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Washington’s Sixteenth Annual National Philanthroy Day Awards
Outstanding Philanthropic Small Business
Marpac Construction, LLC
Nominated by Wing Luke Asian Museum
Marpac Construction has a vision, “building the community from the ground up,” that is brings to life
through its philanthropic support and participation in the Asian Pacific American community and its
work with young people. Marpac takes seriously its obligations to support workplace diveristy, and to
provide mentorship for minority and women business owners.
Company president Donald Mar says, “I had real-life experience as a minority contrctor. As a mentor,
I’m able to work one-on-one with someone who wants to successfully compete in the construction business.
To be successful, building relationships with people who share similar values and who you’re comfortable
with is as imiportant as building housing offices.”
But the company’s work extends well beyond mentorship. Their support of community organizations has
been outstanding. Recipients of Marpac charitable contributions include: Boys and Girls Club, Boyer
Children’s Clinic, Center for Career Alternatives, Chinatown International District Business Improvement
Area, Inter*Im Community Development Association, Plymouth Housing Group, Thunderbird Little League,
Washington Asian Pacific Islander Families Against Substance Abust and the Wing Luke Asian Museum. And the list goes on.
Marpac’s support of the Wing Luke Museum has included in-kind materials and cash contributions for
several exhibitions, as well as contributions to the museum’s youth education and cultural programs.
When Marpac becomes involved, it is frequently with more than a check.
Marpac contribues to the community in other ways, providing volunteers for the annual neighborhood
spring cleanups, Chinese New Year’s celebrations and the International District Street Fair. The dragon
sculptures that grace the streets of the International District were made possible in part by the expertise
and installion help from Marpac, as is the “Another World Is Possible Drug-Free” mural on the Old Uwajimaya
Building. The company is currently at work helping with the installation of new community bulletin boards.
Since its founding in 1995, Marpac Construction has become a model for advocation on behalf of
communities of color in the work force, and in it focus on the need of youth of all ethnic backgrounds.
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