{"id":47514,"date":"2017-11-27T16:50:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/hvac\/?p=47514"},"modified":"2023-03-16T19:23:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:23:46","slug":"heaters-for-the-holidays-winners-are-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/heaters-for-the-holidays-winners-are-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Heaters for the Holidays Winners are Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the past four years, Expert HVAC and Refrigeration has been giving away furnaces as part of Heaters for the Holidays<\/em><\/strong> with our partners, KISS FM 93.1 with Mike and Tricia in the Morning, Goodman, and Passage Supply. The generous contributions of all involved help us to continue this effort\u2026and it\u2019s getting bigger and better every year. This year, Heaters for the Holidays is giving away 4 heating systems!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the winners were announced live on the air on KISS FM 93.1 at 8:45 am by Eric Alvarez, president of Expert HVAC and Refrigeration, with Mike & Tricia in the Morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy do you do this?\u201d asked Mike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause I have been blessed,\u201d said Alvarez. \u201cMy parents instilled in me to help those less fortunate. I want to pass on blessings to those who really need it. Heaters for the Holidays is one way I can. But, not just me\u2026the good people of Goodman and Passage Supply are also helping. And, even my technicians want to help. Many of them donate their time to install these systems. I have the best technicians!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heaters for the Holidays considers hundreds of submissions and stories of those in need of a furnace. All submissions are all considered. \u201cSome of the stories are hard to read,\u201d says Alvarez. \u201cI often ask myself, \u2018how do I choose?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our First Winner: Linda\u2019s Story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda sent a submission nominating mother. Here is her story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy family has been going through a lot. Two family members passed this year of diabetes. Mom was their caretaker in the past year.  She struggled to give them what they needed but she managed to help.  She even paid to reconstruct their house for wheelchair access. Since, both have passed. Now, I want to help mom. Mom works Monday through Friday with overtime to continue to provide for our family. She doesn\u2019t have a working furnace of her own. She stays warm using blankets and leaving stove on with pot full of water boiling.\u201d (Expert HVAC and Refrigeration NEVER recommends using the stove to heat the home. This is a fire and carbon monoxide danger.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the news, her mother was chosen, Linda said, \u201cMy mom really deserves it. She has always done whatever she can for others. Today, we woke up and the house was pretty chilly. She needs working heat. Thank you, Eric and everyone, you all are a blessing!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said Alvarez, \u201cWithin a week, we will have your mom and all winners installed with heat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner 2: Cynthia\u2019s Story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am single mom with three kids at home. My house needs a lot of work, and every year something seems to happen to the heater and it is expensive to repair. But, it\u2019s cheaper than replacing it. This year, I was crossing my fingers hoping that it works. I\u2019ve delayed using it and instead have been using a portable floor heater. Fortunately, it hasn\u2019t been too cold yet. My house isn\u2019t big but still gets cold so with the portable heater and all of us sleeping in my room, we\u2019ve managed to stay warm.\u201d (Expert HVAC and Refrigeration NEVER recommends using portable heaters to heat the home during sleep. This is a fire danger.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tricia stated, \u201cFloor heaters are dangerous, not designed to be unattended.\u201d KISS FM 93.1 continued: \u201cWell, congratulations, after today you don\u2019t have to worry about that.\u201d Mike said. \u201cYou are such a good guy, Eric!\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe couldn\u2019t do it without your radio crew. Thank you for your help with this. Hopefully, we can continue to do more in the coming years. The more people we can help in El Paso, the better we\u2019ll all be for it,\u201d said Alvarez. \u201cAnd, thanks to Virgil and the crew at Goodman for their continued support by donating the equipment,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, Wait\u2026There\u2019s More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Heater for the Holidays had a new twist:  Last year, Expert HVAC and Refrigeration and its partners in the giveaway gave away two heaters. \u201cThis year, we\u2019re giving away four, including two wall heaters!\u201d said Alvarez. \u201cSo many submissions last year needed wall heaters. Their homes were not set up for furnaces\u2026no proper ductwork and no furnace closet. Wall heaters are ductless\u2026and usually are on the wall and sit in the hallway,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks to Ron Passage and his contribution of two wall heaters, we are happy to announce two more winners: Aramita and Mary M., both nominated for Heaters for the Holidays and both very deserving winners!\u201d said Alvarez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you buy from Expert HVAC and Refrigeration, you can feel good that their charity of Heater for the Holidays is supported. You, too, give back to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to our partners in Heater for the Holidays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Holidays, everyone! Expert HVAC and Refrigeration, serving El Paso for over 36 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the past four years, Expert HVAC and Refrigeration has been giving away furnaces as part of Heaters for the Holidays with our partners, KISS FM 93.1 with Mike and Tricia in the Morning, Goodman, and Passage Supply. The generous contributions of all involved help us to continue this effort\u2026and it\u2019s getting bigger and better every year.… Continue reading Heaters for the Holidays Winners are Announced<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51594,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47514\/revisions\/51594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experthvacandrefrigeration.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}