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STO CARES: Acts of Kindness During Crisis
With 24-hour news coverage, social media at our fingertips, and circumstances changing by the hour, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the “bad” of the COVID-19 pandemic. But moments of crisis also bring opportunities to show up for the communities we live and build in. Here are few of the ways the offices across STO came together to spread hope and give back to their communities.
- STO offices gathered thousands of N95 masks, safety goggles, bunny suits, negative air machines, Edge Guard, and more to help frontline workers in hospitals from London to Dallas.
- Through nonprofit organizations like Hand Up Toronto, Hot Meals at Saint Mark’s Church, Compass Family Services, and local food banks, STO collectively helped provide supplies and meals to over 500 families in need and more than 80 meals to people experiencing homelessness.
- Structure Tone London’s own preconstruction director, Michael Burke, facilitated a donation of masks, goggles, and filters to Epsom and St. Helier NHS Hospital.
- BCCI Construction’s Community Builders Committee—an employee group dedicated to encouraging positive action in their communities—volunteered to deliver groceries and medication to seniors who wouldn’t be able to get necessary items otherwise. Some even helped set up video calls with doctors for people living in senior houses across the city. Check out their LinkedIn video here.Go to https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bcci_constructiongivesback-donateppe-activity-6647984159769927680-w4KJ/
A THANK YOU NOTE FROM A DOCTOR BASED IN DALLAS: “Thanks so much for helping us get those masks, the hospital and staff are so thankful! The dialysis nurses were expected to sit with COVID-positive patients for four hours wearing a plain mask. Now with these, they will be able to rotate and preserve the N95s. They are very grateful!”
We’re a family-oriented company, built on a fundamental commitment to create permanent, positive impact in the communities where we live and work.
Since our founding, creating lasting and positive impact in the communities we work in has been an essential part of our core responsibility and values. Employees frequently volunteer, participate in fundraisers, and engage in other community-focused events. We support, encourage, and recognize our employees’ brilliant efforts to help address causes and improve our communities.
We are so proud of our employees’ efforts from chairing major events to raising desperately needed funds for surgery, to building a new playground, and working with high school students interested in construction and engineering careers. Staff throughout our organization invest their time and resources to make an essential and lasting difference in people’s lives.
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Structure Tone Southwest’s own project executive, Urmil Shah, and EVP, David Snyder, have been leading the Southwest team’s donation efforts. David donated 50 N95 masks to healthcare professionals at Texas Health Resource – Texas Health Alliance. Urmil donated N95 masks to the Plano Police Department, and worked with Structure Southwest’s partner, Carrco Painting, to donate 400 more to a local hospital in Dallas. A handful of Structure Tone Southwest employees have even taken it upon themselves to start making their own masks at home. Together, they’ve donated over 100 homemade masks to their local communities.
December 22, 2020
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As many kids head into uncertain school circumstances this fall, our Boston STOWIC (STO Women in Construction) group wanted to help. The team put together over 150 COVID-19 “essentials” kits for the children served by Child Care of the BerkshiresGo to https://www.ccberkshire.org/ to make sure they have proper gear to help them stay healthy. Collected from donations by employees, each kit included two child-sized masks and two small bottles of hand sanitizer. The group also donated cleaning supplies, masks, and gloves for the child care center itself. Child Care of the Berkshires helps families in need in Berkshire County, Massachusetts by providing child care as well as family education, support services, and advocacy. With the COVID-19 essentials kits in hand, CCB can help families cover at least one of their concerns as their kids kick off an unconventional school year.
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Healthcare facilities everywhere are facing a severe supply shortage when it comes to medical PPE that prevents the spread of germs. Even critically essential supplies like masks and gowns are difficult to come by. On March 20, our colleagues at BCCI in California donated N95 masks to Coastal Kids Home Care, a nonprofit organization that provides in-home care for medically fragile infants and children.
March 20, 2020
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Since 1986, Creative Art Works (CAW) has been giving under-resourced neighborhoods the opportunity to empower kids through art. By providing the materials and direction to hone career-oriented skills, actualize creativity, and engage with the community, CAW is helping young people develop the confidence and connections they need to thrive. One of their most impactful programs pairs groups of kids with artists to create lasting murals in their community. Structure Tone’s journey with CAW began 21 years ago. A client, Boston Properties, introduced the company to the cause and the Structure Tone team began donating office supplies, paint, brushes, ladders, and tarps to their budding summer program.
January 2, 2020
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We believe that how we treat each other is a reflection of who we are. Structure Tone is proud to support The United Way’s Alice CampaignGo to https://www.unitedforalice.org/, helping Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed families and those in poverty in the wake of COVID-19.
June 5, 2020
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Meet the GBeesGo to https://www.linkedin.com/posts/structure-tone_meet-the-gbees-activity-6699706407907811329-e_6p! Govan Brown is raising a colony of bees who will forage for nectar and distribute pollen within a 5km radius of their hive benefiting the biodiversity of the neighborhood. They started out with 500 bees and will end up with over 100,000 by the end of summer!
August 13, 2020
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NEW YORK, NY – Over 1,350 leaders of New York City’s business and labor industry came together to celebrate and raise money for Saint Dominic’s Family ServicesGo to http://www.sdfs.org, a nonprofit organization that helps special needs children, adolescents and adults lead productive lives. Hosted by guest emcee, WABC meteorologist Amy Freeze, the dinner raised over $1.6 million for the 140-year-old community organization. Structure Tone executive vice president Eugene Peter White is chairman of the dinner committee.
February 10, 2020
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For the last two years, Structure Tone New Jersey has participated in the annual Clean Ocean Beach Sweep, held at 60 locations from Bergen County to Cape May. An amazing 32 employees and their families attended the 34th annual Beach Sweep in 2019.
October 21, 2019
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