The Buff & Scrub initiative, which was coordinated through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education, was designed to allow schools in the District of Columbia in need of some repair to receive donated help over the summer by local developers, contractors, architects, and other trade organizations. SIGAL Construction was excited to have this opportunity to roll up its sleeves and get involved.

SIGAL was assigned Key Elementary school and in conjunction with two of our subcontractors, Truland System, Inc. and Joshua Construction, has been performing work throughout the summer in an effort to fix doors, repair playground equipment, patch roofing, touch up paint, and rewire electrical work. The final day of the Buff & Scrub was August 8, 2008 when SIGAL closed its corporate office at noon and sent its staff to give the school a deep cleaning before the students returned for the 2008 - 2009 school year.

A staff of about 30 SIGAL employees scrubbed walls, cleaned windows and doors, washed chairs and spent an afternoon weeding the school "Butterfly" garden.

"The Buff & Scrub initiative is a wonderful program we are proud to have taken part in", said Gerald R. Sigal, President of SIGAL Construction. "My entire staff was excited to be a part of the process and to have the opportunity to give back to our community."

SIGAL would like to thank the Mayor's Office for the opportunity to contribute to this valuable initiative and the trade organizations who partnered with us this summer, without their efforts we could not have completed the work. Thank you to Truland System, Inc. and Joshua Construction, Inc. for their generous support. Additionally, we would like to acknowledge David Landeryou, Principal of Key Elementary and his wonderful staff for their help in coordinating all our efforts and their positivity throughout the process. This was a wonderful experience we hope to be a part of for years to come.

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