Colorado Real Estate Journal - March 18, 2015
Turner Construction’s Denver business unit raised $1,000 that enabled four first-grade classes at Coronado Hills Elementary in north Denver to go on an end-of-the-year field trip. The money was raised through individual employee donations at Turner’s holiday party. Turner employees visited the school Feb. 5 to present the donation to the classes and led a marshmallow-build project. The employees broke into four teams and talked with the students about Turner Construction, showed them pictures of buildings Turner has built, demonstrated personal protective equipment, and spent an hour helping them create their marshmallow buildings. School hiring needs, decreased grant money and more students meant that, without Turner’s donation, students would not have had the opportunity to participate in a field trip all year. Coronado Hills serves a high-needs population, with many students receiving free/reduced lunches. A significant number of the 560 students are English language learners. Turner employees who participated in the school visit heard student comments such as, “I hope I can be in construction when I grow up. It’s SO cool!” “You can guys can come back and be our substitute teachers whenever our teachers are out” and “Turner rules!”