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Local Plumbing Contractors Donate Fixtures, Supplies
To Appalachia Needy |
Downers Grove, Ill.;
Oct. 26, 2006 - New, surplus plumbing fixtures, faucets and piping were donated
to those in need in the Eastern Kentucky Appalachia Mountains by members of the
Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Authority of Northern Illinois (PAMCANI) in cooperation with UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 501. The donations
are distributed locally through the ministry of St. Jude's church in Louisa, Kentucky. |
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On hand for loading a
whirlpool tub donated by R. J. Kuhn Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Oswego, are
(l-r): Tom Andrews, assistant business manager, Local 501; S.J. Peters,
executive director, PAMCANI; Larry
Allport, business manager, Local 501; and Dick Kuhn, R. J. Kuhn Plumbing &
Heating.
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"The donated goods come from surplus
stocks that contractors accumulate because of changed and cancelled
orders; none of it is used,"
explains Peters. "And Local 501 contributes materials no longer needed for
its educational programs," he added.
The donations were collected at Local 501, Aurora.
The mission of St. Jude's has been serving Appalachia for 56
years, led by Fr. Ralph Beiting.
PAMCANI represents 400 union contractors in DuPage, DeKalb,
Kane, Lake, Kendall and McHenry Counties and sustaining members who provide
and maintain plumbing, heating and cooling systems for institutional, commercial,
business and residential applications. It invests more than $3,000,000 annually
for education and training of apprentices and journeymen. |
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