Boilermakers Supporting Their Communities

	Boilermaker Raising Money for Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer Brother John Gras of Lodge 146 will be participating in a 2-day 200 kilometer major cycling event called the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer benefiting the Alberta Cancer Foundation, one of the top five cancer research hospitals in the world. The event is to take place June 23-24, 2013. Read More >>
	Boilermakers Supporting the Local Community Where They Work Brother J'onn Giese of Lodge 359 is happy to report on a recent fundraising program at the Mica Dam upgrading project. The Boilermakers at the project decided they wanted to do something for the community they are working near. The crews at the project collected $2,575 - enough money to buy 103 $25 gift certificates that were then donated to the Revelstoke Christmas Hamper Program, in the city of Revelstoke, British Columbia. Read More >>
	Lodge 359 Members Giving to Community Brother Robert Hood, a 12 year member of Lodge 359, recently raised $1,340 for the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society in Sechelt, BC. Read More >>
	Lodge 191 Supporting Education at Local Community College Jimmy Fitzpatrick, Business Manager, Lodge 191 (Victoria, BC), reports that the lodge has received a greatly appreciated acknowledgement from Camosun College for a donation to support the Level "A", "B" and "C" Welding Awards at the college. Read More >>
	A Boilermaker Fundraising for his Neighbours Members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers are always finding ways to contribute to the community in which they live. One example of this is Brother Glenn Aker of Lodge 73. On January 18, 2012, Aker and his band mates from MC Bern Cleary spent the evening at Shindigs Pub in Port Hawkesbury, NS, fundraising for the local food bank society. The night of blues raised $5,427.00. Read More >>
	Boilermakers International Support KidSport The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers is a proud supporter of KidSport. KidSport is a national organization that provides support to children in order to remove financial barriers that prevent them from playing organized sport. Read More >>
	A Boilermaker Making a Difference Hugh MacDonald, a member of 146, is also a four term member of the Alberta Legislature (MLA). MacDonald was first elected in the general election in 1997 and has served the Edmonton-Gold Bar riding as a Liberal MLA ever since then. Read More >>
	Dreams Take Flight - Magical Memories for Special Kids IVP Joseph Maloney, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (Western Canada), committed to sponsoring this wonderful program for children with needs. A donation was made to the Edmonton chapter as well as a contribution to the "Wrapped Up in Dreams" fund raising event. IVP Maloney said "Boilermakers across Canada are committed to supporting our communities and I am proud that our efforts will help these children achieve their dreams. Each year we plan to sponsor a Dreams Take Flight chapter across Canada." Learn more about Dreams take Flight.
	L-359 members donate to family of slain teen Workers, mining contractor raise $5,100 - When news that 15-year-old Loren Leslie was found slain in central British Columbia, near the town of Vanderhoof, last November, Boilermakers working at the nearby Endako Mine expansion project decided to do something for the girl's family. Read More >>
	Lodge 580 Members Will Never Forget the Canadian Troops In the dockyards of the Halifax harbour, the members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Lodge 580 have been serving the Canadian military since 1927. It was not very long after the start of the war in Afghanistan that we started to lose brave young Canadians in battle. Brother Steve Sweeney knew that something needed to be done to remember these heroes. Read More >>
	Boilermakers Local 146 donates to the new Building Trades of Alberta Courage Centre (Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital) EDMONTON Journal - "Trades workers who bought lottery tickets for charity on Alberta construction sites will see their money go toward a new facility that will use robotics, virtual-reality simulations and other high-tech treatments to rehabilitate disabled or injured patients. The Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation announced Thursday that it is donating $1 million to the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital for its Courage Centre, which is under construction and set to open in the fall. Three affiliated unions -- the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 146; the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers; and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 488 -- are also donating $500,000 each, for a total of $2.5 million." Read More >>
	Another Boilermaker Volunteer Jean-Marie Nadeau, a retired member of Lodge 128, and his wife Florence, have been helping to provide food, shelter and clothing to people in need for the last 6 years. Jean-Marie and Florence's first step into volunteering was to work with the Disaster Response Service (DRS) based in Grand Rapids Michigan by the Christian Reformed Church in North America. Read More >>