The Boilermaker Disaster Relief Fund

Helping each other through crises

The very nature of unionism is that members help one another. An injury to one is an injury to all. Donations to the Disaster Relief Fund go directly to help your union brothers and sisters and their families during a time of crisis. The entirety of your donation goes to help those in need.

Hurricane Helene has devastated communities from Florida to Appalachia. Flooding, tornadoes, and landslides have destroyed towns and left many in western North Carolina stranded. Over 2 million homes and businesses remain without power, and the death toll has risen to more than 200. Your support can help our brothers and sisters rebuild their lives.

Hurricane Helene

Give What You Can

If you wish to make a donation on behalf of a person or organization, please indicate the name in the app, on your check's memo line, or include a note indicating this along with your check or money order.

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Pay By Check

Please make your check or money order payable to
Clint Penny, IST (memo line: Disaster Relief Fund) and mail to:

IBB Disaster Relief Fund
c/o IST Clint Penny
12200 N Ambassador Dr, Suite 301
Kansas City, MO 64163

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Donations at Work

Boilermaker Disaster Relief Fund - Donations at Work

Your donations make a difference. Money donated goes directly to Boilermaker members and their families. While Boilermaker assistance funds do not replace insurance, they do help defray the cost of deductibles, temporary housing, groceries and other expenses.

Indiana
Your donations helped 18 Boilermaker families recover following destructive tornadoes.

Alberta, Canada
We worked with local lodges to provide funding to 98 Boilermaker families affected by floods.

U.S. Eastern Seaboard
Boilermaker Disaster Relief assisted Boilermaker families impacted by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy.

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Your generosity assisted three people suffering loss from an apartment fire.

Louisiana/Texas
Your donations aided three families impacted by flooding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Member Stories

L-169 member thankful for disaster relief

RETIRED LOCAL 169 member Claude Phillips of Midland, Michigan, received a $1,000 disaster relief check in August from L-169 Business Manag-er/Secretary-Treasurer Bob Hutsell

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Hurricanes and fires affect dozens of Boilermakers

A STRING OF natural disasters hit North America in 2017, causing destruction across the U.S. and Canada. Boilermakers in several re-gions were impacted by fires, hurricanes and flooding.

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Hurricane Sandy destroyed members’ homes and left many without power for weeks. Although the road to recovery will take some time, I am proud to belong to an organization where the leadership and the membership came together to help those in need. On behalf of the members of Local 28 and myself, we are forever grateful.

JIM CHEW
Boilermakers Local 28
Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer

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