Masonry Magazine December 2006 Page. 36

Words: Clint Bridges, Michael Adelizzi, Darrell McMillian, Pat Lockwood, Barbara Headrick
Masonry Magazine December 2006 Page. 36

Masonry Magazine December 2006 Page. 36
VOLUNTEERS
By Brett Martin

Photo courtesy of The QUIKRETE Companies
Photo courtesy of the Masonry Institute of St. Louis

Building Better Communities
Masons, mason contractors and masonry organizations volunteer their time and talents to help others.

Images clockwise from top left: Dedicated on Aug. 24, the Woolwich, Maine, community now has a new and improved basketball court. The QUIKRETE Companies repaved the old surface, provided new basketball goals, and completed a fresh paint job.

Members of the Masonry Contractors Association of St. Louis and the Masonry Institute of St. Louis teamed up to answer Habitat for Humanity's call to help build 20, two-story homes.

Mike Heitkamp, president of Heitkamp Masonry and past president of MCA-St. Louis, lends a helping hand on a Habitat for Humanity home.
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