Local Carpenters Union volunteers at Granby Elementary School

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Aug. 15, 2014 - PRLog -- In early August, members of the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) Local 200 volunteered at Granby Elementary School in Columbus.

After catching word that Granby Elementary School needed help installing playground equipment, 17 members of the Member Action Committee (MAC), including apprentices, Journeyman and retirees, volunteered for the one-day project. This was the first time the IKORCC has worked with Granby Elementary.

“I’m so glad to have Local 200 here today to help with the project,” said Granby Principal Patti Schlaegel on the day of the project. “It’s amazing how much their hard work means to the community - this long term project is finally being assembled by an army of volunteers. Again, thank you so much!”

“We really enjoyed being able to help with the playground equipment,” said IKORCC Representative Michael Freeman. “A large focus of our union is training, and we see huge value in education. So for us to play even a small role in the education of the future of our community is really meaningful to us.”

For more information about this project, please contact Michael Freeman at mfreeman@ikorcc.com.

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.