Stan Beckley of STOCK Building Supply; Eric Thompson, president of the HBA Charitable Foundation; The Denny Family (Brian, Kendall, Jessica, Cooper); Earl McLeod, executive director of the HBA of Greater Columbia (behind the column); and Wade McGuinn, 2011 HBA President and Denny Home builder. Brian Denny suffered a spinal cord injury March 15, 2010, while working at Stock Building Supply in Columbia. The C3/C4 injury left him paralyzed from the shoulders down.

The Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBA) Charitable Foundation was presented with an opportunity to help Brian, his wife Jessica, and his children Kendall, eight, and Cooper, six, by working with Stock Building Supply and coordinating other HBA members to build this family a totally accessible home.

Since March 2010, the members of the HBA have come together to build this home by donating time, materials, and expertise for free or well below cost. It has been known as Lagniappe ( pronounced LAN- yap) meaning “an extra or unexpected gift.” Their efforts have come to fruition, and the home is complete. The Denny Family was presented with the keys to the house in Northeast Columbia at a ribbon-cutting ceremony January 20.

Brian and Jessica Denny with children Kendall and Cooper To learn more about Denny’s story, visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/briandenny.

Members of “ Team Denny” are ABC Supply Inc./ IKO Sales, Inc; ADT; J.C. Anderson; B&B Irrigation;

Builder’s Hardware of Columbia; Builders Wholesale Carpet Inc.; C & C Builders of Columbia; C F Plumbing; CHW Cabinetry; Capital Concrete Co.; Capital Kitchen & Bath, Inc.; Capogrossi Construction, Inc.; Carolina Ceramic Brick Co.; Certainteed Corporation; Clark’s Pest Control; Columbia Shelving & Mirror; Columbia Wholesale; CoMar Products Inc.; Creative Tile; Johnny Del Priore; Essex Homes SE; First Choice Exteriors, Inc.; Frye Electrical Company, LLC; GEO-Systems Design & Testing, Inc.; G-T-G Insulation, Great Southern Homes; Green Earth Landscape Services; Hanson Brick; Huber Engineered Woods LLC; C.R. Jackson Construction; KB Kitchen & Bath Concepts, Inc.; Keeler Landscaping; Loveless & Loveless, Inc.; Lucas Insulation; McGuinn Homes; Moen; Mungo Homes; Frank B. Norris & Company, Inc.; David O’Cain Landscaping; Kenneth E. Ormand; Overhead Door of Columbia; Precision Tile; Professional Paint & Drywall; Milton Posada, International Construction; Project HOPE, Real Value, Inc; Rinnai/WB & Associates; Rogers, Townsend & Thomas, PC; The Royal Treatment; Sadler & Company, Inc.; Sears Contract Sales; Shannon Heating & Air; Sanchez Construction; Southern Signatures, LLC; Square One Design; Stier Supply Co.; STOCK Building Supply; Tidewater Environmental Services, Inc.; Tim’s Gas Depot; Tucker Door & Trim; US Lumber; Vulcan Materials; Weaver Systems, Inc.; WESCO; N.W. White & Co.; J.C. Wilkie Construction, LLC; and Tony Zimman.