| "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity" USW Locals 801 & 825 Helping Hands is a non-profit organization that began in May of 1999 as a way to help families in our local communities who are in need Mission Statement: Union members through charitable means, supporting our communities by volunteering time, funds, or services to those in need of a Helping Hand We realize that we have good people and the resources to help families who are not as fortunate as ourselves. Annually we support the local Christian Care Centers that provide food to families that are less fortunate during the holidays. We also collect used prescription eye glasses to be repaired and matched to someone who might not be able to otherwise afford them. "Helping Hands" uses money raised from vending machines at our place of employment to provide scholarships for local deserving studets. We sponsor fundraisers for other non-profit organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the local Meals on Wheels program. We also help promote other notable charity organizations such as the yearly sign up drive for the United Way of Hardin County. Our biggest fundraiser is the annual Cruise'n Silsbee event. The money raised through this event help support our organization throughout the year. PACE recently merged with the steel workers union to form the United Steel Workers union resulting in our name change from PACE Helping Hands to USW Helping Hands. Chairman Tony Smith Co-Chairman Dennis Pattarozzi Recording Secretary Tessandra McDaniel Treasurer Thomas "Rip" VanWinkle Trustees Ben Johnson D.A. Walters Andy Barba Darlene Lum Riley Johnson Johnny Dugas |
