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Front row from left – Mark Riggi, Millwork by Design; Susan Mulholland, Mulholland Art & Design Commercial Interiors, Co-Chair & Project Interior Designer; Jamie Olding, Building Excellence, Co-Chair & Project General Contractor Back from left – Alan Bieberstein, Cornerstone Electrical Contractors; Rick Bright, Bright Design Associates, Project Architect; Nelson Brown, J.B. Steel; Tom Dunn, Arizona Builders Alliance
Builders Give Back Contractors’ Group School Rehab By Dan Sorenson You would think anyone working in the construction trades would get more than enough of it Monday through Friday. But roughly 200 tradesmen from scores of companies turned out cheerfully on a Saturday morning in early December to work for free. The event was the Arizona Builders Alliance’s 20th Annual Volunteer Day, this year benefiting Faith Lutheran
School, 3925 E. Fifth St. ABA is a professional organization for commercial builders, including general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, said Tom Dunn, the ABA’s director for Southern Arizona. “We advocate on behalf of commercial builders, with about 400 members statewide,” Dunn said. The Volunteer Day is a way for some of those members to give back to
the community, Typically there are 20 to 40 nominations submitted to the ABA office each year. That list is narrowed to five, said Debbie Carlson of the ABA Tucson office. Then the Volunteer Day Committee members do site visits and vote to choose the recipient for that year. “They have to own the building and we have to be able to come in and in-
ABA Volunteer Day Participants AIS Industries Achilles Air Conditioning Systems Applied Rite Doors and Docks ARC Document Solutions Arizona State Prison Complex Arizona Restaurant Supply Atlantic Demolition Barker Morrissey Contracting Basically Blinds
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