Brinjac employees volunteered to help with the Habitat For Humanity project. Left to right: (Front) Craig Bachik, Jeff Brinser, Jason Stoltzfus. (Back) Bob Weidner, Tara Hill, Elizabeth Cheeseman, Jeff Schrantz.

(Harrisburg, PA) - For the third consecutive year, Brinjac Engineering employees joined forces with Habitat For Humanity (HFH) to donate their knowledge and labor to help eradicate poverty housing in Dauphin County.

"It has been a wonderful experience to work with such an inspiring, professional and worthwhile organization over the years," John Brinjac, P.E., Brinjac Engineering President, said. "It is a fantastic opportunity for us to contribute our manpower and expertise in engineering to help construct adequate, safe housing in the Harrisburg area."

On May 19 through May 23, thirty-two Brinjac Engineering employees spent a week constructing three homes in Harrisburg. Each day, five to seven employees volunteered to assist with HFH projects on State Street, 13th Street and Baum Street. Lending helping hands from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm each day, Brinjac volunteers did a variety of tasks from moving new materials to various locations, to installing drywall and adhering siding to homes.

Craig Bachik prepares to work on a home in Harrisburg.

Responsible for organizing Brinjac's HFH team, Terry Reed, a Senior Electrical designer with the firm, maintains, "It's the whole philosophy of Habitat -- it's simple, it's logical, it's workable. And, there's something miraculous about it. By Friday, you find yourself saying, 'Wow, we've played a major role in providing a family within our community with a home.'"

Habitat for Humanity International is a non-profit, non-government Christian housing ministry dedicated to the eradication of substandard housing. Together with partner families, volunteers, donors and corporate sponsors, Habitat for Humanity builds one new home every 26 minutes somewhere in the world. To date, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 125,000 homes in 89 countries. For more information about Habitat for Humanity International, please visit the web site at www.habitat.org.

Engineering a better future since 1955, Brinjac Engineering, Inc., provides a variety of engineering services across the state through its fully staffed offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, Williamsport, Hunt Valley, MD, and Washington, D.C. For further information about the firm, please visit www.brinjac.com. For additional copies of this news release, please contact Karen Gross (717) 975-2148, kgross@hersheyphilbin.com, or visit the newsroom at www.hersheyphilbin.com.