Starting in January, first- and second-year apprentices from York Electrical Institute participated in a community service project to benefit Help for Oncology Problems and Emotional Support (H.O.P.E.), a nonprofit that dedicates its time to helping cancer patients through their treatments.
The apprentices' project was a remodel/retrofitting of a pole building into an office space for administrative needs for H.O.P.E. The property's sole purpose is a cancer retreat, where H.O.P.E. can host multiple cancer patients and their families.
The apprentices got involved with this project after their peer Faith Kling, a second-year apprentice, was diagnosed with a rare disease that causes leukemia. As Kling fights her way back to active participation in the program, her classmates and teachers wanted to honor her by donating their time, effort, and skill. The project has offered a learning experience along with an opportunity to give back to the local community and honor a fellow apprentice.
H.O.P.E. is a volunteer-driven organization founded in 1994 and dedicated to providing high-quality, hands-on and heartfelt assistance and support to cancer patients and their families. Priorities include assistance with meals, groceries, and transportation; support groups; cancer-related accessories for women; hospital equipment; educational and resource materials; limited in-home support services; and scholarships for high school seniors whose families have a member who has been diagnosed with cancer.
York Electrical Institute has been a state-registered apprenticeship sponsor since 1951. It is affiliated with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 229 and the Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association. The institute trains approximately 65 York and Adams county electrical apprentices each year. For more information, readers may visit http://www.yorkelectricians.org.
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