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We have a strong commitment to the communities we serve. We're an avid supporter of sustainable development - "green building" - practices, which help preserve our natural resources and a healthy environment. And through our support of woman and minority-owned business, mentoring and scholarship programs, we ensure that we give back to the people and places that help make us strong. In the News
See Turner in Action Turner's 20th Annual Softball Tournament Raises Over $40,000 for Charity
This was the third year that the New Jersey office swept the tournament and won the Greg L. Terhar Memorial Trophy. The traveling trophy is named after the former SPD Manager in Cincinnati who was instrumental in helping to establish the softball tournament. The New Jersey team donated part of the money raised to the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Foundation and gave the team from Washington D.C. the rest of the $40,000 to donate to the Pediatric Oncology Family Support Fund at INOVA Fairfax Hospital for Children. Turner's Washington D.C. office came in second and the Dallas office was third. Dave Hilts, from the New Jersey office, was named MVP and Ryan West, also from New Jersey, was named "Home Run King" for his fifth time. Prior to softball tournament, over 300 Turner staff and family members attended the Cincinnati Reds vs. Colorado Rockies game together. Participating offices were: Arizona, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland and Columbus, Dallas, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Miami, New Jersey, New York, Cleveland, Toledo, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, TKN, Tompkins, Turner Universal and Washington D.C Turner Joins Habitat for Humanity Housing Efforts in Newark, NJ
The Newark chapter of Habitat for Humanity was established in 1986 to serve the most economically distressed neighborhoods in Newark. To date, the organization has constructed 65 houses for families in need in the area and four more are currently under construction. Turner Lends a Helping Hand In San Diego
Again, our community will benefit because of Turner employee efforts. Special thanks to Mei Barry and Jerry Ricks!! Turner Staff Participation Subcontractors lending support to the Turner House:
Turner Logistics Named Highest Contributor to Southern
New York's Walk for Multiple Sclerosis
"We set a pretty lofty goal and had just two months to reach it. However, with the support of our Turner Logistics colleagues, we not only reached our goal, but we exceeded it," said Poonam Patel, accounting clerk for Turner Logistics. The Walk for Multiple Sclerosis supports The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which is dedicated to finding a cause and cure for MS and helping people who are currently living with MS lead more fulfilling lives.
Turner's Brian Chase, Project Executive, Allison Ferrari, Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator, and Doug LaPlante, Safety Superintendent, quickly took action. They outfitted the patient with Turner gear, including a fleece jacket and a personalized hard hat. Turner staff gave him the honorary title of "Window Superintendent" and often stopped by to visit. In addition, a large sign with the patient's name was placed in his window so workers could wave to him from the jobsite. "This patient's story touched the Turner crew, and they rose to the occasion. Their support and encouragement made all the difference to Bob and their friendship continues," said a spokeswoman for Massachusetts General Hospital. The patient has since successfully received his transplant and has returned home. Turner's Boston office is serving as the general contractor for The Massachusetts General Hospital 'Building for the Third Century' project. The scope of work includes a 500,000 sq. ft. inpatient building which will increase the emergency department capacity by 16,000 sq. ft., add 16 same-day surgery and interventional radiology suites, 28 operating rooms, 22 ICU rooms, 128 patient rooms as well as a 35,000 sq. ft. combined Radiation/Onclogy Department. Upon completion in 2011, the project is on track to receive a LEED Silver Certification from the USGBC. |
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More
than 300 Turner employees from 20 offices gathered in Cincinnati to participate
in the 20th annual Turner softball tournament. Each of the 20 participating
offices contributed $1,000 for the winning team to donate to a charity
of their choice. With Peter Davoren in attendance to throw out the first
pitch, he announced that their $20,000 donation would be matched at the
national level. In addition, many of the teams used the opportunity to
raise money for charity, soliciting donations for each run scored.
Volunteers
from Turner's New Jersey office recently assembled to assist Habitat for
Humanity with the framing, taping and spackling of three new homes being
built for low-income residents in Newark, N.J.
On
Friday June 6th, Turner San Diego attended the Habitat for Humanity House
Blessing Ceremony which was the culmination of an intense 5 day Home Builders
Blitz. Turner was thanked for their support and unending project dedication.
Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood, Celebrity Guest Spokesperson Didiayer Snyder
from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition were present to honor the group of
volunteers who built 4 homes in 5 days. Turner Construction and Viking
Construction, the only 2 construction companies involved, were commended
for "stepping up to build a home each, even though they are commercial
builders." The traditional homebuilders did not support the Habitat
Build this year. 
A
team of 24 employees from Turner's Houston office recently dedicated a
Saturday to help build a new home for a low-income family through Habitat
for Humanity. The team worked to install windows, blue board insulation,
vinyl siding and finishing to the roof of the home. Houston Habitat for
Humanity was founded in 1987 is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing
in Houston by helping low-income families purchase a simple, decent home
in which to live. To date, Houston Habitat has built over 650 affordable
homes and served more than 2,700 people in the Houston area.
A
team of employees from Turner Logistics recently joined together to raise
over $2,500 for the Walk for Multiple Sclerosis, benefiting the Southern
New York Chapter of the National MS Society. Turner Logistics ranked #1
for the highest corporate donation to the charity walk.
Staff
from Turner's Massachusetts General Hospital project in Boston recently
provided a hospital patient with a special purpose. A retired machinist
who had been in the hospital for months awaiting a heart and kidney transplant
had begun to be in low spirits. His hospital room happened to overlook
Turner's jobsite at the hospital and his caregivers reached out to Turner
for help.