She Builds is a national movement working with Rebuilding Together aims to bring together female leadership from across our networks to transform neighborhoods into thriving places to live and grow.
A team of Shapiro & Duncan’s leading women joined 90 volunteers, on March 9, 2018, to work on two women-led households and a women’s shelter in Montgomery County. Volunteers dedicated their working day to make safe and healthy home repairs, which included plumbing and bathroom renovations, painting, flooring replacement, debris clean-up, gardening, railing installations and more.
In addition to the much needed renovations, five Shapiro & Duncan employees participated in the peer-to-peer fundraising campaign and raised $1,450 to help cover the cost of repairs for the project sites. With the support of over 200 friends and family members, all volunteers raised a total of over $21,000 for the event.
Shapiro & Duncan’s corporate culture is driven by an uncompromising commitment to community engagement. Through community outreach we contribute our time, talent and treasure and share our passion for what we do everyday with our community to ensure that as we move through life, each step we take makes the world a better place for future generations. She Builds gave our lady builders a meaningful, hands-on opportunity to help women in need.
“My family has participated in the Rebuilding Together program for several years following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Participating in SheBuilds was a very rewarding experience. Although it was a lot of hard work, the amazing results at the end of the day and the homeowner’s appreciation and smile made it all worth it. I look forward to participating in future SheBuilds events.” – Mary Beth Kingsley, Senior Project Manager.
Facing a few technical challenges, the conglomerate of volunteers worked cohesively to successfully execute the renovations leveraging their strong base of experience and resources.
“She Builds was a challenging and rewarding experience! My team removed the homeowner’s old Kitchen flooring and installed a new floor. It was a challenge figuring out how to use the tools and get the floor up but it was so rewarding learning new skills and knowing our work helped to create a safer and better home.” – Aubrey Ginn, Assistant Project Manager.
One of Shapiro & Duncan’s principal tenets is “giving back to our community and the construction industry.” All of our employees are members of the “family” and are encouraged and supported in all facets of community and industry outreach. We will continue to champion causes that revitalize communities and rebuild lives.
About Shapiro & Duncan Inc.: S&D is a “Mechanical Solutions Provider of Choice” for commercial, government and institutional customers throughout the D.C. metro area for mechanical construction, design-build and traditional projects, as well as equipment replacement and 24/7 service. A third generation family business, Shapiro & Duncan since 1976 has established a track record of dependability and innovation that has consistently enabled the company to deliver high value and efficient mechanical infrastructure to its customers. The company also provides well documented mechanical solutions utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) to ensure prompt delivery of each and every project. Shapiro & Duncan also promotes state-of-the-art quality, coordination and sustainability prefabricating mechanical and plumbing assemblies for all projects from their manufacturing plant in Landover. Design, Build, and Sustain are the guidelines for the mechanical solutions that Shapiro & Duncan provides on every project.
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