Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Oil Angel helps warm the winter chill - Robert Jamieson, P-I columnist
... Dallas Gigrich, 51, runs a new non-profit that takes unwanted oil, which some may consider junk, and gives it away so others can enjoy a treasure -- a warm home.
Fittingly, his organization is called HEAT, short for Home Energy Assistance Team.
When I first heard about the effort I thought it was a perfect example of someone in our community finding a smart and simple way to meet a growing need.
...
HEAT was a relief for the parents of Zakiyyah Ali.
The Seattle woman says her father suffers from emphysema and is short on money. When heating oil started running low at her parents' Greenwood home, the situation became dire. Ali heard about Gigrich and gave her mom and dad his number. "They delivered quickly," Ali said.
Patricia Quaring says when the heat is out at her West Seattle unit it can be warmer outside than in.
Quaring, 56, used to work as a day-care provider, but can't anymore because of a herniated disk in her back and degenerative arthritis. She gets $339 a month for welfare and pays $275 each month for rent. She has been on Gigrich's waiting list for as long as a year-and-a-half.
"I just got 100 gallons a couple of weeks ago," Quaring said with a voice full of gratitude. "Pretty good." ...
... Dallas Gigrich, 51, runs a new non-profit that takes unwanted oil, which some may consider junk, and gives it away so others can enjoy a treasure -- a warm home.
Fittingly, his organization is called HEAT, short for Home Energy Assistance Team.
When I first heard about the effort I thought it was a perfect example of someone in our community finding a smart and simple way to meet a growing need.
...
HEAT was a relief for the parents of Zakiyyah Ali.
The Seattle woman says her father suffers from emphysema and is short on money. When heating oil started running low at her parents' Greenwood home, the situation became dire. Ali heard about Gigrich and gave her mom and dad his number. "They delivered quickly," Ali said.
Patricia Quaring says when the heat is out at her West Seattle unit it can be warmer outside than in.
Quaring, 56, used to work as a day-care provider, but can't anymore because of a herniated disk in her back and degenerative arthritis. She gets $339 a month for welfare and pays $275 each month for rent. She has been on Gigrich's waiting list for as long as a year-and-a-half.
"I just got 100 gallons a couple of weeks ago," Quaring said with a voice full of gratitude. "Pretty good." ...
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