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Come Together, Right Now
SMACNA Western Washington and the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC recent COVID vaccination clinic demonstrates the power of partnerships. By / Natalie Bruckner Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Every day the sheet metal industry demonstrates this through joint efforts that are changing the world. A great example is the recent COVID vaccination drive organized by SMACNAWestern Washington, Rite Aid, and the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC to set the wheels in motion. It all started earlier this year when Julie Muller, executive vice president at SMACNA-WW, was approached by member contractors Holaday-Parks, Inc. and Holmberg Mechanical to help organize COVID vaccine shots for their teams. She immediately stepped up. It also got her thinking, “Why not organize more clinics to give easier access for those members who want the vaccine?” After the partnership was set up with Rite Aid, SMACNAWW’s primary prescription provider, it was time to source the venues. Muller, alongside Carrie Heinrich, operation manager at SMACNA-WW and Patricia Bovie, marketing specialist at SMACNA-WW, picked up the phone to call in some favors. Hermanson Company, PSF Mechanical, and MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions were among those contractor companies that offered up their locations for the clinics, but finding a venue that could handle the volume on the south side of Washington state proved a little difficult. Partners in Progress » June 2021 » 9
