Article: IFMA and Grainger rebuild New Orleans fire department.(hvac charity work)

NEW ORLEANS -- The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at promoting research and educational opportunities for the advancement of facility management, and Grainger, joined forces to help the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) get back on its feet. Following IFMA's World Workplace 2007 Conference & Expo, the IFMA Foundation held its Volunteer Rebuild Project benefiting the NOFD. More than 130 volunteers spent the day cleaning, painting, and repairing six local fire stations damaged by Hurricane Katrina. To help kick off the project, the IFMA Foundation received immense support from Grainger, who made a $20,000 contribution to ...

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