MathWorks employees build playhouses for veterans’ families [Video]

BUILDING COMMUNITY. THEY’RE USED TO BUILDING SOFTWARE. AREN’T THESE WALLS? NO. THIS IS THE ROOF. BUT TODAY AT MATHWORKS NATICK HEADQUARTERS, THEY’RE BUILDING PLAY HOUSES. WE HAVE A PATRIOTIC THEME HERE, AND WE’RE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING STARS UNDER THE ROOF. THIS IS PART OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY’S OPERATION PLAYHOUSE, AN EFFORT TO BUILD AND DELIVER PLAY HOUSES TO FAMILIES OF VETERANS. IT’S A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR THE FAMILIES TO GET TOGETHER AND BOND. TEN YEARS SINCE IT FIRST STARTED OPERATION PLAYHOUSE HAS QUICKLY GROWN TO BE ONE OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY’S MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS. KIDS REALLY GET INTO IT, AND THE PEOPLE FROM MATHWORKS GET INTO IT BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY DO A LOT OF DECORATING. TODAY AT MATHWORKS, FOUR TEAMS OF EMPLOYEES ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AND CREATIVE TALENT. WE DO GET A THEME. WE GET A PROFILE OF THE FAMILY WHO THIS HOUSE IS …