Tilcon Awarded Hartford Habitat for Humanity’s Corporate Partner of the Year
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President Rick Mergens Accepts "Corporate Partner of the Year" Award from Hartford Habitat's Don Shaw

Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity awarded Tilcon Connecticut Corporate Partner of the Year at its 2005 “Celebrating the Stars of the Show!” Awards dinner held recently.

“We honor Tilcon for putting into action their belief that “Great Homes begin with Great Foundations” and that everyone deserves to have a simple decent place to live. We thank Tilcon for their exemplary corporate citizenship as they find unique ways to engage the community in the work of creating affordable housing opportunities for families in need,” said Hartford Habitat’s Board of Directors’ President Don Shaw.

Building on an over 10-year history of working with Habitat throughout Connecticut, Tilcon joined forces with Hartford Habitat in a major revitalization effort in Hartford’s north end by becoming a corporate sponsor for one of more than 30 houses to be built. As a corporate sponsor, Tilcon built a house (completed in 2005) for Hartford Habitat with the help of its customers, vendors and employees.

“Tilcon takes pride in its active role with Habitat in making our neighborhoods better places to live and will continue this commitment with our upcoming participation in Habitat’s Home Builders Blitz 2006,” said Tilcon’s President Rick Mergens.

During Habitat’s Home Builders Blitz, one thousand homes will be built in five days across the country the week of June 5. Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity will build six of these 1,000 homes in New Britain along with local builders, manufacturers and sponsors such as Tilcon.