November 2009 issue

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Engineers Put Brawn To Good Purpose In Day of Caring

LABOURERS FOR A DAY Engineers pose for a photo at the project at the Youth Emergency Shelter’s Armoury Youth Centre.

More than 100 engineers spent two Fridays in September at United Way member agencies, during the Engineering Challenge Day of Caring. Projects they completed in just two days were landscaping and fence building at the Youth Emergency Shelter’s Armoury Youth Centre and the Edmonton John Howard Society’s Howard House.

Not only do engineers volunteer for two days, but their companies share the costs of materials, products, supplies and safety equipment, ensuring that there is no cost to the agencies.

The Engineering Challenge is a collaboration of the engineering sector that aims to strengthen communities across the Alberta Capital Region in partnership with United Way. Engineers challenge each other in their United Way participation and recognize individual and collective efforts.

Engineering firms involved this year are AECOM, Associated Engineering, Bantrel, C-FER Technologies, CoSyn Technology, EBA Engineering, ISL Engineering & Land Services, Magna IV Engineering, Morrison Hershfield, SNC-Lavalin, Stantec and WorleyParsons.