Chamberlin was honored to have the opportunity to partake in KIDstruction Week the first week of April for yet another year to help build a better future for children. KIDstruction Week is an opportunity for the North Texas regional architectural, engineering and construction industries to join together to build strong tomorrows for kids by supporting the Children's Health mission to make life better for children. KIDstruction Week allows Children's Health to build, expand and create programs that help hundreds of thousands of children every year.
During KIDstruction Week Chamberlin's Dallas employees had the opportunity to donate from their paycheck. They had the option to give any amount per hour worked or to donate a lump sum, which the company then matched. In all, over $3,000 was raised, which exceeded their goal. In 2019, funds raised during KIDstruction Week benefit essential Patient and Family Support Services such as social work, pastoral care, special therapies like pet, music and art therapies as well as other programs. These programs are not covered by insurance yet are proven to produce superior patient outcomes when combined with exceptional medical care.
For the first time this year KIDstruction Week held a LEGO build event on March 2, 2019 at Children's Medical Center Plano. Teams constructed of employees and Children's Health patients and their families raced against the clock to build a LEGO creation. Heath Lenert and Justin Holiman, both Waterproofing & Caulking Project Managers in Dallas, each donated an additional amount to participate in KIDstruction Week’s Inaugural LEGO Building Competition. They were paired with a Children’s Health patient and their family to build a LEGO creation based on the child’s dream home. Heath, Justin and their wives teamed with Anthony, his parents and two siblings at Building Site #8 to create Anthony's dream home. He had quite the imagination with wanting a garden on the roof. Heath and Justin thought this was funny because they work on waterproofing green roofs on some jobs. For Anthony's home they also built a lego generator incase his house "lost power". While they did not place in the competition, all had a great time building. 100% of funds raised benefited Patient and Family Support Services at Children’s Health. At the end, Justin said, "I can't imagine the battles these families face on a regular basis. It was just a pleasure to share a fun, carefree morning with them where it was all smiles."