The Keith Companies Wins the Sears American Dream-Maker Award for Habitat for Humanity
February 03 2005 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
The Keith Companies Wins the Sears American Dream-Maker Award for
Habitat for Humanity IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- The Keith Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TKCI), an engineering and
consulting services firm, announced today that it is the first
place winner of the Sears American Dream-Maker Award. In 2002,
Sears introduced the Sears American Dream Campaign, a $100 million
community commitment focused on strengthening families, homes, and
communities by building houses for those in need to help them
realize the American dream of owning a home. The winner designates
the charity of its choice to receive the proceeds of the award. The
Keith Companies selected Habitat for Humanity of Orange County to
receive the $25,000 award. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County's
mission is to create long-term partnerships to build and renovate
affordable housing for responsible families in need. Many of the
Company's staff participated in a construction day for Habitat for
Humanity of Orange County, which was subject of the award
application. Aram Keith, Chairman and CEO of The Keith Companies
said, "Our expertise and leadership position in residential real
estate development creates a wonderful opportunity for The Keith
Companies to give something back to the community. We were pleased
to partner with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and the four
families it selected to make their dreams of homeownership come
true. The hands-on participation in the design and construction of
these homes along with sponsoring the award application create a
great sense of pride about our company and our employees." Over the
course of the project, Westminster I, The Keith Companies donated
civil engineering design and field consultation services for the
four, single-family homes. The Company also sponsored 25 of its
employees to provide on-site volunteer services to help construct
the roofing and rafters for the residences. In addition, the
Company dedicates 16 hours per month to provide professional
engineering services to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and
is currently working on nine Habitat homes that will be built in
Buena Park, California. A ceremony will be held on February 9, 2005
at which time The Keith Companies will present the $25,000 check to
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. About The Keith Companies
The Keith Companies, Inc. is a fully integrated, multi-disciplined
engineering and consulting services company, with offices located
throughout the Western and Midwestern United States. The Keith
Companies' professionals provide a wide spectrum of skilled
resources including land planning, engineering, surveying, mapping,
environmental studies, and water and cultural resources that are
needed to effectively plan, engineer, and design state-of-the-art
private and public facilities. Additionally, the Company provides
mechanical, electrical, chemical, power/energy engineering, and
other industrial engineering services to design and improve the
efficiency and reliability of automated and manufacturing
processes, production lines, and fire protection systems. The Keith
Companies benefits from a diverse public and private client base
varying from residential and commercial real estate projects to
institutional, manufacturing, energy, and processing facilities.
For more information visit the Company's website at
http://www.keithco.com/. About Habitat for Humanity of Orange
County Habitat for Humanity of Orange County is dedicated to ending
substandard housing and building strong communities. Habitat uses
non-government donations of funding, materials, professional
services and volunteer labor to build simple, decent homes which
are sold to qualified very low-income families for a 1% down
payment and a zero-interest mortgage. Mortgage payments are
recycled to build more Habitat homes. Habitat families contribute
500 hours of "sweat equity" to the program by building their own
home, helping another Habitat family build a home, or working in
some other area of the Habitat organization. Contact Information:
The Keith Companies, Inc. 19 Technology Drive Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 923-6001 (949) 923-6026 Fax http://www.keithco.com/ Contact:
Aram Keith CEO and Chairman of the Board Financial Relations Board
Tricia Ross Investor Relations (617) 520-7064 DATASOURCE: The Keith
Companies, Inc. CONTACT: Aram Keith, CEO and Chairman of the Board
of The Keith Companies, Inc., +1-949-923-6001, or Fax,
+1-949-923-6026; or Investor Relations, Tricia Ross of Financial
Relations Board, +1-617-520-7064, for The Keith Companies, Inc. Web
site: http://www.keithco.com/
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