Making a Difference in CT and MD: KBE Donates $1.7 M, 11,474 Volunteer Hours

Press Release • Jan 25, 2016

Not-for-profit hospitals and hospice centers among beneficiaries of firm's philanthropy

Farmington, CT, January 25, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Now in its seventh year, KBE Building Corporation’s 50 Ways to Make A Difference corporate philanthropy program has donated more than $1.7 million and 11,474 volunteer hours. Residents in Connecticut and Maryland, where the firm has its offices, have received meals, gifts, grants, and more through the program.

The 50 Ways to Make A Difference program was established in 2009 to celebrate the firm’s new ownership, name change, and then-50 years in business. Through the program, KBE has provided corporate donations and employee volunteer time to charitable causes and agencies benefiting children, seniors, and military veterans in Connecticut and Maryland.

Total 2015 Contributions

Among the many programs that KBE supported in 2015 are the following:

A Special Grant Program to support Not-for-Profit hospitals in patient outreach and patient care programs:

· Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s Emergency & Medical Services

· Griffin Hospital

· Gaylord Hospital

· Greenwich Hospital

· Regional Hospice and Home Care Organization

· Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation

· The Hospital of Central Connecticut

· Connecticut Children’s Medical Center-NICU Library

· Lifebridge Health’s Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD

Additional Programs:

· Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury facility renovations

Scholarships

· Kenneth J. Russo Endowed Scholarship, Central Connecticut State University

Volunteer Work

· Gift of Gobble Thanksgiving meals for 240 families in Connecticut and Maryland

· Meals provided to A Moveable Feast, a Baltimore-area community support agency for those facing life-threatening illnesses

· ReStore in Baltimore, MD - assisted with donated construction materials at Habitat for Humanity’s fundraising store

· Individual volunteer work by KBE employees for their favorite charities

· Construction of a new family library at the Connecticut Children Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (designed by Tecton Architects)

Sponsor & Volunteer

· 18th Annual Run for the Cove Center for Grieving Children, Madison, CT

· The Gaylord Gauntlet Run to support Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT

· Sinai Hospital Auxiliary “Race For Our Kids” 10K

· 4-mile DC Biathlon to benefit Team River Runner

High-resolution photographs of KBE’s philanthropic efforts throughout 2015 are available below.

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Caption: KBE Building Corp.’s Northeast regional office in Connecticut donated 200 Thanksgiving meal kits to nine CT community and non-profit organizations for the benefit of 200 needy families.

Photo Credit: Chris Lawhorn Video Photo

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Caption: KBE Building Corp.’s Northeast regional office in Connecticut attended the 18th Annual Run for the Cove Center for Grieving Children in Madison, CT.