Photo 1: Suffolk’s Chief Operating Officer Joe Fernandez and Director of Purchasing Michael O’Donoghue
Photo 2: AlphaCladding team: (left to right) Walt Chislak, Juan Diego Ruiz, Guillermo Navarro, Roberto Banbanaste and Juan Alpizar
ESTERO, Fla. – Suffolk, one of the largest building contractors in Florida, recently held its 12thannual charitable golf tournament at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens. The event raised a record-breaking $262,000 forThe Giving Circle, a long-time grassroots fundraising group led by Suffolk employees to support friends, family, and subcontractors in times of need.
“Over the last 12 years, the annual Giving Circle Golf Tournament has raised over a $1 million and this year we surpassed our goal again and had the most successful event yet,” said Suffolk’s Chief Operating Officer Joe Fernandez. “We are incredibly thankful for our event attendees and sponsors who dedicated their time and resources to support this program. Itis amazing to see Suffolk and our partners come together to support loved ones and subcontractors who fell on hard times by raising money for The Giving Circle.”
More than 245 golfers, including more than 200 industry trade partners from 59 different companies, attended the tournament and enjoyed a kickoff breakfast, a shotgun round of golf on two beautiful courses, and an awards luncheon. Throughout the day, attendees were also given the opportunity to hear more about The Giving Circle organization.
About Suffolk
Suffolk is a national building contractor with $2.7 billion in annual revenue and offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Boston, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. We service clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, science and technology, education, federal government, gaming, aviation and commercial. The southeast region of the company was established in 1994 and was recently recognized as Engineering News Record’s 2016 Southeast Contractor of the Year.
Suffolk’s vision is to “transform the construction experience by building smart.” We believe in the power of innovation and people, and we empower our teams to think differently, work collaboratively and executive flawlessly on the most complex and sophisticated projects in the country. Our strong culture of innovation, combined with the most advanced tools such as virtual design and construction (VDC), virtual reality technologies and lean construction principles, is revolutionizing our industry and redefining what it means to be a builder.
Suffolk is a community-conscious organization dedicated to sustainable business practices and making a positive impact in the communities where we build. For more information, visit www.suffolk.comand/or follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, YouTubeand Instagram.
