McPherson’s Operation Warmth received a sizeable donation Monday from members of the United Steelworkers Local 558 Oil Workers union members. The union’s donation to Operation Warm was made possible through contributions from union members.
Operation Warmth was started in December 1982 as a way to provide assistance to Board of Public Utilities customers to help prevent electric and water service interruptions.
The organization’s top priorities are the elderly, families with small children, residents with handicaps or illnesses and helping families that have sustained an emergency.
In 2008, Operation Warmth disbursed $9,926.65 and helped 30 families. To date, the organization has helped over 500 families.
Local 558 activities chairman Earl Hancock said supporting local organizations and issues has always been important to union members.
“We have always been proud supporters of local assistance programs like United Way, Toys for Tots, McPherson Food Bank, Coats for Kids and others. When we heard about Operation Warmth, we realized the assistance it was providing was a great need and it was in need of some funding. Although Operation Warmth has been in existence for over 20 years, we at the union just became aware of it.”
Operation Warmth representative Karyne Schrag said donations, such as the one from the oil workers union, are a substantial part of the organization’s funding. Operation Warmth conducts a number of its own fund-raisers, but also relies on donations from area civic organizations. All donations go directly to individuals and families in need.
Hancock said Operation Warmth is different from United Way or the Salvation Army because doesn’t actively seek donations from fund drives, which means it does not receive the public exposure of other organizations.
“We hope through our membership the good word about Operation Warmth gets out to more people and hopefully donations will increase,” Hancock said. “The local oil workers hope to have continued support for Operation Warmth in the future.”
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McPherson’s Operation Warmth received a sizeable donation Monday from members of the United Steelworkers Local 558 Oil Workers union members. The union’s donation to Operation Warm was made possible through contributions from union members.
Operation Warmth was started in December 1982 as a way to provide assistance to Board of Public Utilities customers to help prevent electric and water service interruptions.
The organization’s top priorities are the elderly, families with small children, residents with handicaps or illnesses and helping families that have sustained an emergency.
In 2008, Operation Warmth disbursed $9,926.65 and helped 30 families. To date, the organization has helped over 500 families.
Local 558 activities chairman Earl Hancock said supporting local organizations and issues has always been important to union members.
“We have always been proud supporters of local assistance programs like United Way, Toys for Tots, McPherson Food Bank, Coats for Kids and others. When we heard about Operation Warmth, we realized the assistance it was providing was a great need and it was in need of some funding. Although Operation Warmth has been in existence for over 20 years, we at the union just became aware of it.”
Operation Warmth representative Karyne Schrag said donations, such as the one from the oil workers union, are a substantial part of the organization’s funding. Operation Warmth conducts a number of its own fund-raisers, but also relies on donations from area civic organizations. All donations go directly to individuals and families in need.
Hancock said Operation Warmth is different from United Way or the Salvation Army because doesn’t actively seek donations from fund drives, which means it does not receive the public exposure of other organizations.
“We hope through our membership the good word about Operation Warmth gets out to more people and hopefully donations will increase,” Hancock said. “The local oil workers hope to have continued support for Operation Warmth in the future.”
