Builders Care and Engle Homes
Team up with the Boselli Foundation
 Although Builders Care helps families in need, the focus this time turned to the community. The Russell Bill Cook Park Community Center was revamped in August by Builders Care, Engle Homes, the Northeast Florida Builders Association Masonry Council and trades partners. Children in the community can now come to the center after school and get homework help.
The Boselli Foundation will run the community center, located at 3300 Jones Street. The center will be open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m, open to the community from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., and closed from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m so children can be tutored.
"We were all blessed to be part of a great project. It's important that private sectors in the community give back, instead of just relying on the government to help," said Andy Chambers, president of Engle Homes. "The community needs to take back the community," he said.
The NEFBA Masonry Council and many other companies came together to work on the new community center.
"This is a perfect example, outside of city government, of how regular contractors can get together and help the community," said Robert Carlton, general manager for Carlton-Walker Masonry.
This is the second time that Builders Care has teamed up with Tony Boselli, founder of The Boselli Foundation, to work on a center. In addition to renovations on the original building, a new wing was added, equipped with a library, classroom, common area and a computer room.
"It's exciting to get the second Youth Life Learning Center opened. It will help us accomplish what our mission is, and that is to help children in Jacksonville become champions," Boselli said. He also said that he would like to build another community center this year.
Rita Williams, owner of Merchandising Plus, added the finishing touches to the center. "It was one of the best experiences we ever had. Builders Care is a hard working group and it was a pleasure to work on something that will benefit the community," Williams said. Builders Care hopes to refurbish at least two more community centers this year.
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