Local Carpenters Union volunteers for United Way project at Camp Robin Rogers

Aug. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- LIMA, Ohio – In mid-May, members of the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) Local 372 teamed up with the Teamster’s Local in Lima to participate in a project at Camp Robin Rogers for United Way of Greater Lima’s Extreme Community Makeover campaign.

Camp Robin Rogers is a summer camp for developmentally disabled and handicapped individuals in the Allen County area. Because the camp has a very limited budget for maintenance and upkeep, the volunteer project was focused on facility repairs and renovations.

Carpenters Carl White and Harvey Drewes, both of Local Union 372, volunteered for the 10-hour project, where they replaced siding on the overnight cabin, repaired rotting framing, replaced ceiling tiles, repaired two sliding screen doors and also repaired other previously completed work on the building.

Local 372 also made a $400 donation of building materials and supplies needed to complete the project.

Harvey Drewes, President of Carpenters Local 372 in Lima said, "Just like United Way, it is a large part of the trade union to give back to the community. As union members we not only work to benefit local carpenters and working families, we also do what we can to better the communities we live and work in. We want to give where we can to help improve the lives of our neighbors."

The Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters represents more than 32,000 professional tradespeople in 43 locals in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and parts of West Virginia and Tennessee. A proud affiliate of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which has a century-plus tradition of representing the best of the building trades, the council works in partnership with more than 30,000 contractors, helping them find the best possible talent for their projects. The hallmark of the regional council is three-fold: training, professionalism and partnerships for economic development.