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Community Service Those who join MABA recognize that true professionals give back to the community where they do business. Over the years MABA members have donated considerable time, materials and money to community service projects.
In Fall 2009, MABA members completed their third annual Green Built Home Makeover™ on Madison's south side. Visit www.greenbuilthomemakeover.com for details on this exciting philanthropic project.
MABA members also participated in the annual Hammer with a Heart event on May 2, 2009. A deserving family in Madison will receive a slew of improvements to their home. The event was ably led by Mark Elliott (Elliott Construction, Inc.) and Al Terry (Stealth Security, LLC). The Association extends a huge thanks to Mark and Al for their time and dedication to the event, and the families Project Home serves. Because of the substantial extent of repairs, Mark and Al coordinate many professionals who donated labor and materials for many weeks before the actual Hammer with a Heart day.
MABA was also pleased to be a sponsor of the Madison Children's Museum's Building Boom Exhibit in 2007. In its efforts to encourage children as well as adults to consider a career in the building industry, MABA is a financial sponsor of a Building Boom exhibit, which features a model of downtown Madison, a drafting room, a gravel pit and an impressive (and functional) crane!
During the 1980s and 90s members constructed the Tunnel of Terror, an annual Halloween feature at the Henry Vilas Zoo. The Tunnel, a maze decorated with scary sights and live, costumed ghouls, is much-anticipated by young and old alike. In 1997, MABA members spearheaded a $20,000 renovation of the day shelter and food pantry of the Hospitality House operated by Transitional Housing, Inc. (THI) at Grace Episcopal Church. Hospitality House provides employment and housing services to the homeless. Each month, approximately 1,200 people are fed through the pantry, 30-40 percent of which are children.
In 1996, an authentic log playhouse was built to benefit the Meriter Foundation's Littlest Angels program. The program assists needy families whose babies are being cared for in Meriter Hospital's Special Care Nursery. The log house raised $2,400 as an item in Meriter's annual auction.
In 1995, members constructed two show-stopping playhouses that were raffled off to benefit the local March of Dimes Campaign for Healthier Babies. The playhouses raised $6,000 for the organization. Each playhouse came complete with siding, carpeting, operating windows, shutters — and even a TV!
A donation to the Dane County Fire Chiefs Association in 1994, the Fire Safety House is a mobile structure transported to schools throughout Dane County. The House helps children learn how to identify fire hazards and how to escape from an actual smoke-filled room. Over 40,000 children have already been educated by the house.
In 1992, to help raise funds for the construction of a Ronald McDonald House, members built and raffled off a home! This project raised nearly $150,000 for the Ronald McDonald House, a home away from home for the families of seriously ill children. Many members also contributed to the construction of the Ronald McDonald House itself.
MABA Members Serving the Community
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