Community Involvement
Homebuilders chip in for "Toys for Tots'
"Toys for Tots" is a well known program organized to collect and distribute toys to local kids. These children may not receive a toy at Christmas if it were not for this program. - (Read more)
SCHBA Past Community Involvement - (Read more)
"Toys for Tots" is a well known program organized to collect and distribute toys to local kids. These children may not receive a toy at Christmas if it were not for this program.
Organized by the Salvation Army (Sheboygan and Plymouth Groups and promoted by the Marine Corp. and local media, the Sheboygan County Home Builders Association (SCHBA) members are assisting this year as well by providing additional toy collection sites.
SCHBA members in Sheboygan, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, and Cedar Grove have volunteered their places of business to help in this process. Please stop at a location near you to drop off a toy for distribution this Christmas.
Plymouth and Cedar Grove drop off site donations will remain in the Plymouth area with other donations distributed to children in the Sheboygan and surrounding area.
The Salvation Army asked for unwrapped, safe, toys for children ages infant to 14 years of age. The maximum cost of any one gift should be no more than $25. Gift ideas and additional collection sites can be found on the Salvation Army web site at www.SAsheboygan.org or can be obtained by calling 920-458-3723 if you do not have access to a computer.
CAsh donations are welcome as well. Please bring your donation to one of the many collection sites by Dec. 12 to allow for the set up and distribution process of the toys.
Home Builder Association member drop off sites include:
- Associated Bank, 3007 S. Business Drive, Sheboygan
- Bitter Neumann Appliance TV Furniture, 827 N. 14th Street, Sheboygan
- Community Bank & Trust, 116 Fond du Lac Ave. Sheboygan Falls
- Culligan Water Conditioning, 3109 County PP, Plymouth
- Expedition Log Homes, 300 N. Commerce St., Cedar Grove
- Macco's Floor Coverings, 2803 Calumet Drive, Sheboygan
- Rautmann Custom Homes, 1337 Taylor Drive, Sheboygan
- Sheboygan Press, 632 Center Avenue, Sheboygan
- Sheboygan County HBA, 435 E Mill Street, Plymouth
The SCHBA is a non-profit and non-partisan trade association that represents the building industry in the Sheboygan County area. To find out more about the association and its events or to request a speaker for your civic organization, please call the office at 920-892-6280.
Community Contributions
1990 – 2007
Salvation Army House of Food
Colleced barrels of food to build a "House of Food" at the 2006 Home Builders Expo for the Salvation Army food pantry.
Helping Hammers "The Rooker Project"
Helped renovate an elderly gentleman's home to allow him to return home for his 80th birthday.
Girls Scout Camp
Provided labor to build two cabins in one weekend in the spring of 2005 and 2006for the Manitou Girl Scout Camp.
Playground Workshop
The members will construct a child’s wheel chair accessible “workshop” for a Plymouth City park. This is our current community project and will be presented to the City of Plymouth at our 2002 Home Expo Show in April.
“Building Careers Grant” Program
Each high school technical education program in Sheboygan County is invited to apply for grant money to purchase needed tools and/or equipment for their Technical Education classes. Each school applying for a grant is requested to provide class time to allow representatives of our industry in to talk to the students about the careers available in home building. Grant money is awarded based on need and funds available. We hope to include job shadowing in the program and also provide the in school portion to the middle schools in the future.
“Homes of Our Own” Program
This program is presented annually to third grade students in Sheboygan County. Our members visit classrooms and relate how the construction industry is involved in the conservation of trees. A tree and color book is given to each student. Over 8,000 students have been Involved in the program since it’s inception. Our association has received national awards for our coordination of this program. The first class of third grade students we visited with are now freshmen in high school.
Blue Line Ice Arena
In kind contributions of labor & materials from our members to finish offices, kitchen area, pro shop, storage rooms, conference rooms and dining area.
Scholarship Program
Annual scholarships are provided to one or two high school seniors continuing their education in a field relating to the home building industry .
Sheboygan North & South Project(s) 98, 99, 2000, 2005
Financial contribution to purchase tools and materials for house projects. Annual booth space provide at no charge at our “Home Expo” Show.
Plymouth High School-Technical Ed. Project
Financial contribution was made to purchase tools and materials for the “Mock Home” building project.
Boys & Girls Club
Financial contribution to aid in the purchase of computers.
Survive Alive Fire Houses
House on wheels for fire safety education of elementary age children.
1 house was donated to the City of Sheboygan
1 house was donated to the County of Sheboygan
(Our building plans for this have been passed on to other homebuilder associations and used in their communities)
Blue Line Ice Arena Heating System
Financial contribution was made to purchase a heating system for the ice arena. Allowing the arena to be used off-season for other events.
