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Haitian Relief Fund
CRH and Oldcastle joined in the global effort to help Haiti recover from the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. A total of $72,000 was raised from employee donations, and the company matched and rounded up the amount for a total of $154,000. The Canadian Red Cross received $20,000, CHF International received $54,000 and Hope for Haiti received $80,000. Thank you to all of the employees who donated.
Hope for Haiti provided the following statement:
Thank you to all of the employees of Oldcastle, Inc. who so generously contributed their financial resources to the Haitian Relief Fund. These donations will go directly to help Hope for Haiti fulfill its mission of improving the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition and healthcare. We look forward to an ongoing partnership with Oldcastle, and thank employees for choosing us as one of the recipients of your employee matching gift challenge.
CHF also sent a note of thanks:
CHF International thanks everyone at Oldcastle for your generosity in helping the people of Haiti. As experts in construction since 1952, we are particularly pleased to be able to partner with such an illustrious construction materials company. Your donations will enable CHF to provide safe and sanitary shelter built to international standards for hundreds of Haitians. Your generosity will also help to provide the people of Haiti with the skills needed for future employment and form part of the important education of how to construct buildings that can withstand natural disasters. Your support will not just be part of earthquake relief, but also part of creating a solid basis for the future of the people of Haiti.
JoAnne Kuehner, president and founder, Hope for Haiti, accepts the check on behalf of more than 500,000 children and families the organization reaches each year, from John Skidmore, president, APAC-Southeast, Inc., The check presentation took place in Naples, Fla., on March 22.
Chris Ross, senior vice president, national supplier relationships, Oldcastle APG and Joyce Watson, vice president of PR, Oldcastle Materials, Inc., present a check to Jerome Lebleu (far left), manager, the Americas, CHF International; Martin Shapiro (center), vice president, global operations, CHF International, and David Humphries (far right), communications manager, in Silver Spring, Md., on March 23.
Beneficiary of Haitian Relief Fund Program Invites Oldcastle to Exhibition
CHF International was the recipient of an Oldcastle, Inc. fundraising program for Haiti earlier this year. A check for $54,000, which represented employee donations and a matching company contribution, was presented to CHF International in March at its offices in Silver Spring, Md. The non-profit organization has focused on rubble removal and shelter building, as well as jobs and infrastructure creation programs across Haiti. To date, CHF International has built more than 3,100 transitional shelters and has removed more than 264,000 cubic meters of rubble.
As a valued supporter, Oldcastle was invited to attend an exhibition in cooperation with Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) at the Rayburn House Building in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Nov. 15. The exhibition of images from the earthquake recovery efforts depicted 30 photographs of the work underway and a scale model of a timber frame transitional shelter. CHF International staff was on hand to answer questions and interact with guests.
John Cheatham, executive vice present, Oldcastle Building Solutions, represented Oldcastle at the event. He had a series of favorable conversations with staff and Rep. Van Hollen about Oldcastle's work in the Caribbean and Oldcastle's Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
Photo: Rep. Van Hollen addresses attendees at the reception.
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