P. Agnes, Inc. was awarded for performing some of the construction industry’s best charitable work in 2019 for its Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House Chestnut Street Expansion Project. As a result, the group was named an AGC in the Community Award Member Special Recognition Winner by the charitable arm of the Associated General Contractors of America, AGC Charities, Inc during the association’s annual convention in Las Vegas.
“These award winners have left a lasting impression in their communities and in the hearts of those they’ve helped,” said Mike Anderson, chairman of AGC Charities and senior vice president at American Global LLC. “They are inspiring examples of the great work and selfless acts current and future contractors perform every day in every part of the country.”
As the first Ronald McDonald House in the country, this facility has served for 45 years as a space for severely ill children to receive treatment with the comfort of their families nearby, and spawned the development of hundreds more across the country. The Philadelphia house desperately needed additional bedrooms, as it had space to support only one in five families in need. P. Agnes donated over one hundred hours of free or discounted preconstruction services and worked to galvanize the local construction industry into donating hundreds of thousands of dollars in labor and materials. The completed project will allow the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House to serve an additional 1,110 families, increasing available room nights to 40,150 from 16,425.
AGC in the Community Award winners are selected by a panel of judges representing all areas of construction. Award entries were evaluated based on the level of commitment, the scope of the philanthropic efforts and the quality of the benefits to the community.
