Tag: community

There’s no time like the Holiday season and the end of 2017 to reflect on recent community involvements.

NAC strongly believes in helping local organizations and charities and giving back. 

Ramsey County Family Sponsorship

Dec – NAC Sponsored 7 Families that are in need this season in our community. The Family Sponsorship Program, coordinated by Ramsey County Volunteer Services, matches community sponsors with families in need. Each family member received a gift and the family received a food voucher. 

NAWIC Holiday Party

Dec 9^th – NAC helped sponsor this event. National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is dedicated to enhancing the success of women in the construction industry by building educations, careers, futures, and lives.

Light Up the Night “Hennepin Health Foundation”

Dec 1^st – NAC helped sponsor Light Up the Night event. It’s the annual fundraising gala supporting the mission of Hennepin County Medical Center. This year’s event benefits Psychiatry Services to create a resource center for family and friends struggling to support a loved one with mental illness.

Northtown Mall Santa Visit

Nov-Dec – NAC sponsored visits with Santa at his North Postal Station during most mall hours in the Burlington Court.

Heats On

October – 11 NAC employees joined 200 other volunteers with helping low income, seniors and disabled homeowners with free furnace repairs and inspections. The contractor’s supplied the truck, tools, and materials. Heat’s On 32 years and counting

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon

September – Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network, Hugo, MN and Wild Wings 17th Welcome Home the Troops Pheasant hunt. NAC is proud to be a sponsor and support our troops. Everyone stay safe this hunting season.

U.S. Bank Kids Day

September – NAC happily donated our Minnesota Wild tickets to help thousands of youth from across the State of Hockey have the opportunity to experience a National League Hockey game.

 

 

Volunteer members of St. Cloud Local #539, Minneapolis Local #539, St. Paul Local #455 and Rochester Local #6 provide free home care heating repairs and inspections for senior low-income and disabled homeowners on Saturday, September 30 through the Heat’s On community service program in the Metro, St. Cloud and Rochester. Around 200 union pipe fitters spent their day off helping. It’s this cooperative effort with labor volunteering their skills and contractors donating the use of their trucks and parts that allow this program to continue.

Heat’s On has been helping the community since 1986. According to MN Pipe Trades Association, volunteers have donated more than 34,000 hours of skilled labor, equaling a value of nearly four million dollars. Over the years, just under 8,000 homes have been assisted by nearly 7,000 union member volunteers.

This year, nearly 100 homeowners between St. Cloud to the Twin Cities and Rochester were visited and helped for free.

Gov. Mark Dayton attended the Heat’s On breakfast to recognize and thanks union members for their service to the community, he even signed a proclamation declaring Sept. 30 HEAT’S ON Day across the state.

Read the full article: www.fox9.com/news/union-volunteers

For more information: http://www.mnpipetrades.com/heatson.php