COMMUNITY SERVICE  
Community service is an integral part of our culture. 

 
The purpose of our Community Service program is to give back to the community in which our members live and work.  Secondary benefits are the networking opportunities created when working beside other members and the positive image created for our industry. 


Read about our projects.

 




Learn about resources to support disaster relief in Haiti.
Recognition for Excellence in Community Service


At the association's 2004 national convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, and again at the 2008 national convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ABC National presented the Metro Washington Chapter with the Award of Excellence for Community Service. These awards recognize the chapter's superior service to the community. 

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) & The Center for Association Leadership presented the chapter with a 2008 Summit Award for its members’ participation in the 2007 DC schools “Buff and Scrub” program.  The chapter was eligible for the Summit Award after winning a 2008 Award of Excellence through ASAE’s Associations Advance America (AAA) program. Summit Award recipients were selected from a field of 38 Award of Excellence winners, which came from 150 entries overall.


To learn about upcoming community service projects or to join the Community Service Committee, contact Judy Gretsch, director of communications, at (202) 466-1862 or jgretsch@abcmetrowashington.org.


Community Service Committee


Many of ABC's members want to offer their employees the opportunity to serve their community. Other members have a keen desire to participate in community service on a corporate level but they do not have the resources to dedicate to planning service projects.

ABC of Metro Washington's Community Service Committee offers a solution. The committee selects worthwhile projects, plans the resources needed, and coordinates the scheduling for projects that every member can join.

By pooling the resources of many members, ABC's community service projects can make a bigger impact in the community than one company could achieve on its own. When selecting community service projects, the committee strives to select projects that will be fun for volunteers and that will meet a real need in our community.

 Community Service Links

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Hits Capital Area

We are proud of the metro Washington building community, and especially our members, who supported this project.

The show aired on Sunday, February 14th, on ABC television.

Find out more.

Shoeboxes for Soldiers Project

The Community Service Committee invites members to help us support our service men and women serving overseas. Find out how you can help here.

 

Thanks to member Therrien Waddell and their subcontractors who sent 32 boxes, our total is now well over 100 boxes sent to support the troops!

 Get the scoop here

Past Projects

Check out our gallery of past community service projects.

Road Cleanup Volunteers
Adopt a Road Pick Up


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