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AGC Helping Workers with Hurricane Financial Burdens
Written by Sandy Williams
January 19, 2018
Construction workers in Texas will get an assist from the Associated General Contractors to deal with financial burdens resulting from Hurricane Harvey.
The AGC Charities, the charitable arm of the association, is providing 83 construction workers in Texas with checks of $2,350 each to cover the costs of uninsured and uncompensated damages caused by the storm.
“Contractors may do hard work, but they have soft hearts, especially when it comes to helping some of their own,” said Art Daniel the association’s national president and president and COO of Cedar Hills, Texas-based AR Daniel Construction. “These checks won’t make everything right, but they will help these construction professionals get their lives back on track.”
A fundraising campaign organized by AGC Charities raised over $195,000 following the devastating damage and flooding of Hurricane Harvey. The organization is awarding 83 grants to individuals who work for firms that are members of the association and who suffered significant, uncompensated hurricane-related damages.
Dozens of construction firms, individuals and chapters of the association contributed to the effort. AGC of Houston was the largest single donor, providing $50,000 for Harvey victims and another $50,000 for victims in Puerto Rico of Hurricane Maria. Other significant donors include the John & Alice Powers Foundation, the Oregon-Columbia Chapter of AGC and the AGC of Washington State.
AGC Charities was established in 2008 by the association to carry out charitable activities of the Associated General Contractors of America. The charity provides assistance to construction craft workers and professionals in the event of catastrophes, as well as supporting veteran programs and scientific and educational endeavors.
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