USW Cares: Local 1688 Community Service Committee Helps to Fight Hunger in the Local Community

Submitted by Jeff Yeingst

On December 16, 2014 during the two shift breaks, the volunteers, from USW Local 1688 in District 10, stood at gate 2 to collect nonperishable food and financial contributions. The collection resulted in receipt of 964 pounds of food as well as cash and checks totaling $2,285. After delivering the gift to the Food Bank, the committee distributed a thank you flyer to participants at the following day’s shift breaks.

Committee members Jeff Yeingst, Jeff Lebo, and Ray Fernandez had previously sent out advance requests to steelworkers at the Arcelor plant to join this volunteer community service. Yeingst’s daughter, Skylar, designed and printed flyer invitations. 

This project is just one of so many USW’s amazing members do every day to give back to our communities. If you or your local are doing good things in your community, we want to hear about them. Let us know and share video and photos at www.usw.org/uswcares and use the #USWCares hashtag when you post your stories on social media. Don’t forget to shout out @Steelworkers!