Oil Heat Cares Helps Long Island Family in Need

No doubt, Oilheat dealers deliver comfort. But they also deliver hope by generously giving back to the communities they serve, thanks to Oil Heat Cares.

Through this active non-profit organization, Oilheat professionals - members of the National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers (NAOHSM) - donate their time and talent to help those less fortunate by volunteering to work for a day on a local project. The organization also raises money by sponsoring events, such as the "Care to Ride" bicycle ride/walk, and then uses that money to purchase equipment from manufacturers to install in homes of those in need.

Since its founding, Oil Heat Cares has come to the aid of numerous families and institutions in need. Recently, through the organization's Nassau-Suffolk chapter, Oil Heat Cares installed a complete heating system in the Mt. Sinai home of the Shaljian family. The project, spearheaded by Rob O'Brien of Technical Heating Company, of Mt. Sinai, was in response to an unfortunate family situation. The father, James Shaljian, had been battling cancer for over two years, and with his immune system compromised, his doctor recommended he move out of his mold-infested home and into a cottage in the backyard, while his wife and daughters remained in the house.

That's when the non-profit group Building Hope for Long Island stepped in to build the family a new home - and so did Rob O'Brien, asking Oil Heat Cares about getting involved with the project. Through donations and volunteerism, the Shaljians' old house was razed and a new one was built. Oil Heat Cares provided all the heating equipment, including a new high-efficiency furnace, burner, controls and oil tank, plus a fill-up of "green" 5% Bioheat by Hart Petroleum, an OHILI member.

"I'm overwhelmed, it's beautiful. They did a beautiful job," James Shaljian said. "It's just incredible, I can't believe it."

For more information on this project, please visit these links.
• Community Builds New Home For Long Island Family Torn Apart By Cancer
• OHC aids Long Island Family

For more about Building Hope for Long Island, click here.

For more about Oil Heat Cares, click here.