Master Builder's Association Recives Brass Hammer Award for Community Service

MBA and the BNY Mellon Charitable Foundation Honored with the Brass Hammer Award for Their Continuous Support of Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh , PA – The Master Builders’ Association (MBA) was honored for its community service at Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh’s annual fundraiser, Club Noir, on Friday, July 31st at the Westin Hotel and Convention Center. The MBA and the BNY Mellon Charitable Foundation were the inaugural recipients of the RTP Brass Hammer Award.

The Brass Hammer Award was developed by RTP to recognize an organization with a rich history of generous support of RTP’s mission and work. It is fitting for RTP to honor the MBA, the organization responsible for launching RTP and continues to this day to house RTP at their location.

“Christmas In April, as RTP was known when it was launched, has grown beyond my wildest imagination, from the MBA staff working with the Carpenters Union to repair a home or two in the early years to today when RTP has its own staff repairing over thirty homes in one day during the last Saturday of April each year,” said Jack Ramage, Executive Director of the MBA.

About RTP: Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh preserves and revitalizes houses and communities, assuring that homeowners in need, particularly those who are elderly or disabled, live in warmth, safety and independence. Our goal is to make a sustainable impact in Allegheny County in partnership with the community. For more information on RTP, visit www.rebuildingtogether-pgh.org.

About MBA: Since 1886, MBA contractors have set the standard in Western PA for construction excellence by investing in a skilled workforce, implementing award-winning safety programs and offering the best in management expertise. For more information on the MBA, please call 412-922-3912 or visit www.mbawpa.org.