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ROSENDIN IN THE COMMUNITY






                                                                                                                                   SHALOM ZONE

                                                                                                                                   Communities in Gallatin, TN, face poverty, crime, and
                                                                                                                                   inadequate education challenges. Rosendin proudly
                                                                                                                                   teamed up with DPR construction for their Service
                                                                                                                                   September project of helping the Gallatin Shalom Zone
                                                                                                                                   transform the former Union High School into a Resource
                                                                                                                                   Center. At the epicenter of what will become a community
                                                                                                                                   renaissance, Union High Resource Center will provide
                                                                                                                                   children and adults a safe place to study, play, get help
                                                                                                                                   with homework, and participate in recreational activities.
                                                                                                                                   Parents will have the opportunity to learn, grow and
                                                                                                                                   interact with their families and community, and seniors will
                                                                                                                                   benefit from the center’s wellness initiatives and programs.
                                                                                                                                   The DPR and Rosendin team purchased and replaced old,
                                                                                                                                   worn-out ballast/tube fixtures throughout the building.


                                                                                                                                                                                             THE RONALD MCDONALD
                                                                                                                                                                                             HOUSE OF CHARLOTTE


                                                                                                                                                                                             The Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte provides a
                                                                                                                                                                                             safe, affordable, and caring home-away-from-home
        SUPPORTING                                                                                                                                                                           for families of children receiving medical treatment in
                                                                                                                                                                                             Charlotte area medical facilities. Rosendin's Charlotte
                                                                                                                                                                                             team participated in the “Sport a Shirt, Share a Night”
        CAMP NAWIC                                                                                                                                                                           event where participants "sport" a shirt to "share"

                                                                                                                                                                                             the cost of a family's stay in the House regardless of
                                                                                                                                                                                             their ability to pay. Rosendin's team also  collected
                                                                                                                                                                                             items from the office and job sites to donate to
                                                                                                                                                                                             the house pantry, and has arranged to volunteer
               osendin is proud to once again sponsor Camp NAWIC. Camp NAWIC is a construction                                                                                               to make dinner for families staying at the house.
               camp created specifically for girls by the Austin Chapter of the National Association
       R of Women in Construction (NAWIC). The camp was designed to introduce young girls
        to opportunities in the construction industry. As a traditionally male-dominated industry,                                 SILICON VALLEY PIG JIG
        campers are inspired by understanding that they are only limited by how hard they are willing                              Rosendin was proud to be a Silver
                                                                                                                                   Sponsor of the 2021 Silicon Valley
        to try, and they can develop unique skill sets necessary for the construction industry.
                                                                                                                                   Pig Jig benefiting NephCure Kidney
        This years one week camp included 25 girls between       programs. Campers also visited Rosendin’s Pflugerville            International. Rosendin's Northern
        the ages of 11 and 13. The campers were exposed to       office. It was there that they learned how to use power           California Team attended and participated
        new career possibilities and gained hands-on learning    tools and develop basic electrical skills such as pipe            in the friendly amateur BBQ competition
        experiences from other women and professionals           bending and building and wiring a lamp through                    winning 3rd place! The event raised
        within the construction industry. Camp NAWIC is          an augmented reality viewer. Later, they spoke with               $200k to accelerate research for effective
        exceptionally special because the camp is held at        female employees about construction careers ranging               treatments for rare forms of Nephrotic
        the Gulf Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center,     from installing conduit in the field to working in an             Syndrome and provide education and
        which provides one of the nation’s top carpenter and     office doing computer modeling and virtual reality. ■             support to improve the lives of those
        apprenticeship and journeyman upgrade training                                                                             affected by these kidney diseases.


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