Terry Day has a mission and it goes beyond his normal duties as a Steelworker at NLMK Pennsylvania. Several years ago, he heard a calling for him to help others. In the past three years, he has collected more than $80,000 for charity.
The 28-year steel veteran began collecting at the United Steelworkers Local 1016 union hall and then decided to expand the charity work into the NLMK facility.
Day raises funds for several food pantries and for a number of charities including AWARE Women’s Shelter, Prince of Peace Center and the Salvation Army.
He is approaching another personal goal of collecting food for the Scouting for Food project. To date, he has collected almost 6,200 pounds of food and is aiming for the 10,000 mark, which when matched by local companies means 50,000 pounds of food total will go to help the hungry.
Day is an example of the amazing members the union has, and the wonderful community service work members around the United States and Canada do on a daily basis. He also is the first USW member to be nominated for a Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service through the USW Cares program. The Steelworkers this year became the first union to become a Jefferson Awards Foundation Champion to promote and honor service. To nominate yourself, a group or fellow member, click here.
Day said that these collections are possible because of his fellow workers and all NLMK employees who have participated in the monthly drawings. He wanted to thank Todd Clary, Tony Johnson, Curtis Risch, Jamie Maxwell and Mike Howard for their help and support.
Day said, “At the end of each day, it makes you feel good.''
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