Ring the Bell! KIDstruction Tops Goal by 48%

Date Posted: October 6, 2016

Posted In: News, Organizations,

The St. Louis construction industry — including builders, engineering and architectural companies —raised $405,000 for St. Louis Children’s Hospital SLCH) during KIDstruction Week 2016, exceeding expectations by $130,000.

In celebration of exceeding the goal Luke Kahrhoff, son of Matt Karhoff, director at Vision Electric, invited KIDstruction committee members when he “rang the bell” at SLCH. The bell hangs near the nurses’ station in the oncology treatment area at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Young patients who have finished chemotherapy or radiation are encouraged to pull on a rope and clang the brass bell that signals the end of their treatments. Luke, his treatment at SLCH, and his family were featured in the kickoff video for this year’s campaign.

Play the video below to see Luke ring the bell and learn more about KIDstruction people and the programs that KIDstruction benefits.

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“Each year in August, our industry comes together in a campaign to support St. Louis Children’s Hospital,” says Jeff Faust, Principal at Environmental Consultants, LLC, and chairman of KIDstruction Week 2016. “And every year, we demonstrate our dedication to advancing this non-profit hospital’s work of protecting the health and well-being of children and families in the St. Louis region. We can point to the more than $1 million raised since the first KIDstruction Week in 2011 as solid proof that, together, our industry is a Guardian of Childhood.”

Of the 152 participating companies, 47 matched their employees’ gifts dollar-for-dollar or made a corporate donation of $10,000 or more. KIDstruction Week proceeds support the hospital’s pediatric neuro-critical care program, Healthy Kids Express mobile health program, art therapy and many other services necessary to help children heal from illness and enjoy healthy
childhoods.

“Whether it’s the world-class pediatric care we deliver inside the walls of our hospital or
the health and advocacy programs we provide in underserved areas of our region, we wouldn’t
be able to fulfill our mission of doing what’s right for kids without donor support,” says Joan
Magruder, President, St. Louis Children’s Hospital. “To have an entire industry come together
and join us as Guardians of Childhood is an incredible honor.”

2016 KIDstruction Week Companies

Platinum:
ACW Alliance
Alberici Constructors
Jacobs Engineering
The Keeley Companies
Paric Corporation

Gold:
Construction Forum STL
Lighting Associates, Inc.
Tarlton Corporation
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation
Waterhout Construction

Silver:
Ahrens Contracting, Inc.
ARCO Construction Company
BR+A
Ben Hur Steel Worx, LLC
Environmental Consultants, LLC
G.H. Voss Co., Inc.
I.U.O.E. Local 513
IWR North America
KCI Construction
Rhodey Construction
RSS Roofing Services & Solutions
Treanor Architects

Bronze:
AON – St. Louis
Ceiling Tile Services
Code Consultants, Inc.
Drilling Service Co.
Flooring Systems, Inc.
Glasper Professional Services
Great Central Lumber Company
Heitkamp Masonry, Inc.
Interface Construction Corporation
J.F. Electric
J.H. Berra Construction Co., Inc.
KAI Design and Build
KONE Inc.
Kozeny-Wagner Construction
Lawrence Group Architects of St. Louis, Inc.
MC Hotel Construction
Sachs Electric Company
Schnabel Foundation Co.
S.M. Wilson & Co.
Talbert ICS, Inc.
The UP Companies
TSOI/KOBUS & Associates
VERVE Design Studio
Volk Construction Company

Corporate Donors:
ABS Consulting
Bell Electrical Contractors
Bulter Supply Inc.
Bussen Quarries
Delta Gases, Inc.
Desco Systems
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. – St. Louis
Ford Hotel Supply Co.
Frost Supply
Golterman & Sabo, Inc.
Integrated Facility Services
Jos Ward Painting Co.
Lizmark Branded Solutions
Madison Industrial Services, Team LTD
MDU Resources Foundation
Ottolino Winters Huebner, Inc.
Painters District Council 58 PATCH Foundation
Universal Granite and Marble
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Woodard Cleaning & Restoration, Inc.
Zumwalt Corporation

St. Louis KIDstruction Lawyers:
Cockriel & Christofferson, LLC: Philip J. Christofferson
Cockriel & Christofferson, LLC: Steven M. Cockriel
Dentons US LLP: Charles R. Vantine
Dentons US LLP: Clay A. Counts
Dentons US LLP: Danette R. Counts
Dentons US LLP: Daniel A. Spirn
Dentons US LLP: John R. Haug
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.: Jackson D. Glisson, III
Husch Blackwell LLP: Kenneth A. Slavens
Jenkins & Kling, P.C.: Dale E. Hermeling
McCarthy Leonard & Kaemmerer, L.C.: Joseph C. Blanner
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C.: Richard A. Stockenberg
Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C.: William S. Thomas

Participating:
[DTLS] Landscape Architects *
ADB Companies, Inc.*
AECOM Corporation
AON-St. Louis *
All American Painting Company *
Alper Audi, Inc.
Ahrens Contracting, Inc.
Bell Electrical Contractors
Bi-State Fire Protection
C & R Mechanical Company *
CASCO Architecture and Engineering *
Castle Building Group *
Castle Contracting *
Castle GPS *
Century Fire Sprinklers, Inc.*
Christner
CI Select
Civil Design, Inc. *
Clayco *
Commercial Fabrication *
Concrete Strategies *
Contegra
Corrigan Company
Don C. Musick Construction Company *
Duct Systems, Inc.*
Farnsworth Group
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. – St. Louis
FGM Architects
Forum Studio *
Geotechnology, Inc. *
Goodwin Brothers Construction Co. *
Grant Masonry Contracting
Gross Mechanical
Guarantee Electrical Company *
Gundaker Construction and Restoration Group
Hayden Wrecking *
Helmkamp Construction Co. *
HOK
icon Mechanical
Insulation Services & Solutions
Interface Construction Corporation *
Johnson Controls
Kaemmerlen Electric Co.
Kozeny-Wagner Construction *
Kraatz for Kids
L. Keeley Construction *
M+H Architects
Massman Construction Co.
McCarthy Building Cos., Inc. *
McGrath & Associates, Inc.
Meyer Painting Co.
Murphy Company *
Niehaus Building Services, LLC *
O’Toole Design Associates, Inc. *
Paric Corporation *
PayneCrest Electric, Inc.*
Pipe Systems Mechanical *
Poettker Construction Company*
Puglisi Construction
R.F. Meeh Company *
Rhodey Construction *
Rock Hill Mechanical Corp.*
Runge Painting
S.M. Wilson & Co.
Sachs Electric Company
Schaeffer Electric Company, Inc.
Schnabel Foundation Co.
SCI Engineering, Inc.
Simms Building Group
St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council *
Superior Equipment Company
Tarlton Corporation
Taylor Excavating Co., Inc.*
Thomas Industrial Coatings *
T.J. Wies Contracting, Inc.*
Total Electric Company Inc.*
Vision Electric and Systems *
Volk Construction Company *
Wiegmann Associates, Inc.*
Wies Drywall & Construction Corp.*
Zero Day *