Giving back
Building The Future, Restoring The Past — And Standing Behind The People Who Live Here
DA Construction Inc. builds in Central Florida because we live in Central Florida. These are three organizations we believe in — one serving our kids, one carrying families through the hardest year of their lives, and one putting neighbors under a roof of their own. Every one of them needs hands, materials and dollars. Below is exactly how to give them yours.
Florida General Contractor
CGC1527689
Licensed & Insured
Residential + Commercial
Based in
Mount Dora, Florida
Serving
Central Florida
Why we do it
A contractor's obligation doesn't end at the property line
Construction is a trust business. The same crews, suppliers and neighbors who make our projects possible are the ones these organizations serve. Supporting them isn't marketing — it's maintenance on the community we build in.
Skills, not just checks
Framing, finish work, materials and equipment are worth more on a build site than a donation form. We give what we're good at.
Local dollars, local impact
Every organization on this page serves Lake, Sumter and the surrounding Central Florida counties we work in daily.
Easy for you to join
Direct phone numbers, emails and donation links — no gatekeeping. Pick one and take the first step today.
Three causes, one community
Give An Hour, A Truckload, Or A Dollar — All Three Count
Scroll down for direct contacts and donation links for Kiwanis of Umatilla, Make-A-Wish Central & Northern Florida, and Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter.
Hometown service club
Kiwanis Club of Umatilla
Neighbors serving Lake County kids — one pancake breakfast, scholarship and park project at a time.
Kiwanis International exists to improve the world one child and one community at a time. The Umatilla club (K02077, chartered in the Florida District) is the small-town version of that mission: local members who show up for youth programs, school partnerships and community events right here in north Lake County. It is the most direct way to put your hands — and your Saturday morning — into the town you actually live in.
What sets them apart
Truly local
Umatilla is a small club with a big footprint. Every dollar and hour stays in Lake County instead of disappearing into a national budget.
Kids first
Kiwanis focus areas are youth leadership, education and health — the long game that keeps our towns strong a generation from now.
You can just show up
No committee application, no minimum gift. Call an officer, come to a meeting, bring a friend.
Ways to get involved
- Attend a club meeting as a guest and see the projects first-hand
- Sponsor or work a community fundraiser or youth event
- Join as a member and bring your trade skills to club projects
- Support Key Club and youth leadership programs at local schools
Contact directly
Logan Wilson — President
(352) 771-2560Rudy Hitchcock — Secretary
(352) 669-5111Email the club president
logan@rlwrealty.com
Hope for critically ill kids
Make-A-Wish® Central & Northern Florida
A wish is not a nice-to-have. Doctors call it part of the treatment.
Make-A-Wish grants life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Our chapter — Central & Northern Florida — serves the families in our own service area, from Lake County to the coast. The research is what sets this one apart: 99% of doctors surveyed say a wish experience helps relieve traumatic stress, and 87% of wish alumni say their wish was a turning point in their treatment.
What sets them apart
Medicine you can measure
99% of doctors say wishes help relieve a family from traumatic stress; 87% of alumni call their wish a turning point.
The need outpaces the giving
For every wish granted, three more children are waiting on funding. A child is diagnosed with a critical illness every 20 minutes.
Scale with a local face
More than 650,000 wishes granted worldwide, delivered here by the Central & Northern Florida chapter and its volunteers.
Ways to get involved
- Make a one-time gift toward the next wish waiting on funding
- Give monthly so wishes can be scheduled all year long
- Fundraise your way — jobsite challenge, tournament, birthday
- Volunteer as a wish granter or at chapter events
Contact directly
Find your local chapter
wish.org/local-chapter-finder
Homes. Communities. Hope.
Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter
The cause closest to what we do every day: getting families into safe, well-built, affordable homes.
Since 1989, Habitat Lake-Sumter has partnered with families in Lake and Sumter Counties who are shut out of traditional homeownership — building new homes, repairing existing ones and keeping longtime homeowners safely in place. As builders, this is the work we understand in our bones: a straight wall, a dry roof and a family with keys in hand.
What sets them apart
Homeownership, not a handout
Families invest sweat equity and complete financial education to earn entry-level homeownership.
Preservation & Repair
Critical repairs improve safety and accessibility so existing homeowners can stay in the homes they already own.
Youth Construction Academy
High school students in Eustis, Leesburg and beyond build real houses and learn a real trade — the next generation of our industry.
ReStores in Leesburg & Eustis
Furniture, appliances and building materials at a fraction of retail, with proceeds going straight back into local housing. Free donation pickup available.
Ways to get involved
- Volunteer on a build site — no experience needed, supervisors train on site
- Organize a team build with your company, church or crew
- Donate furniture, appliances or materials to the ReStore (free pickup)
- Shop the Leesburg or Eustis ReStore and fund local housing
- Give directly or sponsor a home repair
Contact directly
Carlos — Volunteer & team builds
(352) 483-0434Volunteer email
Carlos@habitatLS.orgReStore donation pickup
(352) 589-3005
Partner with us
Building something with DA? Let's put a team build behind it.
We're glad to coordinate a volunteer day, a materials donation or a fundraiser alongside your project. Mention it during your consultation and we'll line it up with the right organization.
Start the conversation
Give Back Where You Build
Pick one organization above and take the first step this week — a call, a shift, or a gift.
- Florida GC CGC1527689
- Licensed & Insured
- Residential + Commercial
- Central Florida