Boxes from Builders

Twice a year, more than 100 volunteers gather to participate in the North State Building Industry Association’s Boxes from Builders’ effort. This semi-annual event coordinates the preparation of more than 250 care packages that are shipped to a military unit serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.

The care packages include messages from school children and BIA members, as well as snacks, treats, personal care items, reading materials, and other comforts from home. This volunteer program has become a favorite of the BIA members, and more and more choose to be involved every time.

Burnett + Company LLP was honored to participate in the June 2008 endeavor by providing literally thousands of batteries.  Aaron Gray, IT Administrator for Burnett + Company LLP CPA’S, was in charge of ordering them and said, “We took an informal survey around our office to see which battery is the most popular.  We couldn’t decide between AA and AAA, so opted to provide a whole lot of both.”  And that is just what they did as illustrated in the photograph.

For more information about this and other BIA community efforts, visit their website at http://www.northstatebia.org/involvement.html