GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Mechanical contractor and fabricator Andy J. Egan Co. (Egan) has completed the Egan $100k Community Giveaway – its pledge to donate $100,000 to area charities in 2019. More than 200 charities applied and 10 were selected to each receive $10,000. Egan announced one of the recipients each month from February through November as part of the company’s yearlong celebration of its 100th anniversary.
The ten charities listed below have a variety of missions but share the goal of building a stronger West Michigan community – whether through services like support for veterans and students or necessities like diapers and fresh produce.
Heartside Gleaning Initiative collects excess produce from farmers’ markets and transports it to the low-income neighborhood of Heartside and surrounding communities for distribution to individuals, food pantries and free and low-cost meal programs.
Camp Sunshine offers people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to attend camp in a safe, caring and inclusive environment.
Covenant House Michigan Grand Rapids Campus is a faith-based, nonprofit organization that provides hope to homeless, runaway and at-risk youth ages 18-24.
The 3 Mile Project is a non-profit community youth center dedicated to providing a safe, fun and encouraging place where West Michigan youth can be part of a positive community.
St. Luke’s Diaper Bank works to provide an adequate and reliable supply of diapers and baby wipes to caregivers and children experiencing diaper need in the Kalamazoo area.
The YMCA’s Back to School Bash is a free family event that works to lessen the economic hardship of back-to-school shopping for families in the Grand Rapids community.
Rise Community Center operates Spark, an afterschool program in Jenison and Hudsonville elementary schools that serves often marginalized students.
Access of West Michigan aims to cultivate holistic solutions to poverty. Specifically, its Congregation Connections program helps churches in Kent County serve neighbors with free casework services and community development training.
Susan Mast ALS Foundation supports ALS patients, their families and caregivers living in West Michigan. The charity recently started a voice banking program to help patients preserve messages and speech in their own words.
Folds of Honor is a nonprofit that grants scholarships to the family members of fallen and disabled service members.
“For 100 years, the West Michigan area has blessed us with continuous work, and because of that, we’ve had a hand in constructing so many of the region’s iconic buildings,” said Tom Jasper, chairman of Egan. “But we recognize that physical structures are not the only way to build a community. There are so many organizations doing amazing work to make this region a wonderful place to live and work. We want to thank them for their contributions and help make an even bigger impact.”
Egan has been a part of the Grand Rapids community since its establishment as a heating company in 1919, by Mr. Andy Egan. After Mr. Egan’s death in 1932, the company’s Vice President and longtime employee, Harold Jasper, purchased the company. Since that time, it has remained family-owned and today is led by the fourth generation of Jaspers. The past 100 years have added a suite of services to the business, including mechanical contracting, Design-Build, fabrication, controls, construction technology and 24/7 service. Egan has installed and renovated the mechanical systems of some of the region’s largest and most complicated projects, including the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, JW Marriott, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Van Andel Institute and DeVos Convention Center, to name a few.
All recipients of the Egan $100k Community Giveaway can be found at www.Egan100.com, as well as on the company’s Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram pages.