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27 Aug 10

Hands and Hearts Come Together for Students at Bayless Intermediate School

McCarthy Heart Hats Volunteers Use Construction Know-How to Install Desperately-Needed Playground 

As the new school year gets back in session, volunteers from local construction firm McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com) joined with Bayless School District representatives, parents and students to celebrate the installation of a brand new playground for the students of Bayless Intermediate School in South St. Louis. Total cost for the project was approximately $30,000. The children and teachers themselves raised $7,000 over the last three years trying to obtain new playground equipment. McCarthy volunteers, through the company’s Heart Hats community outreach program, with assistance from Collins and Hermann Inc. and Metro Materials, donated approximately $25,000 and all labor necessary to complete the project.

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25 Aug 10

McCarthy Softball Tournament Raises $6,500 for St. Louis Charities

14th annual event brings together local architects and engineers going to bat for St. Louis

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com), the largest builder in St. Louis, recently hosted its 14th Annual Architect/Engineer Charity Softball Tournament.  Under the McCarthy Heart Hats community outreach program, all proceeds from the event are donated to a St. Louis charity of the tournament winner’s choosing.  In these challenging economic times, these dollars are more needed than ever. Since its inception, the event has generated more than $75,000 for area charities.

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11 Aug 10

New GOALS “Dreamscape” Project Opens for Underserved Youth

The donated athletic facility is a dream come true for Anaheim youngsters

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., (www.mccarthy.com), Orange County’s largest construction firm, along with 33 subcontractors and suppliers, recently completed construction of a new 25,000-square-foot athletic facility for GOALS (Growth Opportunities through Athletics, Learning and Service) youth program.  Called “The GOALS Dreamscape,” the athletic facility is located in north central Anaheim adjacent to GOALS existing headquarters on La Palma Parkway. McCarthy has been involved with GOALS for over 14 years since the firm donated labor and rallied subcontractor support for the construction of the Disney GOALS Roller Hockey Skating Rink and headquarters facility in Anaheim. 

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15 Mar 10

McCarthy Heart Hat Home Makeover Brings Joy to Los Alamitos Family in Need

McCarthy Heart Hat’s employee volunteer group from McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. of Newport Beach, Calif. recently completed a home makeover for a Los Alamitos family in great need of assistance.  Over 22 subcontractors donated supplies and services along with McCarthy Heart Hats to conduct the home remodel valued at approximately $80,000.

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11 Dec 09

Pitching in at Pathways—Heart Hats does it again!

The Salvation Army’s ten-year-old Pathways program facility in Las Vegas recently received a much needed face-lift from McCarthy Heart Hats volunteers. Pathways is a residential group home that houses and assists mentally challenged and chronically ill homeless adults with their day to day needs in addition to providing  resources to help residents become more active in society.

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