Habitat for Humanity kicks off CEO Build 2013
January 22, 2013
GREENVILLE, SC – January 22, 2013 – Seventeen Greenville business leaders pledged their support to Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County’s first ever Framing the Future CEO Build on Tuesday.
“The CEO Build is a Habitat campaign where area business leaders come together to help build a house for a Greenville family,” said Monroe Free, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County.
Each member of the group will perform at least four hours of service work for a Habitat home being built in Habitat’s mixed-income development, Abigail Springs, in Taylors; attend the wall raising ceremony on February 22 and the dedication ceremony in June. The group was put together by Dick Wilkerson, former President and CEO of Michelin North America and CEO Build Chairman.
The CEO Build group includes:
- Bon Secours St. Francis Health System: Mark Nantz, President & CEO
- CertusBank: Angela Webb, President
- Community Foundation of Greenville: Bob Morris, President
- Complete Public Relations: Timothy Brett, CEO
- Duke Energy: George Acker, Regional Community/Government Affairs Director
- Elliott Davis: Rick Davis, Managing Shareholder
- Fluor Corporation: Annette Allen, Vice-President and General Manager, Greenville Office
- Greenville Chamber of Commerce: Ben Haskew, President
- Greenville County Redevelopment Authority: Martin Livingston, Executive Director
- Greenville Forward: Russell Stall, Executive Director
- Greenville Hospital System: Michael Riordan, President & CEO
- Greenville Technical College: Dr. Keith Miller, President
- Jackson Marketing Group: Larry Jackson, CEO
- Lockheed Martin: Don Erickson, Greenville Site Lead
- Wal-Mart Distribution Center: Steve Wetmore, Operations Manager
- Windsor Aughtry Company: Paul (Bo) Aughtry, President
- United Way of Greenville County: Ted Hendry, President
The Framing the Future CEO Build campaign kicked-off Tuesday, January 22 with a breakfast at the United Way of Greenville. Larry Gluth, Senior Vice President of Habitat for Humanity International, was the keynote speaker.
About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County was chartered in 1985 and has provided home ownership to more than 300 low-income families. Through affordable home construction for low-income families, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville strives to eliminate poverty housing and the social and economic problems it causes. For more information, go to www.habitatgreenville.org.
