AR engineering encourages employees to volunteer in the community and provides one day off annually for staff to volunteer with an organization of their choosing. On December 21, 2023, two of our project managers, Spencer and Whitney, braved the cold and spent the day framing a new home with Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity. The two worked with a team of ‘habitat regulars’ framing doors and walls, climbing ladders, swinging hammers, cutting boards, and shooting nails. By the end of the day the house was able to be enclosed with a tarp. Spencer said, “It was a good change of pace from the office, and it feels great to see so much progress in just a day.” Whitney thought “The Guys we worked with were a hoot, I’d do this again and I’m very thankful for the opportunity”.

Andrew Rossell also volunteered the following day, working to upgrade non-compliant restrooms at his parish. The bathroom conversion consisted of removing one existing stall and toilet from each of the men’s and women’s restrooms to create a new ADA compliant stall. It involved reworking the partitions and adding handrails for code compliance and was completed in time for the Christmas service. The team at AR Engineering is grateful for our talents and the opportunity to give back to the community.