Courtesy Saratoga Builders Association
The Saratoga Builders Association presented checks totaling $10,000 to two area charities, the result of money raised from this year’s Showcase of Homes event.
Funds went to Rebuilding Together Saratoga County and Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties.
This year, the live 2020 Saratoga Showcase of Homes tour, where people buy tickets and physically visit the homes, was cancelled due to health and safety concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year’s edition of the Saratoga Showcase of Homes was a “re-imagined” event in the form of a one-hour TV show special hosted by CBS-6 News Anchor Liz Bishop.
There were 12 builders featured in the program, which aired on CBS-6 and CW-15.
“This was only accomplished with the help of donations from the public along with the generous support of our sponsors and builders, as there were no ticket sales this year, which normally make up the charitable contribution,” the builders association said in a news release.
The Saratoga Builders Association has donated nearly $1.3 million dollars to local charities from home tour event over the years.
The show can still be viewed on the event website at www.saratogashowcaseofhomes.com.
The 2021 Saratoga Showcase of Homes dates, celebrating 25 years of exceptional homes, has been scheduled for Sept. 18-19, 25-26 and Oct. 2-3.
The Saratoga Builders Association membership includes residential and commercial builders, developers, remodelers, building material suppliers, sub-contractors, financial institutions, architects, engineers, realtors, attorneys and other industry professionals.
For more information, please visit www.saratogabuilders.org or contact Barry Potoker, executive director at 518-366-0946 or bpotoker@saratogabuilders.org.