Charlotte NC Plumbing Company Serves Homeless Through Room in the Inn Program

Charlotte plumbers E.R. Plumbing Services staff Room in the Inn, a program providing food and shelter to the homeless during the winter in Charlotte, NC.

Matthews, United States – March 16, 2017 /PressCable/ —

“E.R. Plumbing Services has always been all about giving back to the community,” says Dave Parker, owner of the Charlotte NC plumbing company and master plumber. “But the company has decided to take it up a notch this year. 2017 is going to be a year to remember.”

Parker is a familiar face at Room in the Inn, a charitable program serving the homeless in Charlotte, NC. Parker volunteers weekly, spending most Tuesday nights at the Arlington Baptist Church location, making up beds, setting tables, doing dishes, doling out toiletries, and serving meals to those less fortunate.

Whenever possible, Parker encourages the staff of E.R. Plumbing Services to serve also. This past Tuesday, on March 13th, the staff joined in. “Since I’m a regular volunteer, I see that some of the meals get repetitive. We serve a lot of casseroles. But E.R. Plumbing Services wanted to make a difference, so the staff invested in some wings and pasta salad, good backyard BBQ sorts of foods.” The church had just purchased a new grill, so Parker and the staff of E.R. Plumbing Services got to be the first to use the grill.

One of the problems the program faces is meeting specific needs. On Tuesday night, a father showed up with a toddler who needed size 3 pull ups. The Room in the Inn program had size 5 pull ups on hand but nothing that would fit this small child, so Parker’s staff went out and got the right size pull ups. Another person needed reading glasses. Parker says these sorts of needs are the types of difficult-to-anticipate needs the staff is eager to accommodate.

“Serving the needy helps our staff recognize our good fortune,” Parker says.

Room in the Inn is has been providing shelter for the needy since 1996, partnering with colleges and congregations to provide sustenance and shelter for the homeless during the winter months (the program serves December 1 – March 31st each year). Each Room in the Inn site provides a warm, safe place to sleep, three meals (dinner, breakfast, and a packed lunch and bag lunch) and provides transportation to uptown Charlotte in the mornings.

Parker and his staff are some of the 5,000 volunteers who keep Room in the Inn functioning. Volunteers drive vehicles, prepare and serve meals, make up beds, pack lunches, and do laundry and dishes.

E.R. Plumbing Services has been serving the Charlotte area since 1997. To learn more about the Charlotte plumbing company’s commitment to the Charlotte community, visit the company site.

Contact Info:
Name: David Parker
Organization: ER Plumbing Services
Address: 648 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, NC 28105, United States
Phone: +1-704-269-1066

For more information, please visit http://www.erplumbing.com

Source: PressCable

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