Sheet Metal Workers Local 268 SMART ARMY, Insulators Local 1 volunteers help O’Fallon Area Habitat for Humanity

SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 268 volunteers and some of the union’s contractors helped install HVAC for O’Fallon Area Habitat for Humanity’s newest home in O’Fallon, Ill. as part of its SMART ARMY community outreach service. Local 268 volunteers included (from left)  Executive Board member Carl Beer, Director of Market Development Scott Ricketts, Financial Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Bauer and member Andrew Denton.

INSULATORS LOCAL 1 Organizer Brad Ackman (left) and Apprenticeship Training Coordinator Terry Walsh insulated the project. Local 268 also thanked Gerald Kohnen, owner of Kohnen Heating and Cooling, for the fabrication of the ductwork, and Jim Hale, owner of Heritage HVAC, for installation of the furnace and air-conditioning equipment. The project was made possible by Craig Schmidt, branch manager of Crescent HVAC parts and equipment in Belleville, and his staff with a generous donation of equipment and supplies. – Sheet Metal Workers Local 268 photos