THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, May 19, 1996 TAG: 9605170265
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY MARGO M. MATEAS, CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: SUFFOLK LENGTH: Short : 46 lines
Tuesday's groundbreaking for the 28th Scholarship House, in Walnut Hill Estates, heralded the first such building project in Suffolk.
Suffolk Vice Mayor Curtis R. Milteer participated in the ceremony, attended by more than 50 people. Benchmark Building Corporation, the developer of Walnut Hill Estates, is overseeing construction of the 1,600-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home. Project completion is expected 45 days from the groundbreaking, according to project coordinator Susan Hytry of the Tidewater Builders Association.
``This home represents the coming together of the community in a joint effort to promote education among our young people,'' Hytry said.
Walnut Hill Estates is off White Marsh Road.
Since 1966, members of the Tidewater Builders Association have solicited donations of material, labor, supplies and cash to build special Scholarship Houses. Proceeds go to a scholarship fund for worthy students with financial need. Today the scholarship fund is one of the largest of its kind in the state.
Chaired by Joseph C. Addington Jr., the Tidewater Builders Association Scholarship Fund has assisted more than 175 students to continue their educations. This year, the foundation will award $50,300 in new grants to South Hampton Roads college students.
Steve Magula of Creative Homes Limited in Virginia Beach, last year's key Scholarship House builder, chose Jack Ainslie and Benchmark Building Corporation to coordinate this year's project. Benchmark is a family-owned operation with developments in Chesapeake, Franklin and Virginia Beach.
Founded in 1953, the association represents 20,000 people involved in the construction industry. Through its member programs, the association sponsors an annual home and garden show, as well as its consumer publication, New Home. The association also provides valuable training to economically disadvantaged citizens through its apprenticeship program. ILLUSTRATION: Drawing
The Tidewater Builders Association's Scholarship House
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