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\u201cThere\u2019s a time of a week or two after incidents like this where it\u2019s just so hard for\u00a0people because people are trying to organize stuff \u2014 but maybe that doesn\u2019t happen for three [or] four weeks,\u201d Black said. \u201cWe tried to hit it as quickly as we could and got some goods out there, and I know it blessed a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Black loves every type of giving, whether it is done personally or as a community effort. Any time there is a spirit of giving, Black said, he wants to be involved. Often, Black\u2019s entire family is a part of it. For the past three years, Blacks Buildings has done a big Christmas event, giving gifts to kids in the community \u2014 Black\u2019s whole family is at the giveaway handing out presents. For Black, each event is a tremendous blessing \u2014 the joy of giving is much greater than the joy of receiving, Black said. For his kids, however, each event is a teaching moment, as it is important to Black and his wife, Ashlee, that his children are able to give back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy kids are extremely blessed, but they are also very well grounded,\u201d Black said. \u201cThey assist in picking out the toys and handing them out. Not every kid likes the same stuff, and they help to make sure that each kid gets something that they like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blacks Buildings does a lot in the community, but Black said it isn\u2019t that the business does the work but that the business supports the work he, his family, and his co-workers do. Their generosity with their time and labor, as well as their money, is an inspiration \u2014 especially to those who don\u2019t have money to give. After all, there is more than one way to be generous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo me, the time is really where it\u2019s at,\u201d Black said. \u201cYou want the real joy? Put your boots on the ground and go out there and do it yourself.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CONSTRUCTION CAN be a sweaty, dirty job, and shed manufacturing is no different. But Matthew Black of Blacks Buildings isn\u2019t afraid to get his hands dirty for his business or for the community. As a modular certified home builder, Blacks Buildings constructs sheds, outbuildings, barns, and other portable structures. The company\u2019s long history of generosity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":22522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lebanon","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n