We are fortunate to live in a place where many local businesses care about the health of our community and invest philanthropically in the academic medical center that sustains us. One such champion is Farrington Construction: well known for its bricks-and mortar contributions to the built landscape of the Burlington area, but lesser known for its elevation of Vermonters’ and northern New Yorkers’ lives through charitable gifts to University of Vermont Medical Center.

Recognition is simply not what motivates Dave Farrington, Jr., owner of the Vermont-based Farrington Construction company. “Dave’s love of humanity is infectious,” said Ginger Lubkowitz, UVM Health chief development officer. “It permeates his professional work, his family life and the extraordinary ways he gives back to our community.”

Farrington was born in Burlington and attended Catholic schools here before graduating from UVM and going to work at the company his father founded in 1977. For decades, Farrington Construction has come through for UVM Medical Center on new builds, renovations and emergency projects while concurrently making charitable contributions to help the hospital address priority needs. Whether it involves “no charge” construction of vital staff space at the height of COVID, a lead charitable gift to endow the chair of pediatrics or service on the UVM Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors, Farrington gives his talent, time and resources.

Farrington’s family joins in his generosity. Behind each contribution are his children, Jack and Paige; his wife, Jen, and her children Kira and Cameron; his parents, Dave, Sr, and Judy; and three new grandchildren—all born at UVM Medical Center.

“Our family business has now proudly engaged the third generation,” said Farrington, “and we’ve had many encounters as patients over the years, luckily all with great outcomes. UVM Medical Center has for me become much more than a place to go and get repaired. It’s part of our community— part of what keeps my family, our employees and their families, our friends and neighbors—well. We live here. We work here. We are delighted to support the hospital that takes care of us all.”