Event Raises $17,695 for HBA DOC Scholarship Program

DURHAM, N.C. - Dec. 9, 2021 - PRLog -- The Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties (HBA DOC) is proud to announce that its annual Casino Night and Auction raised $17,695 for the HBA DOC Scholarship Program. This year's event, held at the PNC Triangle Club at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, was a fun-filled night of games, prizes and more, all designed to raise money for high school graduates of Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties as they pursue higher education in the construction industry. Sponsors included 84 Lumber, Meritage Homes, The Insurance People, Truist, Thomas Brent Custom Homes, Talbert Building Supply, and Margaret Wong & Associates. In addition to the sponsors, the HBA DOC is indebted to the dedicated Casino Night Committee, consisting of Matt Lawing, Bennett Sterling, Evan Scalise, Mitch Kaufmann, Darrell Patterson, Benjamin UySmith, Helen Frazier, Lynn Koy, Gordon Smith, George Linney, Jon Batsel, and Kendall Glaze.

For 20+ years the HBA DOC Foundation has awarded more than $275,000 to area students pursuing a career in the trades. The six-member HBA Foundation Board of Directors works as a separate entity of the larger association, with three of these members having served since the inception of the Foundation. "Meeting these students, the future of our industry, is why I have served on this board for over 20 years" states Michele Myers of M Squared Builders, the Secretary/Treasurer of the HBA Foundation. HBA CEO and Foundation Executive Director Holly Fraccaro shares, "I could not be more proud to serve the HBA of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties and its Foundation. The charitable spirit of this association was the ultimate decision-making factor for me in accepting this position."

Founded in 1962, the HBA DOC is affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders and the North Carolina Home Builders Association. It has more than 600 members who are builders, developers, subcontractors, suppliers, and professionals in businesses related to residential construction. For more information, visit www.hbadoc.com or call 919-493-8899.