The Actus Community Fund - A “Winn” Win

Benjamin Franklin penned “Well done is better than well said.”

Benjamin Franklin penned “Well done is better than well said.” The Actus Community Fund’s actions are loud and clear with the generous support of partners such as Winn Housing Services LLC who recently amazed ACF with a contribution of $20,000! Marc Sierra, Chairman of the Board, stated, “Winn has been our strategic partner in delivering Property Management services throughout our military housing portfolio since the inception of the program, and have shared our passion in delivering quality communities for our military families.”

Realizing we are a team in this effort to drive positive action in our communities, other vendor partners are excited to participate. Along with an Actus Lend Lease contribution of $120,000, Worthington Integrated Building Systems, Louisiana Pacific, WinWholesale National Sales and many other vendors have donated raising our total company giving to over $194,000 for ACF. Our enthusiastic employees not only volunteer their time and energy but answered the call furthering ACF good works with monetary donations. Through a variety of fundraising activities such as the Valentine Promo, Warm Hearts Project, Wounded Warrior Boundless Trail at Camp Lejeune and Haiti Relief, our employees have contributed over $8,000 surpassing any expectation.

In the second year of operation, ACF created the “Jump Start” program granting each Project site $10k and Office site $5k to establish programs in their communities targeting housing, education, health, economic development and environmental sustainability. By distributing over $46,000 to our Project and Office sites, the ACF encouraged community involvement, vendor contributions, employee volunteering and fundraising. “Jump Start” highlights:

	Fort Drum Mountain Community Homes started off with a bang and provided a detailed account of how they wanted to inspire their community. Their 4-H Camp Wabasso revitalization project involved employee volunteer efforts and vendor support.
	Parsippany office led by Adriana Puzio also showed quick action helping the Morristown Neighborhood House with teaching supplies, painting, and improving their Career Center.
	Soaring Heights Communities felt strongly about education and distributed $9250 for technological devices and school supplies supporting three different schools in their military communities.
	Tierra Vista Communities turned their funds into a renewal project for Perrin Park installing irrigation, trimming trees and shrubs, mulching, and laying sod.

ACF also created the “Seed Program” choosing ideas with a lasting partnership and a national presence and seeding $10k each with room for potential fundraising. The Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride in Nashville, Fort Hood’s Resiliency Campus, North Haven Memorial Park and the USO Community Strong events were well-received garnering healthy community and vendor support. The Army Hawaii Fisher House and Hickam Mokulele Elementary School projects have received special funding from vendors Rinnai and Overhead Door Corporation furthering community growth in Hawaii.