Corporate Social Responsibility

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Building Confidence in Kids
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Building Confidence in Kids

The Program

Building Confidence in Kids is a philanthropic initiative designed to complement Saunders’ traditional philanthropic giving by involving employees from all levels of the company in forming a mutually beneficial year-long partnership with one nonprofit organization. This partnership will combine a financial contribution with an in-kind and volunteer contribution.

• Building Confidence in Kids will form a year-long partnership between Saunders and one nonprofit organization focusing on children, families and/or education.
• The Building Confidence in Kids committee consists of 10 individuals from all positions in the organization (except executive level leadership)
• The non-profit organization should be focused on children, families and/or education
• The committee will work with the Building Confidence in Kids partner to determine how to maximize a significant package of volunteer time, in-kind and cash donations that will be distributed throughout the year.

For more information on the Building Confidence in Kids program please contact Marcy Loughran at m.loughran@saundersci.com or (303) 699-9000.

2009 BCiK - Employee Committee
From Left: Scott Bonner, Tawyna Kilpatrick, Billy Baldwin, Bruce Bohne, Brenda Munn, Pauline Donohue, Meghan Bodah, Greg Skaradzinski, Cristina Munoz, Cynthia Nodich and Marcy Loughran

Building Confidence in Kids 2009 partner

The University of Denver Bridge Project was selected by Saunders Construction, Inc. as the first nonprofit partner of its new employee-driven community initiative – Building Confidence in Kids. This year-long partnership includes $50,000 in financial contributions and an estimated $50,000 in in-kind donations as well as volunteer opportunities for Saunders employees.

2009 BCiK - Kick-Off Celebration

  

Inspired by past University of Denver Chancellor Dan Ritchie and the Graduate School of Social Work, The University of Denver Bridge Project aims to provide educational opportunities for children living in Denver’s public housing neighborhoods so that they have a better chance to graduate from high school, attend college or learn a trade. Founded in 1991, The Bridge Project serves more than 500 families in four Denver public housing neighborhoods, including Columbine, South Lincoln, Quigg Newton and Westwood. For more information, visit www.du.edu/bridgeproject.com.

2009 Events

Mother’s Day Project - Saunders worked with each Bridge Project site and their kids to take portraits of the children then design and construct a picture frame gift.

  

Columbine Landscaping Project - A group Project Engineers from the company designed, organized and implemented a landscaping plan (trees, shrubs, flowers, etc) which also included a learning vegetable garden. The Project Engineers even fit in a game of dodge ball with the children.

  

Renovation of the South Lincoln Site - For close to two months Saunders’ employees and family members worked weekends and after hours to renovate and remodel the entire facility. Work included new paint, carpet, shelves and cabinets, tile, handrails, fire alarm system and a complete remodel of the computer lab. The computer lab, once a compartmentalized room with little space is now an open and spacious area to house a recent computer donation.

  

Summer Shoe Drive - The employees gathered flip flops and other summer shoes to help the kids enjoy the outdoors and keep their feet safe from running around bare foot.

  

Holiday Book Drive – The employees are currently gathering books for all age groups to gift to the children this holiday season.