Giving Back
Giving Back to The Community
Supporting communities and organizations through giving has always been a cornerstone of our business. We believe a stronger community benefits everyone and doing our part to make the communities we work in and even those thousands of miles away is an important cause we want to contribute to with our time, our talent, and our resources. Every year, our employees give hundreds of hours of volunteer time in their communities and to causes, they are passionate about.
In order to build healthy and safe communities, we work closely with many non-profit organizations that deliver vital services to those that need them. In fact, in the areas of health care, housing, and education our partners have made incredible differences in the lives of thousands of people.
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Erik’s Ranch & Retreats provides safe and unequaled living, working, social and recreational environments for young adults with autism, using its guiding principles of lifelong learning, individual community building and bidirectional integration through voluntourism.
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Founded in 1902, Union Gospel Mission (UGM) is a Christian ministry dedicated to serving people facing homelessness, poverty, or addiction in our community. By meeting physical, spiritual, emotional, and educational needs, the Mission is changing lives! The Mission helps people rebuild their lives by providing safe shelter, nutritious food, medical and dental care, and a broad variety of life-changing programs for children and adults.
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The Inver Grove Heights BEST Foundation was created to provide scholarships for students graduating from Simley High School. The foundation is separate from, but supportive of, the Inver Grove Heights Community Schools. Learn more.
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Annual safety camp for kids held every summer. Kids learn how to handle all types of safety issues: fire, water, bike, health and more! Educational sessions will be taught through interactive games and hands on experiences.
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McDonald Remodeling supports the Simley Band.
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McDonald Remodeling supports the Farmington Youth Hockey Association (FYHA) in their efforts to organize and promote youth hockey for girls and boys with a goal to encourage sportsmanship, teamwork, and individual achievement in hockey.
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McDonald Remodeling supports the Woodbury Girls high school hockey team.
Past Supported Organizations
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Second Harvest Heartland works to reinvent hunger relief through leadership and innovation. As the Upper Midwest’s largest hunger relief organization, their goal is not only to help our hungry neighbors today but to provide the means for everyone to be fed tomorrow. In 2011 alone, they collected, warehoused, and distributed more than 70 million pounds of food—but they’re also constantly pioneering ways to reduce waste and better use resources.
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The Center for Victims of Torture rebuilds lives and restores the hope of people who survive torture and war atrocities. Through its training of mental health counselors, assistance to torture survivor rehabilitation centers, conducting research, and engaging in public policy and education initiatives CVT aims to put an end to torture. In Minnesota, healing services are provided to torture survivors on an outpatient basis. Learn more about their work at www.cvt.org
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Common Hope promotes hope and opportunity in Guatemala, partnering with children, families, and communities who want to participate in a process of development to improve their lives through education, health care, and housing.
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A Christian faith-based non-profit organization that strengthens impoverished communities in Guatemala, partnering with local organizations to improve the quality of life among people through health initiatives such as clean water, basic nutrition, and adequate medical care. They support building projects and ongoing programs in response to the expressed needs of the communities.