WNY Labor Today, September 30, 2011, Friday

WNY Labor Today

September 30, 2011, Friday

WNY Labor Today

The Annual Western New York Apollo Alliance’s Weatherization Effort Heads to Buffalo’s University District This Weekend/Painters District Council 4 & The United Auto Workers Volunteer To Help 50 Low-Income Homeowners With A Major Weatherizing Effort

For the past four years, the WNY Apollo Alliance has brought the HECK Program to various neighborhoods in Buffalo. It’s a volunteer-based program that brings energy conservation improvements and education to homeowners with low incomes and accomplishes a lot with extremely limited resources. Teams inspect homes for major problems, check the furnace filters and the thermostat on hot water tanks to make sure the temperature is neither too high nor too low. They’ll also take the time to educate homeowner on how to be energy efficient and save money through state programs. And, of course, they caulk, seal, and weather strip.

“This is a volunteer based initiative and we‘re very grateful to all the volunteers from Cornell University, Daemen College, the University at Buffalo, Painters District Council 4 of Western New York-Central New York, PUSH Buffalo and United Auto Workers Local 424 - who are all dedicating their time and expertise to this worthy cause,” WNY Apollo Alliance Co-Chair Art Wheaton said.