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A quiet giver Dan Ryan, of Dan Ryan Builders, is rewarded for his modesty and charity with the 2015 Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Award.
By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent H earthstone and Hanley Wood ’s BUILDER magazine, together with Kohler Company , the founding sponsor, honored the first recipient of the Humanitarian Award 16 years ago. It is an award given to a builder who demonstrates a life- time commitment to charitable works. At the Hous- ing Summit in May, Dan Ryan, CEO and founder of Dan Ryan Builders (Frederick, MD), was the wor- thy winner of the 2015 Hearthstone BUILDER Hu- manitarian Award. “This award is meant to honor those in our industry who invest their time, energy, and resources to helping others. GIVING GOES BACK. Charitable giving is something that has been instilled in Ryan since childhood. And, so has homebuilding. “Homebuilding is certainly in my blood. My grand- father was a homebuilder, my dad was a home- builder, and my two brothers are homebuilders. Not only did I learn homebuilding from my dad, I learned how to give back from my dad.” Giving back is something he does very quietly, with- out fanfare or recognition. Celebrating 25 years this year, he is the 16th largest private homebuilder and
Dan Ryan, CEO and
the 35th largest homebuilder in the United States, according to the 2014 “Builder 100” list published by BUILDER magazine. Building affordable and move-up homes in Penn- sylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, North Caroli- na, and South Carolina, each local division is given charitable dollars to enrich the communities and areas where they build homes. The Dan Ryan Foun- dation has funded millions of dollars toward chari- table events and organizations over the years. Here are just a few examples of how different divi- sions have used their charitable allowances: Charleston, South Carolina: Donated 21 mattress- es, box springs, and bed frames to HALOS, which works with abused and neglected children and their caregivers, after employees there learned that some kids wind up in foster care simply because their fam- ily homes have too few beds for all of the children.
Founder, Dan Ryan Builders.
See DOING GOOD, page 12
THE ZWEIG LETTER DECEMBER 7, 2015, ISSUE 1130
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