industry is and has been for the past three decades. Even during the toughest years, when oil prices plunged in the ‘80s, and in the midst of the financial market challenges over the past year and a half, GHBA members continue to give of themselves to improve the lives of those less fortunate.

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As we mark the 30th anniversary of the Benefit Homes Project (formerly called the Charity Homes Project), it becomes obvious how generous Houston’s homebui lding

At the end of 2010, the Benefit Homes Project will have raised more than $6 million for charity. The beneficiaries have varied somewhat, but the major recipients have been Texas Children’s Cancer Center, the Alzheimer’s Association and HomeAid Houston.

This month’s issue looks back on the past 30 years. We hope you will enjoy this recap and invite you on the journey toward the next 30 years.

"The house we built together" Valued at $86,000, the first GHBA home was auctioned for charity in 1980. More than 100 association members joined in this inaugural effort.

For the first time, builder/developer teams constructed TWO charity homes, and GHBA made its largest contribution to date—$83,451.46 to the Alzheimer's Association and Texas Children's Hospital. 1988 marked $500,000 total contributions over 9 years.

Texas Children's Hospital used the funds to purchase a much-needed emergency ambulance package and to provide a Fellowship in Pediatric Research to a member of the hospital staff. The donation made to the Alzheimer's Association was the single largest received by the chapter at that time. Funds were "used to enhance public awareness of the devastation Alzheimer's visits on its victims and to expand the chapter's in-home patient care services."

GHBA Benefit Homes Project... 30 years of gener

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MAY 2010 | HOUSTON BUILDER | GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATION – BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE

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