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MILLER BONDED CAPTURES FIRST PLACE IN SMACNA ARIZONA’S SIXTH ANNUAL SPRING GOLF TOURNEY
A four-man team representing Miller Bonded Inc. of Phoenix has captured first place in the Sixth Annual SMACNA Arizona Invitational Golf Tournament. Held at the Legacy Golf Resort, the tournament, featuring contractors and guests of the Arizona chapter of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, boasted a field of nearly 150 golfers.

The goal of SMACNA Arizona's golf tournament is to allow SMACNA Arizona members and others in the HVAC and related industries to network and compete in a fun environment. "SMACNA Arizona has taken a leadership position in the HVAC industry to encourage networking with others in the industry and to further the organization's commitment to upholding the highest standards of quality and excellence in all facets of the sheet metal and air conditioning industry," said Carol Goguen, SMACNA Arizona's executive director.


The Miller Bonded team of Mike Dill, Pepe Arballo, Travis Gepson and Jon Gooch posted a score of 56, 15 under par, to win by four strokes over the foursomes of Robert Fitts, Brian Kearney, John Brunia and Janet Cuppage, representing Premier Mechanical, and Duro Watts, Bradley Hindes, Gale VanDerventer and Bobby Freeman of Innovative Building Solutions HVAC.

 

100 DEGREES AND RISING
Pictured are Carrie Aranda and Carol Goguen, Executive Director SMACNA Arizona. (l-r)

Carol Goguen, executive director of SMACNA Arizona, presents Mesa resident Carrie Aranda with a certificate for a weekend getaway at the Intercontinental Montelucia Resort & Spa Scottsdale for correctly guessing Phoenix's first 100 degree day as part of the SMACNA Arizona's (the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association) Fifth Annual 100 Degree Contest.

Aranda correctly predicted Tuesday, April 21 as the first 100 degree day to be recorded by the National Weather Service this year. She was only off by one minute, predicting 1:25 p.m. as the time for the mercury to reach the century mark. The temperature first reached triple digits at 1:26 p.m. She was honored at SMACNA Arizona's Sixth Annual Invitational Golf Tournament at the Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix.

 

3rd Annual SMACNA Arizona Wheels for Meals Poker Run 2008 Winners


Apache Junction resident and Local 359 member Scott Bohlman (left) of Dynamic Systems, Inc. had four nines for the best hand in the third annual Wheels for Meals Poker Run, a motorcycle and classic car rally to benefit the Area Agency on Aging's home meal delivery program. Bohlman won $300. The poker run was hosted by SMACNA Arizona, P.I.P.E., Local 359 & Local 469. Also pictured are Jim Dinan of Bel-Aire Mechanical and chairman of the SMACNA Arizona marketing committee, and Carol Goguen, Executive Director of SMACNA Arizona.


Motorcyclists depart SMWIA Local 359 after lunch during the annual Wheels for Meals Poker Run. The day-long ride began with breakfast at U.A. Local 469 and ended with dinner at the Roadrunner Saloon north of Phoenix.

 

Phoenix Greyhound Park Event


Here is a photo from the Phoenix Greyhound Park Event on July 26, 2007

 

SMACNA ARIZONA TAKES CHECKERED FLAG.
SMACNA Arizona, the Arizona Chapter of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, held a go-cart racing and networking event for SMACNA Arizona contractors and their guests. SMACNA Arizona, which hosted nearly 60 at the F-1 Race Factory, is an international association of union contractors in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry representing 4,500 contributing contractor firms. The organization is committed to upholding the highest standards of quality and excellence in all facets of the sheet metal and air conditioning industry. To reach this goal, SMACNA Arizona has contributed more than $1 million statewide toward skills training and apprenticeships programs over the past three years.
Stephen Heinrich (center) of Advantage Forklift Services won first place. Jeremy Hand (left) of Q.C. Analytical Services captured second place and Brad McKinney (right) of Kinetics claimed third.

 

JATC RECEIVES HIGH HONORS FROM INTERNATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

In March 2003, the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) has been honored with gold status accreditation by the International Training Institute (ITI). More than 100 criteria had to be met and demonstrated with proof to satisfy the ITI standard, including a library of reference material and a registered apprenticeship program. Proof of compliance with various federal and state agencies was also necessary to establish the high standard achieved by the JATC.

From left to right: George Sapien, JATC assistant coordinator, Carlos Ramirez, SMACTIP president, John Sapien, JATC committee chairman, Ted Lewis, business manager for the local union 359, and Lou Maple, apprentice coordinator, display the plaque recognizing their gold status accreditation.

 

LOCAL SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS DONATE MUCH-NEEDED REPAIR SERVICES TO CITY OF PHOENIX

SMACNA Cares, the month-long community outreach project spearheaded by Valley sheet metal contractors has led to new HVAC repair and equipment for ten local families. In June 2003, thanks to the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors of America (SMACNA) Arizona Chapter, ten homes will be much cooler and more comfortable this summer. SMACNA contractors and employees donated time and materials to install new air conditioning and evaporative cooler units to needy families.

The homes were chosen with the help of the Emergency Home Repair Program administered by the city of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department. Recipients were selected from a group of low-income homeowners applying to the city of Phoenix for loans to maintain or repair their homes.

From left to right: Richard Thake, David Williams and Dan Chacon of Bel-Aire Mechanical guide in the new air conditioning unit as a crane operator lowers it to the roof.

 

LOCAL SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS SEND CARE PACKAGES TO U.S. TROOPS

From left to right: (Photo 1) Carol Goguen, executive director, SMACNA-Arizona; Devin Boisvert, staff member, SMACNA-Arizona; Regina Ramirez, SMACNA-Arizona contractor; and Sherry Talley, staff member, SMACNA-Arizona.

From left to right: (Photo 2) Regina Ramirez, SMACNA-Arizona contractor and Carol Goguen, executive director SMACNA-Arizona, stand by the packages filled with goodies.

In March 2003, in support of American troops overseas, the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) of Arizona compiled care packages to send to soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait.

SMACNA-Arizona was able to get a jumpstart on showing their support thanks to websites such as www.operationmilitarypride.org. Care packages included necessities such as travel-size bottles of mouthwash, toothpaste, tissues and hand sanitizer, as well as more hard-to-find "state-side" items, such as magazines, candy, beef jerky, nuts and powder Gatorade.

   
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