a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-06-26 05:08 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"61";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:42:"McCarthy Employees Go to Bat for Charities";s:9:"url_title";s:42:"mccarthy_employees_go_to_bat_for_charities";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:42:"McCarthy Employees Go to Bat for Charities";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:141:"Since its inception, McCarthy\'s Heart Hats community outreach program\'s softball tournament has raised more than $70,000 for area charities";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:30:"softball, McCarthy, tournament";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:4362:"<p><a href=\"http://www.mccarthy.com\">McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.</a>, recently hosted its 13th Annual Architect/Engineer Charity Softball Tournament.&nbsp; Under the McCarthy Heart Hats community outreach program, all proceeds from the annual event are donated to a St. Louis charity of the tournament winner\'s choosing.&nbsp; Since its inception, the event has generated more than $70,000 for area charities.<br /><br />This year, the co-ed tournament held at the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex attracted participants from 18 local architectural and engineering<br />firms. The combined team of Simms Building Group, Inc. and Trivers Associates captured first place, splitting their winnings of $3,500 between<br />Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center and the Salvation Army.&nbsp; The second place team of Horner &amp; Shifrin team elected to split its $1,500 prize between Kids in the Middle, Inc. and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. In addition to the softball competition, a grilling competition<br />rounded out the event. Six grilling teams competed for the Master Griller title, which ultimately went to PayneCrest Electric &amp; Communications.&nbsp; A<br />$1,500 donation will be made to their chosen charity, Epworth Children &amp; Family Services. <br /><br />\"Trivers has been a participant in the McCarthy Softball Tournament for a few years now, and it has always been a great experience,\" commented<br />Architectural Designer Michael Meyer, LEED AP, with Trivers Associates. \"The tournament has consistently been a great environment to raise money for charity through fun and competition. The Simms/Trivers team worked together, rising to the championship, while having fun and enjoying the atmosphere all for a great cause.\"<br /><br />Floyd Simms, president and CEO with Simms Building Group, agreed. \"This event exceeded our expectations.&nbsp; From the selection of the venue to the<br />variety of available foods, this affair was first class all the way.&nbsp; The Simms/Trivers team toughed it out to beat over a dozen other teams to win<br />the overall championship, and it was all of course for a great cause.\"<br /><br />For 13 years, the Architect/Engineer Charity Softball Tournament has generated much needed funds for St. Louis community organizations. In 2008,<br />St. Louis-based architectural and interior design firm The Lawrence Group celebrated as tournament champion, donating winnings to two local charities, Studio STL and Life Skills. Other past recipient organizations have included:&nbsp; Kids in the Middle, Camp Wartburg, Multiple Sclerosis Society,<br />Ranken Jordan, Loyola Academy of St. Louis, St. Patrick Center, Downtown YMCA, St. Louis Shriners Hospital, Alzheimer Association and Breast Cancer Research Foundation.<br /><br />\"When we started this event more than a decade ago, we saw it as a fun way to bring the local building professionals together to help make a difference in our community,\" said Scott Wittkop, president of McCarthy\'s Central Division.&nbsp; \"It is an inspiration to see the impact the tournament continues to have on those participating and the organizations it assists.\"<br /><br />In addition to McCarthy, the teams participating in this year\'s softball tournament represented the following companies:&nbsp; Burns &amp; McDonnell; Cannon<br />Design; CH2M-Hill; Chiodini Associates; EDM Inc.; Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), Inc.; Horner &amp; Shifrin, Inc.; Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; KPFF Consulting Engineers; The Lawrence Group; Maverick Technologies,LLC; McClure Engineering Associates; Oates Associates, Inc.; Peckham Guyton Albers &amp; Viets, Inc. (PGAV); Ross &amp; Baruzzini, Inc.; Simms Building Group, Inc.; Trivers Associates; and Volz Engineering.<br /><br />The six teams competing in the grilling competition were:&nbsp; Hilti North America; Industrial Sheet Metal Erectors, Inc.; Maverick Technologies, LLC;<br />Negwer Materials, Inc.; PayneCrest Electric &amp; Communications; and T.J. Wies Contracting, Inc. <br /><br />Founded in 1864, McCarthy is one of the oldest privately held construction firms in the nation.&nbsp; The McCarthy Heart Hats community outreach program is dedicated to encouraging, supporting and recognizing McCarthy employees\' volunteer efforts in employees\' communities.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"61";}