Homebuilder honored with public service award. (Transcripts).Presentation of a prestigious public service award to Robert J. Strudler, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Lennar Corp., one the nation's largest homebuilders, has been heartily endorsed by the New Jersey Division of U.S. Home, a member of the Lennar Family of Builders. Strudler was honored at January's International Builders Show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. with the distinguished Hearthstone hearth·stone n. 1. Stone used in the construction of a hearth. 2. Family life; the home. 3. A soft stone or composition of pipe clay and pulverized stone used for scouring and whitening hearths or doorsteps. Builder Lifetime Public Service Award--presented to industry leaders each year who have performed exemplary service to the community. The award, which includes a prize of $250,000 for the recipient's favorite charity, is presented by Builder Magazine, a prominent industry publication, in partnership with Hearthstone Advisors, a national homebuilding financier. While the presentation--and a cover story in the February issue of Builder--focused on Strudler's long-standing work with Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. and Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. , he has also been involved in many more children's charitable services, notes Greg Snyder, president of U.S. Home's New Jersey Division. These include the founding of a school for developmentally challenged children in Houston run by his wife, Ruth, and fund-raising for students at the Monk Hillmeyer golf tournaments in Florida. |
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