Matt Kirklewski was a firefighter who was left permanently disabled after falling through a floor during a rescue. Amazingly he pushed through his pain to begin restoring a house for his wife and daughter. He was able to successfully complete 90% of the house before getting sick. The garage however still needed to be replaced. Matt died last summer of cancer that most likely induced in his body during his volunteer service at the World Trade Center site immediately following 9/11.
Kingdom Prep High School was created to meet the needs of at-risk male teenagers. Part of the curriculum involves trade education the other is to serve the community. They do this primarily through service projects of neighbors in need.
Thus the school took on the project to build a garage for Matt’s wife and daughter. Through fundraising and donations, they acquired everything they need expect for the concrete for the driveway and garage slab.
Enter Riv/Crete Ready Mix who agreed to assist the Kirklewski family and partner with Kingdom Prep School. The result was an amazing project for the family and partnership between Kingdom Prep and Riv/Crete.
“You guys were outstanding! Great concrete, great service, great communication. We could not have asked for a better ready-mix company to work with.”
Chuck Vitale, Owner of Vee Jay Construction
“Congratulations you guys have done an incredible job of improving your company's safety programs your new MOD is really an impressive accomplishment.”
Brad Hallmark, Vizance Insurance
“In my opinion, I think concrete buildings are the best buildings in the world.”
Rick Barrett, Developer of "The Couture"
“I very much appreciated all the help your team gave me this past summer and wanted to let them know how awesome of a job they did with as much as I had going on. We poured multiple times every day. With all the projects going on we worked together and don't think I missed one deadline which is amazing.”
Chris Zorzin, Findorff Superintendent
“Thank you for all of the time you and your team took last week. We've toured a bunch of stuff this past semester, but touring Rivcrete was by far my favorite. It's companies like yours that help the CLC club succeed and make me excited to graduate college and start my career in the construction industry!”
Chandler Baures, Findorff P.M.
“I'm not aware of any other company in the region that has gone to this extent to reduce their carbon impact more than Riv/Crete Ready Mix. They are the clear-cut leaders in their industry.”
Colton Flint, Command Alkon
“I would like to thank you for hosting MSOE: ASCE, ITE, and Pavement Design course. Everyone was extremely happy with the tour, and I cannot thank you enough for the hospitality and kindness that all the tour guides displayed. It was such a pleasure to learn and meet you all and I appreciate the patience when answering all our questions. It was such a cool experience!”
Kris Banse, Past ASCE Student President
“The credit is due to the Riv-Crete team for supplying in spec material on a timely basis all night even as ice rates were modified throughout the pour to keep temps where they needed to be. WisDOT IA rep who was on site commented that he had seen less than a dozen deck pours of that size have in spec material the entire pour.”
Philip Meinholz, P.E. Structural Engineer
“Riv/Crete Ready Mix is a valued producer member of the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association (WRMCA). Nicholas Rivecca is a respected past president of the WRMCA.”
Cherish Schween, Executive Director of WRMCA
