Partners in Action SMACNA San Diego and Local 206 build their partnership through charity work By Deb Draper The sheet metal industry carries a proud legacy of commitment to building strong communities that goes beyond physical structures and systems. This responsibility was demonstrated again this year when Local 206 and SMACNA of San Diego teamed up to support Angel’s Foster Family Network–a non-profit organization dedicated to creating safe, stable, loving homes for infants and toddlers in foster care throughout the county of San Diego in California. Local 206 Business Manager Dave Gauthier says, “We’ve been doing this as a Local for six years now, raising money to purchase toys, clothes, diapers, and gift cards to add a little holiday cheer to those kiddos and the families who have stepped up to save those young lives. This year, SMACNA stepped in and matched what we raised, and through the Strive to Succeed Challenge we also received $2,000 from Partners in Progress.” Executive Vice President of SMACNA of San Diego, Linda to achieve a better relationship between our contractors and Baxter-Jennings, explains how this partnership with Local Local 206.” 206 came into being. “At the end of last year, my Board sat Meanwhile, Partners in Progress had made available the down and created some goals for 2020, and the biggest was Strive to Succeed Challenge, a program designed to build 10 » Partners in Progress » www.pinp.org
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