Volunteer Archives - Cuningham Group

February 6, 2020 Design, News

Designing for Dignity: How these design professionals are taking the fight against homelessness into their own hands

Cuningham Group Principal Scott Godfrey, AIA, NCARB has a passion for helping those in need. His 30-year career is defined by a commitment to volunteerism — specifically his efforts to help reduce and fight the environmental factors that contribute to homelessness. Recently, Scott has been instrumental in an AIA Los Angeles initiative focused on mitigating..

July 16, 2018 Careers, Design

Cuningham Group Volunteers for Denver Architectural Foundation Cleworth Architecture Legacy

Our Denver office participated in an eight-week volunteer series for Denver Architectural Foundation Cleworth Architecture Legacy (DAFCAL). DAFCAL brings participating architecture firms into local K-12 schools to teach young students about the Design profession. This year, Cuningham Group was paired with two 5th grade classes at High Tech Elementary School. The sessions covered a series of..

December 7, 2017 Events, News

2017 Cuningham Group Volunteer Recap

Cuningham Group values active public service and philanthropic giving, and we are proud of the foundations and charities we support. As an organization, it is important that we find ways to contribute to the communities in which we live, work, heal, and play. Below are just some of our team’s volunteer efforts in 2017. MINNEAPOLIS..

June 14, 2017 Design

Cuningham Group Volunteers with Denver Architectural Foundation

Over a period of eight weeks, the Denver office participated in a volunteer program known as the Denver Architectural Foundation Cleworth Architecture Legacy (DAFCAL). This program brings architects into partnering local schools to expose students to architectural topics and the field in general. Each architectural firm works with a teacher to create a curriculum focused..

June 9, 2017 Events

Cuningham Group Visits with the next Generation of Architects at Career Day!

Marilyn Castro, a designer in our Culver City office, recently participated in a career day event at Today’s Fresh Start Charter School in Los Angeles. The students were thrilled to see 3D models and rendered floor plans, and a student volunteer was dressed up as an architect ready to visit a job site – complete with..

June 8, 2017 Design, Events

“Amazing Spaces, Places and Escapes: Re-imagining Tree Houses” Summer Exhibit is Open!

Architecture + Landscape Architecture Collaboration A tree house project designed by a Cuningham Group team was one of 12 creative, multi-dimensional structures made by designers, artists, architects, builders and hobbyists selected for the Reimagining Tree Houses exhibit currently on display at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The tree house, Oculus, was designed by Amy Cheever, Tyler Whitehead, Michael..

March 20, 2017 Events

Celebrating a Successful Year for Our Cuningham Group Volunteer Team

The Cuningham Group Volunteer team kicked off the first event on November 11, 2015. Since then, over 200 of our colleagues, family, and friends have contributed over 800 hours of community service. Here is what they have accomplished for our community over the past year: Packed 9,712 bags at The Sheridan Story, providing 38,848 meals to students in..

January 25, 2017 Events

The Towers of Boreas Rise!

Last night’s Moon Glow Parade kicked off the 131st Annual Saint Paul Winter Carnival! A huge crowd gathered within Cuningham Group’s Towers of Boreas, which is the centerpiece of this year’s festivities. The Carnival runs from January 26 through February 5 – so come out, join the crowd and have FUN! Thank you to our volunteer design team, large construction crew, and many companies who donated..

November 22, 2016 Events

2016 Creative Exhibition Photos: Sneak Peek

14th Annual Creative Exhibition Since 2003, Cuningham Group has hosted an annual Creative Exhibition in their Minneapolis office showcasing paintings, photography, pottery, and other works of art created by their employees. The items are sold through silent auction and proceeds are donated to a Twin Cities non-profit. This year’s beneficiary is The Sheridan Story. The..

October 20, 2016 Events

Volunteering and Why We Do It

Thank you for volunteering, and for supporting your colleagues in volunteering as well to care for the Sixth Avenue Greenway! Watering – weeding – tending the safety fence: you were terrific at them all. I greatly enjoyed meeting you and your colleagues. – Cordelia Pierson, Environment Committee Co-Chair, Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Let us start with..

April 18, 2016 Events

Cuningham Group Volunteers with the Cleworth Architectural Legacy Project

Cuningham Group team members got to spend part of last week teaching 4th and 5th grade students at Barnum Elementary about foundation, stability, and cross bracing in an activity building paper tube towers. Cuningham Group is in week two of an eight week volunteer program with the Denver Architectural Foundation – Cleworth Architectural Legacy Project,..

January 29, 2016 Events

Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Accepts Cuningham Group’s Creative Exhibition Donation

Earlier this week, Cuningham Group presented this year’s beneficiary, Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Minneapolis/St. Paul, with a “big check” from the donations collected at the 13th annual Creative Exhibition hosted in November. A big thank you to all the artists, team members, friends and family members that supported this year’s event!