HomeAid Northern Virginia and Builder Captain   Knutson Companies have put the finishing touches on more than 7,000 square feet of space at The Women Giving Back (WGB) Store, where women and children from local service providers shop for free clothing and accessories every month. The $36,000 addition, adjacent to The Store's existing retail space, essentially doubled The Store's capacity and will ultimately allow WGB to add weekday shopping hours to its monthly schedule.

 

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Make plans now to attend one of the season's best career-builders: The Builders & Friends BBQ on June 23! You'll join hundreds of colleagues (with the opportunity to talk one-on-one with up to 25 presidents and executives of the region's biggest building companies) all while playing cornhole, feasting on all-you-can-eat BBQ, and sampling from an open beer and wine bar.

 

John and Sara Darvish

John Darvish, founder and president of John Darvish Construction and Darvish Interiors, has served on the HomeAid Northern Virginia Board of Directors for nine years and as a HANV trade partner for m any years prior to that. He has become known as not only a frien d to HANV, but also as a member of the building community who consistently steps up when there is a need. Find out what drives his commitment to community service and to HomeAid.

A: Because I was very involved as a trade partner, served on several trade councils, and because of my active community work, HANV approached me in 2007 to see if I would join the Board of Directors. I accepted, and shortly thereafter, realized that . . .