It’s August, and although summer is coming to an end, these temperatures show that the heat is not over yet.
“Oklahoma is a family state where we truly care about each other and our neighbors,” said Joseph Alvarez, owner of A&T Mechanical.
For Joseph and Jessica, it is an unbearable fact that there are people in Oklahoma without air conditioning in the summer and without heat in the winter.
“We’ve always said we want to give back. It’s heartbreaking, it hurts,” said Jessica Stacy, owner of A&T Mechanical.
When the brother-sister team learned about the “Feel the Love” program through their supplier Lenox, they seized the opportunity.
“Feeling the love is the most important thing for us because it’s something we can really give back to people for free. But it’s very difficult to get people to actually sign up for it,” Alvarez said.
Although they have been in business for 46 years and started giving away systems about five years ago, there always seems to be a little hesitation
“Because they think it’s not free, it’s going to cost something,” Stacy said.
However, it is completely free and has no strings attached.
“We’re going to replace the outside system, whatever size it is, we’re going to replace that system, and then we’re going to replace the inside system, which has the heater, the blower and the coil,” Alvarez said.
This year the giveaway is a little different. In the past they have given away one system, but this year they have gone so far as to give away two systems.
“I mean, they’re having a tough time without that complete heating and ventilation system and the fact that we’re the people who actually provide that to them is pretty awesome,” Stacy said.
Entries can be submitted through the company’s website until August 31. They are looking for stories of people who have given back in one way or another and now just need a little help.
“Fill out this information for whoever, yourself or them, it doesn’t matter,” Alvarez said.
“Two people this year. This is going to be a big deal,” Stacy said.
To enter your name or that of a needy and deserving person, visit the company website at www.okatmechanical.com and click on the “Promotions” tab.
