Rebuilding Together 2011

All it takes is teamwork, a little free time and a big heart!

Rebuilding Together 2011 Volunteers (click on picture for larger image).

Spring cleaning had something very extra special in it this year for several fortunate homeowners who were recipients of visits by 128 Local 130 volunteer plumbers who came calling on behalf of the “Rebuilding Together” program. Plumbers Local 130, UA, contributed in a big way again, for the 20th year in a row. They repaired and replaced faulty or non-working faucets, sinks, toilets, bathtubs and other fixtures in over 58 homes in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood and in the western suburb of Bellwood on Saturday, April 30. According to Local 130’s Ken Kolosh, a project co-chairman, the work began far ahead of April 30th, as he and fellow organizers and foremen performed inspections on many targeted homes to identify problems and qualify homeowners, who are typically elderly, disabled or otherwise economically disadvantaged. However, Ken added that all of that all the hours of preparation wouldn’t mean anything unless the volunteers came to pitch in and make the calls on the day of the project. “We couldn’t do it without our plumbers, contractors, drivers and plumbing supply houses,” he said. This is the 20th year of involvement in the program for Plumbers Local 130.

THANKS TO ALL!

Co-Chairmen
Paul Rodriguez	Ken Kolosh
Foremen
Alan Anderson Bennie Chapman Sam Gray	Larry Kohn Ray Lukas Pat McCarthy	Tony Rottman Juan Salazar Paul Tucker
Volunteers
John Anderer Alan Anderson Dieter Balder Jeffry Battaglia Jason Berg Michael Blazek John Byrne Raymond Campbell Bennie Chapman John Condon Homer Correa Kevin Course Martin Coyne Ronald Crement Sandro Dandrea Kenneth Depyper Brian Doornbos Eric Engle Matthew Farnan Ruben Flores Michael Gagliano Timothy Garrity Thomas Gavin Ron Giertuga Michael Glikis Jose Gonzalez Raul Gonzalez Kenneth Grigoletti Curtis Harmon John Harrington Edward Heit Juan Hernandez Stephen Honeysett Lolita Hughes Marion Jackson Peter Johnson Kevin Kane Gordon King Daniel Klein	James Klein Robert Kogut Lawrence Kohn Kenneth Kolosh Timothy Kurek Daniel Lenzen Martin Lucas Raymond Lukas Francisco Macias Roberto Magana Steve Mandarino Michael May Patrick McCarthy Kathryn McNamara Kyle Metz Charles Mielke Joseph Migalla Edward Millea Edgar Monarrez David Morrissey Jose Mota John Murphy Adam Nobile Brandon Nobile Kevin O’Byrne Arthur Olsen Michael O’Neill Charles Pacheco Daniel Para Jonathan Passaglia David Pawlak Undrell Payne Bruce Pendleton Nicholas Piwowarski Carlos Quinones Mark Regan Patrick Reidy Lance Reyes Jones Richmond	Javier Robles Paul Rodriguez Raul Rodriguez Frank Romano Anthony Rottman Juan Salazar Fredy Salgado Michael Samson Roger Scarpelli Heinz Schelhammer Robert Schnosenberg Daniel Seibert Patrick Shea Robert Sieloff Walter Siuty Ronald Stewart Sarah Stigler Thomas Sullivan Michael Szymanski Daniel Thies Timothy Tholl Patrick Thornton Anton Tisinai Nikola Trpenovski Sr Nikola Trpenovski Jr Paul Tucker Kenneth Turnquist Richard Uzzell Edward Ware Przemysl Wasiak Craig Weeks Charles Weiss Patrick Wirtanen Chris Xirogiannis Thomas Yonan Wayne Zibell Anthony Zibrat Gerald Zohn

Thanks also to the following companies that provided trucks and plumbing supplies:

Abbott Industries, Inc. (Driver: Brian Stemmer)
John Baethke & Son Plumbing, Inc. (Drivers: John Baethki, Edgar Monarrez & Patrick Wirtanen)
Brandenberger Plumbing, Inc. (Driver: Steve Novak)
Brongiel Plumbing, Inc. (Driver: Tim Kurek)
R. Carrozza Plumbing Company, Inc. (Driver: Chris Wilk)
D.A.M. Plumbing (Driver: John Passaglia)
Fettes, Love & Sieben Plumbing & Heating (Drivers: Art Olsen & Roger Scarpelli)
Great Lakes Plumbing & Heating Company (Drivers: Tom Graham & Rick Swett)
F.E. Moran (Driver: Jose Mota)
Norman Mechanical, Inc. (Drivers: John Coletti, Kevin Course & Sam Gray)
Personal (Driver: Mike Glikis)
Southshore Plumbing Supply House (Drivers: Al Rivera & John Stern)