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MISSION: The Home Builders Association of Hartford County Charitable Foundation was established in 2010 as a 501(c)(3) charitable, non-profit organization and is dedicated to being the philanthropic arm of the Home Builders Association of Hartford County.

The Foundation’s mission is to highlight the commitment and generosity of HBA members and the building industry to creating a better quality of life for residents in the greater Hartford area. This may be done by supporting community organizations, contributing to community service projects, and providing scholarships for students pursuing a career related to the building industry.

For years the members of the HBA have generously supported many nonprofit organizations in our community and the Board of Directors felt that by creating an organization to manage our charitable activities it would provide more resources and tools to accomplish our goals.  In the past we have made significant donations to:

  • Jimmy Fund

  • Jonathan’s Dream 

  • The Channel 3 Kids Camp 

  • Salvation Army 

  • and we have established an endowed fund at the UConn Health Center for the NeoNatal Intensive Care Unit 

 

Funds have been raised primarily through the Charity Auction that has been held every other year. In the coming year the Auction will be held on November 9th at the Aqua Turf. 

With the establishment of the Charitable Foundation, the organization has begun making donations in the community.  Here is a list of the donations made in 2011: 

Donations in 2011: $7,500      

 

  • Salvation Army Holiday Store - Sponsor              $5,000

  • Individuals (2)                                                   $500

  • Shriner’s Hospital for Children                             $500

  • Charities of Hope                                               $500

  • ECHN – Behavioral Health Unit Renovation           $1,000

HBA Members Make Kids Dreams Come True

For more than 50 years, through good economic times and bad, the Home Builders Association of Hartford County has made sure thousands of Connecticut children get to have the experience of going to camp. HBA members have donated time, money and labor to construct many of the buildings at the Channel 3 Kids Camp in Andover, Connecticut. Their most recent project, completed in September 2010, was a pavilion valued at more than $175,000.

HBA members donated materials and services such as site work, concrete, a truss system and building materials. More than 50 volunteers were involved in the design, planning and construction of the 60'x40' pavilion, which includes gas heaters and a stage for either camper performances or visiting entertainers.

The first camp project the HBA undertook was in 1959 rebuilding a model home from its annual home show to serve as a year-round residence for the camp director. This enabled the camp, which now serves 4,000 children a year, to continue operating through the winter months. During the 1960s, many of the camp’s smaller outbuildings were also constructed by HBA members.

The HBA created a video that shows the construction of the pavilion and includes interviews with volunteer builders and the camp director. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PE0m4OpZfk.

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