Artisan Group™ Helps Out U.S. Vets

AUSTIN, Texas – Artisan Group countertop fabricators across America raised more than $32,000 at the group’s third national granite yard sale, “Counters For A Cause,” to help Homes for Our Troops build specially adapted homes for veterans.

Click photo to enlargeHomeowners purchased stone remnants and slabs at discounted prices from members of the North American fabricators network and helped a veteran at the same time. Since 2011, Artisan Group members have raised a total nearing $100,000 for Homes for Our Troops. 

The top fundraisers in 2013 are Construction Resource in Decatur, Ga., raising more than $8,000; Duracite of Fairfield, Calif., with more than $6,000, and Eastern Surfaces in Allentown, Pa. and Rocky Mountain Stone in Albuquerque, N.M., both raising nearly $3,000.

Other Artisan Group members who participated in Counters For A Cause or donated to Homes For Our Troops include AHI Stoneworks in Hot Springs, Ark.; Wood Dimensions in Cleveland; Top Master in Kansas City, Kan.; Hoffman Fixtures in Tulsa, Okla.; Trindco in Suffolk, Va.; Innovative Surfaces in Hastings, Minn.; Blume’s Solid Surfaces in Pittsburgh; Lakeside Solid Surfaces in Norton Shores, Mich.; Surface Products in Cornelius, N.C.; and Solid Tops in Easton, Md.

“Giving back to the veterans who have sacrificed for us through our Counters For A Cause fundraiser is an honor for the Artisan Group,” says Chad Seiders, Artisan Group executive director. “The funds help build homes for these veterans, that improve their quality of life, and we are happy to be a small part of that life-changing project.”

“For the third year, the Artisan Group has stepped up to support our nation’s heroes through Counters For A Cause. Homes for Our Troops truly appreciates the selfless fundraising efforts of such a patriotic organization,” says U.S. Army Maj. Gen. General Timothy P. McHale (Ret.), president and director of Homes for Our Troops.  “It’s because of the support from companies like the Artisan Group throughout this country, we are able to restore freedom and independence to our severely injured veterans through the gift of a specially adapted home.”

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