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to building beautiful living and working
environments for our clients. To our team
at Prycon, it is also a phrase that embodies
our corporate belief in supporting and im-
proving the lives of others here at home and
around the world," says Stephen.
Both boys were taught by their parents at a
young age to be thankful for the blessings
that they were given. They were also taught
that people were equally rich to ”give as well
as to receive”. This lesson of giving back to
the less fortunate has been incorporated into
their company in many ways. In fact, both
brothers strongly encourage and support all
their staff to get involved in different chari-
ties throughout the region.
Some of the local and provincial charities
which Prycon has worked with include: Bar-
rie Food Bank, Barrie Women's Shelter, Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Barrie and District,
Habitat for Humanity, Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation, Gildas Club Simcoe
Muskoka, RVH Cancer Care centre, plus
many more. In addition, Matt has taken his
philanthropy internationally as he was a par-
ticipant with the Ontario Home Builders
Association (OHBA) annual conference of
building six homes in the Dominican Re-
