
Community investment programs can provide construction businesses with a structured way to direct resources toward local organizations while strengthening relationships across their operating markets. Bancroft Construction used its annual charitable golf outing to raise funds for nonprofit groups and community initiatives in the region.
Bancroft Construction hosted the event Aug. 17 at Fieldstone Golf Club in Greenville, Delaware, bringing together business partners, sponsors and community supporters. The outing included 116 participants organized into 29 foursomes.
Funds raised through Bancroft’s Build to Serve program are designated for a range of nonprofit organizations and local initiatives. Beneficiaries include the Alzheimer’s Association, Children & Families First, Exceptional Care for Children, Habitat for Humanity, Nemours Children’s Health and the American Heart Association.
Additional funding will support schools, youth athletics programs, community centers and other local organizations.
As part of the event’s charitable activities, Bancroft Construction contributed $10,000 to Faithful Friends, a Delaware organization focused on animal welfare and support for animals and their caregivers.
The contribution adds to the broader fundraising effort and provides direct financial support for Faithful Friends’ programs.
The outing was supported by sponsors including Nickle Electrical Companies, WillScott, Jamestown Painting, NorthEast Contractors and Sobieski Mechanical Contractors Inc. Bancroft’s Golf Outing Committee coordinated the event.
For construction owners and contractors, community investment initiatives can complement established relationships with trade partners, employees, clients and regional organizations. Bancroft Construction’s event brought participants from across its business and community network together around a defined fundraising program.
The second-year event also establishes an annual mechanism for directing financial support to organizations operating in the communities where Bancroft Construction maintains business activity.
Source: Bancroft Construction.