September 01, 2005

FORT BELVOIR, VA. - At its Second Annual Charity Golf Classic on August 31, Clark Pinnacle Family Communities raised $114,000, which was split between Fort Belvoir Youth Sports and the Army Emergency Relief (AER) of Fort Belvoir, with each group receiving $57,000 each.

More than 130 golfers participated in the four-person scramble at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club, including representatives from Clark Pinnacle, the Army Residential Communities Initiative office, and the many consulting and subcontracting firms working on the housing revitalization efforts at Fort Belvoir.

“This [money] comes at a great time,” said Jerry Arrington, director of the Fort Belvoir Youth Sports program. “We’re at a time where we’ve run out of money and can’t spend any more until the next fiscal year [which begins Oct. 1], so this will really help us get the football program started.”

“It is the support of caring people and organizations like Clark Pinnacle that ensures our important mission will continue,” said Juanita McKeown, AER officer. “In its 63 years of service, the Army Emergency Relief, through its hard work and generosity, has helped more than 3 million people.”

Clark Pinnacle is working in unison with Fort Belvoir and the Department of the Army to design, construct, and operate military family housing communities at Fort Belvoir. Clark Pinnacle is a joint venture between Clark Realty Capital, an award-winning real estate development and construction firm in Bethesda, Md., and Pinnacle, American Management Services Company, of Seattle.

“We are thrilled by the outpouring of support and generosity at this year’s event,” said Casey Nolan, development executive for Clark Realty Capital. “And at a time when our troops are sacrificing so much for all of us, we are thankful for the opportunity to give back to the community by supporting the great work of AER and Fort Belvoir Youth Sports.”

Gold sponsors included Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc., KVS, Mid-South Building Supply Inc., Pillsbury Winthrop, Shaw Pittman, Smitty’s Building Supplies, and Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc. Silver sponsors included Bowman Consulting Group, Breeden Mechanical, Complete Landscaping, Crown Column and Millwork, DuPont, Dutko Worldwide, Dyncorp, GeMROI & Ultra Hardware, Institute for Building Technology and Safety, Infrasource/Mid-Atlantic Pipeliners, Ista North America, Land America, Masonry Design, McFall & Berry Landscape Management Inc., Merrill Lynch, Monumental Millwork, Neal, Gerber and Eisenberg LLP, Resnick Group, Shirley Contracting Company, LLC, Trussway Ltd., Verizon Avenue, and Wolf Block. Bronze sponsors included AAA Recycling and Trash Removal Services, The Care of Trees, Certainteed, CST Environmental, Delta, Dollar Concrete, East Coast Millwork, Eperience, F.W. Harris, Fishel, Geotechnical Consulting & Testing, Inc. Georgia Pacific, Harry Braswell, Inc., Home Depot, IES, Marathon Cleaners, Moen, Nspects, Parker Rodriguez, Parksite Group, Patton Boggs, Poly-Tech East, Inc., Richter & Associates, RKtects, Shaw Contract Group, Trimont Advisors, and Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.

None of the funds dedicated to the Belvoir Family Housing program were used toward the event. The annual charity golf tournament is neither endorsed nor sponsored by the Department of Defense or the Department of the Army.

Army Emergency Relief (AER) is a private nonprofit organization incorporated in 1942 by the Secretary of War and the Army Chief of Staff. AER's sole mission is to help soldiers and their dependents. AER is the Army's own emergency financial assistance organization and is dedicated to "Helping the Army Take Care of Its Own." AER provides commanders a valuable asset in accomplishing their basic command responsibility for the morale and welfare of soldiers. AER funds are made available to commanders having AER Sections to provide emergency financial assistance to soldiers - active and retired - and their dependents when there is a valid need.

Fort Belvoir Youth Sports offers various opportunities for children to participate in sports. Sports programs include basketball, football, soccer, baseball, and cheerleading. The program is expanding to provide support for children from age 3 to 18.

Clark Realty is a fully integrated national real estate and construction company offering a broad base of services including development, capital markets, construction, investment management, and real estate strategies. Founded in 1906, the Clark organization has become one of the country's premier real estate companies and the largest privately held general building contractor in the nation. Clark is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., with regional offices strategically located throughout the United States.

Pinnacle, an American Management Services Company, is an international real estate investment management firm headquartered in Seattle. Pinnacle's portfolio, valued at more than $7.5 billion, includes properties in 42 states and 266 cities in the United States. Pinnacle manages more than 125,000 residential units nationwide. Pinnacle was recently awarded the 2005 "Property Management Company of the Year" Award from the National Association of Home Builders.