essential! The need is up twice as much. For one, CPS and CASA have not been able to do their regular fundraising because of COVID. Two, more children are being taken in right now due to the abuse they encounter as they had to remain at home during shut downs. Registration for sponsorship and raffle ticket purchases begin online Oct. 1 and run through Dec. 3 at https://www.cakc-sa.org. The event will offer the same fun-filled activities as it has in the past, but with a bit of a twist. The winners of the grand gala raffle, wheelbarrow raffle, live and silent auction winners will be announced online, Dec. 3. The grand gala raffle has been revamped to the Bling & Bang raffle. This is one raffle you don’t want to miss. The winner will receive a stunning pair of 2-ctw, round brilliant diamond earrings that are GIA certified, I color rating, Si2, 14k gold screw back setting; AND your choice of a Barrett 82A1 50BMG with Leupold Mark 5 scope or a 3-gun bundle which includes Benelli 828U 12ga over-under shotgun, Christensen Arms MPR 6.5PRC rifle and a Staccato STI XL 2011 pistol. Let us not forget the ever-popular wheelbarrow raffle. It’s better than ever to include a $1,000 Specs gift card. There will plenty live and silent auction items available once again this year, but online. Be sure to participate in the live streaming of the live auction which will take place Dec. 3. If you have items that you would like to donate to the silent or live auctions, please contact Sandee Morgan or Jennifer Swinney. Your support is appreciated. Hard hats will again be personally decorated by some of the children who have had difficult circumstances this year. Each hard hat is beautifully designed to showcase the talent of a precious child and their story of anguish to victory is shared. Accordingly, these featured items are always the most popular on the live auction list. Let’s make this year’s hard hat live auction a record breaking year. While we will not gather together in one place in the name of Construct A Kid’s Christmas, every effort is in
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place to make this 20th anniversary event as successful as it has ever been. Collection boxes will be available for unwrapped toys and gift card donations and will be collected for the annual toy drive which will be held Friday, Dec. 4 at the Construction News of2ctw diamond earrings fice. Please consider your part in making this event a huge success again this year. The compassion and generosity of the San Antonio construction community is what makes this event successful each year. The following sponsorship opportunities are available. The $2000 Diamond Sponsor includes lunch for 15 catered by Heavenly Gourmet delivered to your office, a wine basket, appreciation plaque, photo recognition in Construction News, 15 commemorative 20th Anniversary Tumblers, 15 wheelbarrow raffle tickets and five Bling & Bang raffle tickets. This year’s $1,500 Corporate Sponsorship includes lunch for 15 catered by Heavenly Gourmet delivered to your office, a wine basket, appreciation plaque, photo recognition in Construction News, 15 commemorative 20th Anniversary Tumblers and 15 wheelbarrow raffle tickets. Additional Supporting Sponsors in the amount of $500 includes lunch for 10 catered by Heavenly Gourmet delivered to your office and 10 wheelbarrow raffle tickets. Associations participating in this year’s gala include the American Subcontractors Association of San Antonio (ASA), Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), Associated General Contractors (AGC), Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), Hispanic Contractors Association de San Antonio (HCAdeSA), Mechanical & Sheet Metal Contractors Association of San Antonio (MCA-SMACNA), National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors (PHCC), the Surety Association of South Texas (SAST) and Texas Air Conditioning Contractors of America (TACCA). –cmw
Toy Drive (Photo 2019)
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