CJE Community Service Corps Sets New Goals for 2011

Matt Erickson
Dec 23 |09:53

We have finished up 2010 with a grand total of 388 hours donated in pro-bono plumbing work and CJE Community Service Corp volunteer work. Today the committee met to review the year and start planning for 2011.

The CJE Community Service Corps has set a new goal of 450 volunteer hours in 2011. In the coming year, we will continue to volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository and Together We Cope. We will also be providing pro-bono service work to Ronald McDonald House Charities.  In our hometown of Alsip, we are excited to start work on a project for “Adopt a Road.”

Since we were not able to have a marquee event in 2010, we have started planning early to get one on the calendar for the upcoming year. A few ideas include:

  • A multi-site car wash
  • A family volunteer day at one of our favorite charities
  • Participating in the Habitat for Humanity or Rebuild Together Chicago house program

Thank you to all the Community Corps volunteers and the charities helping C.J. Erickson Plumbing Company achieve our goals for 2010! If you have any suggestions on organizations that need help or requests for volunteers, then please call 708-371-4900 and ask for Shawn. Have a safe Holiday and a Happy New Year!

 

C.J. Erickson Performs Hydro-Excavation at Midway Airport

Matt Erickson
Nov 11 |19:52

Below is a video of our hydro-excavation truck in action. Recently, C.J. Erickson Plumbing Co. was asked to perform hydro-excavation and air-excavation work at Midway Airport. The plan called for 400 feet of slot trench between two runways, and our crew was top-notch the whole way. C.J. Erickson Plumbing Co. can help with pot-holing, utility location, catch-basin cleaning, pre-construction surveys, fiber optic locating, etc. This machine really enhances our capabilities to get any job done. Take a look! And as always, when it comes to plumbing, whether it be commercial or residential, C.J. Erickson is the trusted name.

 

Checking In with the CJE Community Service Corps

Matt Erickson
Oct 19 |17:17

C.J. Erickson has long been dedicated to aiding and serving our communities. In fact, as of October 13, 2010, we have proudly logged a total of 344 volunteer hours helping some incredibly worthwhile causes.

In the 2nd half of the year, we have been concentrating our volunteer hours at specific organizations in Chicago and local suburbs. These organizations include the Ronald McDonald House, Together We Cope and Greater Chicago Food Depository. The variety of tasks we are involved in at each organization are both people and family focused to increase the quality of life for those in need during what is still considered to be a
difficult economic time.

The Ronald McDonald House provides families of hospitalized children with stable and consistent resources. When it comes to our involvement at
the Ronald McDonald House, we happily and
humbly do any and everything residents and staff need of us when we arrive. For instance, on August 30, 2010, CJE staff cooked and served dinner for approximately 35-40 people who are staying in the Ronald McDonald House at Hope Children’s Hospital at 4410 W. 93rd Street, Oak Lawn, IL. Tasks often include cleaning the basics like laundry rooms, refrigerators, scrubbing the laundry rooms and floors, sweeping leaves off of the roof and installing new toilet seats. Our goal is to make this particular branch of the Ronald McDonald House organization as comfortable for the families living in it as possible. If you would like to volunteer for the Ronald McDonald House nonprofit, click here.

Together We Cope assists families in temporary crisis from Bremen, Orland, Palos and Worth townships in Chicago’s southern suburbs. We help unload trucks that arrive with food; we also pack up groceries for the 55 families that come in for food daily, stock the shelves and clean the freezers. This is a great organization helping people in need. If you are interested in volunteering at Together We Cope, click here.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository, located at 4100 W. Ann Lurie Pl., Chicago, IL, Chicago’s food bank, is a non-profit food distribution and training center providing food for the hungry while working to end hunger in their community. We help them re-pack food into smaller containers for distribution to people and organizations in need. The Greater Chicago Food Depository also donates food to Together We Cope. For more information on the Greater Chicago Food Depository, click here.

At C.J. Erickson, we are proud to have a socially conscious and generous staff willing to donate hours to serving the community and those in need. And the year’s not over! We are continuing our service to these important foundations. If you are interested in the work we do or would like to help out, you can call us at (708) 371-4900.