National Golf Tournament to Support Fallen Construction Workers’ Families

Multiple OEMs host golf fundraiser to support Construction Angels’ ongoing work ahead of CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026

Construction Angels, Inc., headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides immediate financial assistance and grief counseling to the children (19 years and younger) and spouse left behind when a construction worker is involved in an accidental work-related fatality. We offer construction scholarship opportunities to qualified applicants and additional scholarships to surviving children of a fallen worker. The charity began in Lighthouse Point, Florida, in 2011 and as of press time supports families in 33 states

As we continue to grow in helping families across the USA, companies and their employees are showing more and more interest in supporting our fundraisers. Every dollar raised helps to get one step closer to ensuring no construction family has to face loss alone. Many of our fundraisers sell out, with many new and growing events coming online. Just by attending one of our events, supporting us on social media, communicating with others about our charity, or sponsoring an event at the state level, you are a part of helping our charity help construction families in the industry.

Hannah Garison of Riggs Caterpillar in Arkansas has joined the Construction Angels family as a state representative for the organization. Garison, Ronyak, Marisol Duvic, and country western performer Angie K visited during the NAWIC “Leading Builders. Building Leaders.” conference in Boston. Photo courtesy of Construction Angels

A National Opportunity

We are enthusiastic about sharing our upcoming national golf fundraiser, to be held Monday, March 2, 2026, the day before CONEXPO-CON/AGG opens in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas National Golf Fundraiser, hosted by SoCal JCB, Southwest JCB and Core & Main will be held at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Course. This fundraiser will help families in states that need additional funds to support them when tragedy strikes.

Every dollar raised in our organization allows us to say “yes” when we hear about an accidental fatality in our industry. Our national events bring together construction leaders, advocates, and partners from across the country—raising visibility, funds, and spirits. This friendly gathering, open to anyone in the construction industry, combines compassion, camaraderie, and competition all in one day to support the families behind the steel-toe boots and safety vests. You can golf with your customers, enjoy lunch and appetizers for a great cause, and be back in time to kick start the largest construction tradeshow in North America. Also meet Austin Maddon of SoCal JCB, our new Construction Angels State Representative for California.

During the NAWIC annual conference, attendees had plenty of time for networking and building up our industry’s leaders. Photo courtesy of Construction Angels

Many of our other fundraisers are hosted by regional, national, and even internationally recognized companies that believe Construction Angels is the charity of our construction industry, helping when tragedy occurs, bringing hope to “one of our own” when they need it the most. This past year’s success would not have been possible without the incredible partners who made our events unforgettable. Our charity and board of directors would like to give a huge thank you to:

• Dobbs Equipment (Florida)
• United Rentals (Arizona)
• Cemex (Florida)
• SoCal JCB (California)
• Advanced Drainage Systems (Nebraska)
• Werk-Brau (Ohio)
• Cemen Tech & Master Builders of Iowa (Iowa)
• Groff Tractor (Pennsylvania)
• Beyel Bros Crane & Rigging (Florida)
• BOMAG & Linder Machinery (South Carolina)
• Guy Hurley (Michigan)
• Arcosa Aggregates (Tennessee)
• AGC Florida East Coast Chapter
• Riegler Blacktop (Kentucky)
• NUCA Southwest Florida
• and so many more who stepped up to make a difference.

From left, Ben Hammes of Master Builders of Iowa (MBI), Ronyak and Chad Kleppe took a moment to visit before the third annual Iowa Golf Outing, hosted by Cemen Tech and MBI. Photo courtesy of Construction Angels

Sobering Numbers Offer Reflection

In 2024, over half of the families our charity helped were left without a parent or spouse due to vehicles that struck our workers on the roadways. This statistic reminds us to have a plan in place for loved ones, because none of us are exempt from a fatal injury. Because ours is a dangerous industry, it does not hurt to have a plan and discuss your will with loved ones, just in case. My life matters. Your life matters. All lives matter in the construction industry, and for some, life ends in a split second.

Accidents happen. While some accidents are preventable, some are not, but safety is everyone’s responsibility. We are supposed to go home to our families at the end of every workday.

Unfortunately, not everyone will.

There is an average of 3.5 construction workers killed every day in the United States, which is 3.5 too many. Safety in our industry has increased over the years to protect construction workers from preventable fatal accidents on all job sites, but the dangers of vehicular deaths in our work zones continue to rise. Some states are enforcing speed cameras to lessen the fatalities caused by roadway projects. I would hope that all of our states could adhere to enforcing the use of cameras to protect our workers and increase the penalties across the USA if a worker is killed.

Shannon Duvic of Beyel Bros, at right, visited with Ronyak during the second annual Beyel Bros Golf Outing. Photo courtesy of Construction Angels

Get Involved

Construction Angels offers many opportunities for you to help us educate the future workforce and assist families who have to face the loss of a member due to a work-related accident. If you can’t make it to one of our events, there are still powerful ways to stand with Construction Angels.

We are always looking for state, regional and national sponsors. If you have multiple offices or employees across the country, visit the events tab at www.ConstructionAngels.us, and have your coworkers participate in one (or more). Every event, in every state, makes a difference in what we’re able to do.

If you think your company or organization should get involved, we would love to bring Construction Angels to your community. Please reach out to us at: contact@constructionangels.us to connect and plan something unforgettable. Together, we are building more than homes, buildings, roads and bridges—we are building hope. One fundraiser at a time, we’re developing the resources to help one family of one fallen worker at a time.

We encourage everyone to be a part of the Construction Angels mission. Let’s keep building that safety net together; if you’ll be at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in the spring, consider extending your visit to Las Vegas to participate in the Las Vegas National Golf Fundraiser. Get more information and register here.

Kristi Ronyak is the founder and CEO/national executive director of the Construction Angels, Inc., non-profit organization.