"Heat the Country" is a annual nationwide ACCA event where chapters volunteer to service or replace heating systems for elderly, disadvantaged and low income households. In the Fall of 2006, several Ferris ACCA student chapter members volunteered to help at the "Heat the Country" event organized by ACCA West Michigan in Grand Rapids. Phil Forner, 2007-2008 national chairman for ACCA and owner of Allendale Heating, supervised the service checks and filter replacements. One furnace was condemned and later replaced by Allendale Heating with a furnace donation from Johnstone Supply.
The event was a great learning experience. The student chapter has volunteered to help at next years ACCA West Michigan event. The student chapter will also try to organize a "Heat the Country" event in our own community next Fall.
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Read the Great Lakes HVAC Insider article
Check out photos of the event
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In the Fall of 2005, the student chapter nominated Ferris State University for the Jeff Forker Award for Excellence in Training. The award recognizes an ACCA member who has demonstrated an extraordinary dedication to training and education. Ferris State University won and was presented the award at a ceremony during the national ACCA convention in San Jose, California. Fourteen members of the student chapter were able to attend the convention thanks to donations from ACCA members, Ferris faculty and alumni. Here is the official ACCA press release:
Ferris State Wins Training Award
ARLINGTON, VA —The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is pleased to announce that the College of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) at Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan, has been honored with ACCA’s Jeff Forker Award for Excellence in Training. ACCA is the nationwide trade association representing HVACR contracting businesses.
“Formal training is critical to enhancing the professionalism of our industry,” said Paul T. Stalknecht, ACCA president and CEO. “Ferris State University’s program strengthens the industry’s reputation and commitment to the technicians – and customers – of tomorrow.”
The award was presented at the 2006 ACCA Annual Conference and Indoor Air Expo in San Jose, California.
Read the entire ACCA press release...
An article about the award is also available in the April 2006 edition of Ferris FYI.
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