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PUERTO RICO RELIEF EFFORT
The Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters partnered with the New York City District Council of Carpenters and the New England Regional Council of Carpenters to send volunteers to Puerto Rico to help repair roofs and rebuild its damaged infrastructure. Our volunteers coordinated with H.E.A.R.T. 9/11, an organization committed to responding e ectively to natural and man-made disasters, on the disaster relief e orts.
PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF IN PUERTO RICO
PHILADELPHIA VETERANS MULTI-SERVICE
CENTER
Sixteen oor layers and carpenters from Locals 251 and 158 teamed with the District Council 21 Painters Union to refurbish the Veterans Multi-Service Center located at 213 N. 4th Street in Philadelphia. The facility, which assists struggling veterans with employment and provides transitional housing for the homeless, serves more than 3,500 veterans and families annually. In addition to installing new vinyl based carpet tiling in the building’s common area, the workers also enhanced the room with a fresh coat of paint. Both the new ooring materials and paint were donated for the project by Findlay Installation Services and Sherwin Williams respectively. In addition to the updated interior, the NRCC has adopted the Veterans Multi-Service Center to provide maintenance when needed in the future at no cost.
11TH ANNUAL HIGH TIDES STRIPER
TOURNAMENT
The 11th annual High Tides Striper Tournament, sponsored by Local 255, helped to raise money for the Brendan Borek High Tides Memorial Fund. The fund supports Cape May and Atlantic County families who have a child or young adult battling cancer.
STRIPER TOURNAMENT
9/11 MEMORIAL IN BEACON, NY
Thirteen carpenters from Local 279 and one ironworker from Local 46 volunteered their time and expertise to construct a new concrete Pentagon memorial in Beacon, NY to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. Steel from the World Trade Center was built into the new concrete Pentagon memorial.
MEDFORD, NY VFW POST
In November, 24 volunteers from NRCC’s Local 290, the Sisters in the Brotherhood and the Veteran’s Committee provided much-needed renovations for the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Post in Medford, New York.
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