Our 10th Annual Build It Forward was held on February 4, 2023, and it was such a special day celebrating a full decade of sharing the talent of our industry with the Houston community! Once again, our partners at OP hosted us in their space as our teams of students, mentors, and volunteers worked together to build two different options for our nonprofit recipients: mobile work benches and upright tool benches. MGC, Inc. and Woodmark donated the supplies for our teams, and our list of partner organizations included Houston Area Women's Shelter, Boy Scouts of America, Habitat for Humanity, and Nature Discovery Center.
DJ Freddy B brought the jams, our very own Jose Gonzalez and his crew of helpers from Taquiza served up tacos and quesadillas, Champs Italian Ice handed out delicious snow-cones, and each student went home with a fully loaded tool bag (thank you to all those who contributed via our Amazon Wishlist!) – it was a truly celebration 10 years in the making.
Special shout out to our friends at MGC, Inc., Polk Mechanical, and Sunstate Equipment for helping us put together a trades fair for students to experience various careers within the industry first-hand.
Thanks to the ACE Houston community for 10 years of Build It Forward, and here's to another decade of giving back to our community with our hands and our hearts!