Which lucky child deserves to have their home rebuilt or restored?
For those of you who thought Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder didn’t come in children’s sizes, there’s the House for a Child Essay Contest. I’ve received an email promoting the contest.
Entitled “House for a Child” Essay Contest, EPCO construction has agreed to give away $100,000 to the student (age 8-18 yrs.) that can best describe why he/she deserves to have their house rebuilt or restored for their family. The money will be used to either purchase a new home or provide restoration to his/her current home.
This contest presents a great opportunity for residents in these communities because it encourages their children to be more proactive and conscious of restoring their damaged neighborhoods. It also allows media outlets to showcase the increase in overall awareness of the current restoration efforts to a local and national population.
From the contest website says, “Write an essay: ‘Why My Family Deserves a House.’” The heading of the page reads, “Which lucky child deserves to have their home rebuilt or restored?”
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I want to introduce myself. I am David one of the owners of Epco. In fact I am president of general construction. First I would like to say this is a project that is very near and dear to our hearts. We have completed over 400 projects and have more work then we know what to do with. The essay contest and helping families is our hobby. We have been blessed so from our point of view we are obligated to give back.
I believe all of the children deserve a home but we can’t do it all by ourselves. So we create a spark. We at Epco will find it very difficult to pick only one. In fact we will be using the letters to show what these kids think and feel by way of an essay. And I believe we can do more and recruit companies help with this endeavor.
I will share what we have noticed by way of the essays. Most of the letters “around 70%” describe a contractor running out on them and their families with large amounts of money and without a completed home. I could not believe that there were so many contractors hurting these families. When we announce the winner we also shed light on some bad contractors. And just maybe we can get the attention of some people and originations that might be willing to help.
I propose this question. Is it worst to have an essay contest to build not only a home but help restore the quality of life or even restore a little faith in humanity. Or by reading most of your comments you would prefer Epco not give back because the children can’t handle not winning a contest. You are hurting the kids with your closed minded thinking.
Let me clue you in on a few things about these children. These kids have been through so much and they don’t need anymore false hope. Epco can provide for one child and their family. This is the way we make a difference with no apologies. After reading the some of the letters I believe the children are stronger then we give them credit for. I would hope responsible adults would take the time to find out about company that has only good intensions and maybe get on board. Don’t promote the company promote the idea.