Chad Seiders, Gina Covell of Artisan Group Present the $32,000 check to Homes for Our Troops representative Marine Corporal Neil Frustaglio

Atlanta Kitchen was proud to make the Counters for a Cause national yard sale of Artisan Group a success – helping to raise $32,000 for Homes for Our Troops, a group that builds specially adapted homes for wounded veterans. By working together with fabricators all across the country, this event was made a stirring success for veterans.

Artisan Group Executive Director Chad Seiders presented the proceeds check to Homes for Our Troops representative and beneficiary marine Corporal Neil Frustaglio. Corporal Frustaglio was happy to accept the substantial donation, which will go directly to veterans, who need homes specially adapted to aid with their unique injuries. These adaptations are for both safety and mobility, to keep veterans out of wheelchairs and able to live life as they did before their sacrifice for their country.

Atlanta Kitchen and Construction Resources feel privileged to give back to soldiers that have given their blood, sweat and part of themselves to defend our rights and freedoms. This donation has been a great end to the “Counter for a Cause” sales event, and with such a considerable start we are excited to see how much we can raise by making “Counters for a Cause” into an annual event to give back.

Until next year’s “Counters for a Cause,” be sure to check our December to Remember sales event at our indoor Slab Gallery at 224 Rio Circle, Decatur, Ga. 30030, or see our wide selection on our website www.constructionresourcesusa.com.

Homes for Our Troops is committed to helping those who have selflessly served our country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries since September 11, 2001. It aims to honor to assist severely injured Servicemen and Servicewomen and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and to coordinate the process of building a home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently. Homes are provided at not cost to the Veterans they serve.

When you take advantage of reduced prices that weekend at Construction Resources, The Artisan Group will donate 3 percent of its proceeds to Homes for Our Troops.

The Artisan Group offers the highest quality granite and wood surfaces imported from the best sources around the globe. Construction Resources then uses proven and accredited manufacturing techniques to fabricate and install stunning countertops that will last a lifetime.

For more information on Artisan products, visit the Construction Resources website.

Sale specials at Construction Resources include:

• 15% off all 100 Cambria Quartz Countertops in Stock. Good for Friday and Saturday only.
• Granite Remnants from $19 SF – Ready to Install.
• Granite Remnants drastically reduced to $8 SF. Fabrication and installation Separate.
• Stainless Steel Sinks from $19
• Cosentino ECO countertops from $39 Installed
• Cambria Colors of the Clearance Sale. 3 Cambria Colors at 35% off.
• FREE Cambria Cheese Board OR FREE Kitchen Faucet to first 10 Purchasers of 40 SF or more or $1,000.
• 3CM Cosentino Silestone from $39 SF.
• 15% off Showroom prices on all materials in entire Slab Gallery and Slab Yard. Over 3,000 slabs on site.
• 15% off Showroom Pricing on natural Stone, Ceramic, and Porcelain Tile.
• 15% off Showroom Prices on Shaw and Mohawk Carpet as well as other brands installed.
• 15% off Showroom Prices on all Hardwood Floor Brands. Installed.
• 15% off Showroom prices on all Frameless Glass Shower Doors . Installed.
• 15% off Framed Shower Doors. Installed.
• 15% off Mirrors and Mirror Wraps.
• 15% off Bath Hardware.
• 15% off Major Sink Brands including Kohler, Blanco, Artisan, Titan, Copper Potter, etc.
• Fireplace Log Sets drastically reduced. Cash and Carry only. Install not included.
• Cultured Marble Vanity tops for $35 each.
• Cultured Marble Bath Tubs from $250 each.
• Cultured Marble Shower Pans from $100 each.
• Acrylic Whirlpool Bath Tubs from $50 each.
• Spectra Brown Granite Countertops $34 SF.
• Cash and carry Remnants of Natural Stone from $25 each.
• Quartz Remnants from $10 SF plus Template Fab and Install.
• 15% off Vetrazzo Recycled Glass Countertops. In Stock Material Only.

The artwork, the Seed Bench at Peachtree Center, was designed by Kellen Minor.

“Corian is often thought of as simply a countertop surface,” said Mitch Hires, co-owner of Construction Resources. “The Light Up Atlanta installations show the true versatility of Corian as well as the talent of the Atlanta design community.”

In the “Light Up Atlanta” project, C.H. Briggs commissioned Atlanta’s local artists to incorporate Corian into a work of art representing what Atlanta signifies for them. For his inspiration, Minor drew on his experiences of moving to the city when he was young, comparing them to the germination of a seed. Blue and white LED lights were used to simulate roots and leaves, which are a metaphor for growth and opportunity.

Atlanta Kitchen received sheets of DuPont Corian and fashioned the material  per Minor’s design. Corian is a durable and flexible solid-surface material suitable for a wide range of design applications.

Image courtesy of DuPont Corian

Atlanta Kitchen provided several services for concrete slabs that were donated by J. Aaron Cast Stone. The slabs were used as concrete countertops in the Inspiration House kitchen, serving as one of the room’s focal points.

The house was one of four on display at the 40^th annual Cathedral Antiques Show & Tour of Homes from the Episcopal Church Women of the Cathedral of St. Philip. All of the proceeds from the event went to H.E.R.O. for Children, an organization that helps children affected by HIV-AIDS.

Construction Resources’ support of the local community comes from a desire to give something back to the surrounding area. The company has worked with HomeAid Atlanta and UMCH in the past and is always looking for new opportunities to provide the citizens of Atlanta with a better future.

For more information about Construction Resources, visit http://www.constructionresourcesusa.com.

The Decatur-based facility was built in the 1970s as a way to teach underprivileged children skills that would last them a lifetime. Since that time, the kitchen has fallen on hard times and is in dire need of repairs and renovations. There is currently a project underway to restore the facility to working order and to replace the aging cabinetry and appliances. Because of donations from Construction Resources and other metro-Atlanta companies, workers have begun construction on the kitchen. Once the project is complete, the facility will be run by volunteers and UMCH staff who will teach cooking skills to children 11 to 18.

Construction Resources is proud to help strengthen the community in which it works.

“We are pleased that we could contribute to such a worthy cause,” said Mitch Hires, president of Construction Resources. “We understand the importance of teaching young people the ability to be self-sufficient.”

In addition to the UMCH, Construction Resources has donated generously to HomeAid Atlanta over the years, helping to provide housing for temporarily homeless families in Atlanta.

For more information about the company, visit http://www.constructionresourcesusa.com/index.html.

The most recent project was just completed in Rockdale County. Atlanta Kitchen provided vanity tops for eight apartment units at Phoenix Pass, a project we worked on in conjunction with HomeAid Atlanta. Phoenix Pass just celebrated the grand opening of these single family apartments in Conyers which will provide help for temporarily homeless women and children. The apartments are designed to feel like home with a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Residents can stay up to two years, and will receive help with budgeting, job training and guidance in family care and management.

This apartment building is EarthCraft certified, meaning it meets stringent environmental and energy standards. Another apartment building is planned, which will also be EarthCraft certified.

The transitional housing will be a great asset to the Rockdale County area and Construction Resources is proud to be a part of the project.

Atlanta Kitchen, Inc., a subsidiary of Construction Resources, donated countertops and sinks to the duplex. To be specific, the company installed Staron and Corian solid surface countertops as well as stainless steel sinks with backplashes in all of the units. As one of over 50 trade partners for the project, Construction Resources was honored during the dedication ceremony.

The ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony, which was held on March 30th, signifies the opening the College Park duplex. It took a year of renovations and donations from the local home building industry, but Tapestry Youth Ministries will now be able to serve young mothers between the ages of 18 and 23 (with their existing facilities, the non-profit organization servers teen mothers aged 14 to 17).

Great job Atlanta Kitchen, Inc. Thanks to your generosity, many homeless women and children will be able to get on their feet and on the right track to living an independent lifestyle.

During the past four years, Construction Resources has donated and installed a combination of kitchen countertops, cultured marble vanity tops, sinks, mirrors and wire shelving for five transitional housing projects. Most recently, we partnered with HomeAid Atlanta on Phoenix Pass in Conyers. The 8-unit apartment building and community center is being designed to serve homeless single mothers with children. Construction Resources is providing eco-friendly countertops to the project, which will be EarthCraft House certified once complete. The other four housing projects in which Construction Resources partnered with HomeAid include HomeStretch, Community Advanced Practice Nurses, My House and Tapestry Youth Ministries.

We hope you will consider supporting HomeAid Atlanta as well.  You can contact them at 678-775-1401 or www.HomeAidAtlanta.org.

Atlanta Kitchen, Inc. has been a supporter of Project Playhouse for several years – as both a trade partner on a number of playhouses and as a volunteer, selling raffle tickets at the Playhouse Village. This year, the specialty provider of kitchen products has donated material and installation of granite countertops in Camp Tranquility, a playhouse being built by Dan DeJiacomo Custom Homes. Camp Tranquility is a whimsical mountain lodge featuring shiplap and cedar shake siding, a stacked stone front porch, chimney, swing, hardwood floors, chandelier, sink, undercounter refrigerator, faux fireplace with a 32” flat panel television, and lots of toys for endless fun. Visit the playhouse village at The Avenue Forsyth September 19 through October 10 to see Camp Tranquility and all the other playhouses.

An elegant but practical natural quartz surface, Cambria has that natural look and feel of granite, but is superior in performance – it is maintenance-free and nonporous with unparalleled strength and durability.

According to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park staff, the VIPs in the Cadillac Club are impressed by the new Cambria countertops and frequently comment on them. For those of you that have not been to the Cadillac Club at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, the space offers VIPs a place to relax before and during an event. Located in the Lower West Plaza, the Cadillac Club features two outside patio areas, inside seating, premium food and beverage service with a full bar, live video feeds of events, special menu items and private restrooms.

The Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park is located in Alpharetta, GA, just north of Atlanta in Fulton County. It is an award-winning venue that brings top entertainment and hosts community events year-round. Atlanta Kitchen was pleased to take part in  the upgrades at the Cadillac Club.