[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 125 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             A WARM HOME FOR THE WINTER--PROJECT HEAT'S ON

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                          HON. HEATHER WILSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 10, 2003

  Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, today I bring to your 
attention Project Heat's On, a community service endeavor that provides 
invaluable services to the elderly and handicapped in New Mexico and 
around the country.
  Project Heat's On began ten years ago to help ensure that needy 
citizens have the heat and smoke detection services so critical during 
the winter. Sponsored by the Mechanical Contractors Association, the 
event takes place nationally every year and involves thousands of 
contractors volunteering to help their communities.
  On October 4, local contractors in Albuquerque, New Mexico and 
throughout my home state will once again volunteer to provide free 
safety inspections and repairs of heating systems as well as new smoke 
detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to improve homeowners' safety.
  This project is notable not just because of the services it provides 
but because of the cooperation it represents. U.A. Local 412 and MCA of 
New Mexico have participated with United Way, the Office of Senior 
Affairs, and the Red Cross to work for 1200 of New Mexico's low-income 
elderly and handicapped citizens over the past years. Project Heat's On 
thus demonstrates not only a commitment to community but a willingness 
of labor, management, and government to work together.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me and all the residents of New Mexico 
in honoring and thanking the Mechanical Contractors Association and its 
partners for ten years of providing warm and safe homes for the winter 
ahead.

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