KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS – Small HVAC company tries to help when they can, and you can help too!
There is no exercise better for the heart and soul than reaching out and lifting others up.
When life is pressing on you and stressing you out, pause, take a deep breath, and remind yourself that you are not at the center of the universe.
When you’re overwhelmed by life’s daily struggles, it’s so easy to feel like you’re at the center. But you aren’t. None of us are.
Truth be told, we all have the occasional tendency to put ourselves at the center and see everything in life from the viewpoint of how it affects us. This can have all kinds of unfavorable effects, from feeling sorry for us when things don’t go exactly as planned, to doubting ourselves when we fail to be perfect.
The bottom line is that finding a way to give back – to practice a little kindness and generosity – made a big difference in my life this morning. And it can make a big difference in your life too.
Rick, our lead technician, came back home that night and said, “Well we were able to help someone last year and I think this gentleman and his kids could really use our help.” He has given so much to our country and now he needs help.
Now comes the hard part we are a small HVAC company and any additional help we can get helps this situation I called anyone and everyone that I could. I contacted suppliers, vendors, manufacturers, local territory managers, sub-contractors, neighbors, and other contractors who owned their own companies (yes, the competition). There was no stone that we left unturned.
Affordable Air Experts Helping Others
In the end, this is how our contagious kindness grew:
Martin Mechanical, our install crew (comprised of TJ, Patrick, and Logan), stepped up and took a pay cut and offered their time and valuable skills to help install this unit for this family.
Our territory manager, Hunter Justice with our local Ferguson HVAC DistributionSupply, was able to discount our materials.
In our hearts, we knew that even though this was a significant gift it was the right thing to do. We were challenged by the fact that a business's purpose is to make a profit (after all, it is how you grow), but sometimes you must look past your needs and help someone even if it hurts your wallet. So that is precisely what we did for the second time.
So today Thursday, November 17, 2022 (the same date as the last time we did this, gives me the chills) we met with Mike and told him we would help him. We explained that we would give him a new unit for his home with no strings attached, and we would reach out to vendors, manufacturers anyone to see if they can help. Mike was speechless his eyes welled up with tears and he could say nothing but give us a hug. Mike later explained that as a father he had no idea where the money was coming from, his oldest son offered to work more at his job while he finished his senior year in high school. That his daughter said, “Dad it’s cold in here, and he told her he would figure it out.” It broke his heart he is trying to provide and it’s hard being on a limited income due to his injuries sustained while serving our country. Mike took a grenade to his back he has shrapnel in his back along with an implanted device on his spine to help his injuries. He is unable to work due to his injuries and watches every dollar just to make ends meet. When he heard he needed a new unit he had no clue how that was happening.