With support from PC鈥檚 employee owners and some locals, Will received donations to fill 35 backpacks plus additional supplies, all which were presented to the Manchester School Welcome Center. The center will distribute the backpacks to area children throughout the year.

鈥淭hese backpacks donated to our students will give them a confident, fresh start to the school year. We are incredibly grateful for the support of PC Construction and their entire team for stepping up and showing what community is all about.鈥?/p>

This is a great example of how the ideas and passion of one employee can create momentum and make change!

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In 2024, the Corner Table鈥檚 Community Kitchen program provided nearly 72,000 meals to those in need, with an additional 6,500 meals served through their Frozen Meal Program. While the organization is primarily committed to food hunger in North Carolina’s Catawba County, they have a wide variety of other programs tailored to the unique needs of the community 鈥?including housing, financial and medical assistance, vaccine clinics, and even free haircuts!

We are proud to have been a gold-level sponsor for this incredibly valuable community connection. Although the evening is over, our commitment to The Corner Table will continue throughout the year with members of our team committed to volunteering in the kitchen each month.

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Monday that dream came true with the opening of the Vermont Construction Academy.

Over the past year, I have had the pleasure of working alongside so many incredible people, all who came together with a common vision. Now, as we begin enrollment for VCA鈥檚 Carpentry Boot Camp and Commercial Carpentry Apprenticeship, I am so excited to see those efforts come to fruition. Finally, we have a resource to provide post-high school hands-on training and certification to those interested in the trades. At the same time, this effort will help combat one of the biggest issues in this industry 鈥?the skilled labor shortage.

To my partners in crime, Ryan Ahern at ReArch Construction and Matt Musgrave at ABC NH/VT, thank you for bringing your insight and enthusiasm to this project every day. While the foundational work is now complete, I am proud to continue to lend my expertise on the VCA Board.

To all the young people out there who haven鈥檛 considered construction or don鈥檛 know how to get started, VCA might be the right fit for you! I am so excited to see what the future holds.

Photos: Top – Ryan Ahern and Martin Pigeon speak at the opening of the Vermont Construction Academy; Bottom – Governor Phil Scott addresses the crowd.

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We brought the group into the office trailer and conducted a Lean crash course to illustrate how the field team schedules upcoming work, inspections, and subcontractor collaboration using Nialli software and interactive smart boards. This provided a practical, hands-on application illustrating workflow navigation and effective field project management.

The students who attended the tour had great questions and positive feedback from the project visit, highlighting the importance of practical learning outside of the classroom and networking for their future construction career.

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In total, over $13,500 worth of gifts were gathered from PC employees, their families and our very generous trade partners and suppliers. All gifts were donated to the Black Mountain Home and Eliada.

The Black Mountain home had a landslide destroy all four of their recreational buildings, dining halls, and guest cabins. PC was one of several sponsors who provided gifts for the 63 children currently residing in the facility. While Eliada sustained much less damage, they currently have 467 children in their residence, ranging in age from newborn to 21 years. All children will receive two or three gifts from our donation alone, and we hope others participate to make this a Christmas they won鈥檛 forget!

Thank you to my fellow team members 鈥?Erica Baldwin, Erik Marshall, Bayden Wilson, Nick Swan and Joseph Berrigan 鈥?for jumping in to make this event a success. And a special thank you to all of our donors and partners who showed such kindness and generosity this holiday season, including but not limited to: Chinchor Electric, Beltway Paving, Universal Painting, WW Enroughty, Smart Electric, Cohrane Steel, Continental Fire & Sprinkler Company, Commercial Doors & Hardware, Womack Electric, Pleasant Mount Welding, Halliday Products, Inc., Lopez Rebar, American Layout & Land Surveying, LLC, Cardinal Building Systems, Noble Specialties, McDade Waterworks, Ferguson, Felker Brothers, Dixie Metals, Lake Electric, Fountain Electric, MB Haynes Electric, Llamas Coatings, Hickory Mechanical, Dickinson Hauling, Superior Mechanical, Piedmont Plumbing Group, Heyward of Charlotte, EW2 Environmental, Fortech, Revere Controls, Piedmont Automation.

Happy holidays from the North Carolina team!

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PC鈥檚 fundraising efforts took off strong and soared to the top. With generous support from family, friends and business partners, PC landed in fourth place among 30 teams for our fundraising efforts (all puns intended!).

The Travis Mills Foundation supports post-911 recalibrated veterans and their families overcome physical and emotional obstacles and strengthen their families through a variety of programs.聽In total, the plane pull raised close to $200,000 to help support the foundation.

Congratulations to all who came out and made this event such a success!

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PC women from both operations and office roles spent the day working on a duplex build site in Burlington, Vermont. Women make up about 10% of the construction industry nationally, and at PC we are just above this average. It is not uncommon to be the only woman on a team or jobsite, so having a crew comprised completely of women was really exciting.

We worked with the affectionally self-named 鈥淕eezer Crew鈥?on this build. It was inspiring to work with a group of retirees who have become long-time volunteers for Habitat. Their passion for building and giving back was evident as they led our crew through several projects, including setting up scaffolding for a scheduled roofing crew, framing and roofing front porches, installing ZIP sheathing and various other tasks to progress the build. It was really exciting to see the progress that we made at the end of the day, and we look forward to participating in this event again next year!

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We set out on the course on one of Vermont鈥檚 first warm (and very humid) spring evenings. This race is always different than most where the finish line isn鈥檛 necessarily a goal but a destination with time taken along the way to enjoy the company of our colleagues outside of work. This year, it especially satisfying to see our state capital bustling with activity after the devastating floods last summer.

Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy this year鈥檚 Corporate Cup. I, for one, am already looking forward to next year!

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It was so rewarding for our crew to see the impact these changes would make on their lives. We will never forget their smiles and how truly grateful they were for the support during their time of need. I am also so thankful to work with such caring and supportive people at PC who didn鈥檛 hesitate to take the time out of their busy lives to give back to a family in need.

Rebuilding Together Atlanta is an incredible organization, and we are grateful for all they do for the community. For over 30 years, they鈥檝e been dedicated to making high-risk homes safe and healthy while helping low-income senior and veteran homeowners age safely in place. As a result, more than 1,000 homes in Atlanta neighborhoods have received needed renovations with the help of thousands of individuals who have donated their time, energy and talent.

This is just another example of how we are BUILDING STRONGER, TOGETHER every single day.

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It was an honor to listen to a presentation from GSFB鈥檚 new president, Heather Paquette, and to discuss how our unique skills in the construction industry can help the organization on other levels.

The GSFB is a non-profit organization serving our community to help fight food insecurity throughout the State of Maine. Founded in 1981, their mission is to help eliminate hunger by providing access to nutritious and culturally relevant food for people in need, building strong community partnerships, and mobilizing the public in the fight to end hunger.

If you are experiencing food insecurity in Maine, visit www.gsfb.org and click 鈥楩ind Food鈥?

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The Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi is the longest continuous kinship-related Abenaki tribal community in the United States. One of the many services they provide is food assistance to ensure all Abenaki families have access to healthy and nutritious meals. Each month, they support over 500 clients in their communities and rely entirely on funding from grants and donations.

The truck donation will eliminate costs of transporting food donations, allowing more money to be directed to the food and products needed by the Abenaki community. But it also means something more than that to PC. John Lavoie, a longtime PC superintendent who is retiring in July after 45 years with the company, is also a member of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi Tribal Board and is actively involved in the organization鈥檚 efforts. We are so proud to be able to support John鈥檚 heritage and passions with this donation 鈥?it is just a tiny token of our appreciation for his incredible work leading successful PC construction projects for over four decades!

鈥淚n our Native American tradition, we are taught to care for our community 鈥?our friends, family and neighbors 鈥?whether they are a member of our tribe or not,鈥?said Debbie Dubois Lavoie, manager of the food pantry (and John鈥檚 loving wife!). 鈥淲e share what we can as best as we can and with PC Construction鈥檚 help, we can continue our fight against food insecurity. Our hearts are full and now our shelves will be filled more efficiently and cost effectively. We are so grateful for PC鈥檚 generosity.鈥?/p>

Anyone wishing to support the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi may visit their website: https://abenakination.com/donate.

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According to CDC data, the construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates in the United States. As leaders in the industry, it is important that we show our commitment to mental health awareness and support our employees, subcontractors and business partners who may be struggling.

This year鈥檚 Hike for Hope brought together over 400 participants and raised over $100,000 to support AFSP鈥檚 critical mission. It was truly incredible seeing so many people come together to spread hope and fight the stigma often associated with mental health issues. My family has suffered multiple losses from suicide so while I hiked for our industry and to support our community, I also hiked for my family.

Thank you to my PC teammates for joining in and to PC for sponsoring this important event.

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