ARS Honors Military Personnel

Implements veteran initiatives

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — American Residential Services (ARS), a Memphis, Tennessee-based, privately-held national provider of air conditioning, heating, and plumbing services, is honoring those who served in the armed forces by executing community outreach initiatives geared towards veterans. The ARS Cares for Veterans initiative aims at donating an HVAC system or water heater to a veteran in need. Additionally, employees have volunteered for veterans’ agencies by planting vegetable gardens and cooking more than 150 meals for homeless veterans. ARS has also sponsored several charity benefits for veterans’ organizations.

ARS has completed six HVAC and hot water heater installations to veterans-in-need as part of the ARS Cares Program. ARS has been working in targeted markets alongside veterans’ services agencies to complete this project. So far, veterans in San Diego, Tampa, Dallas, Memphis, and Salt Lake City have enjoyed new installations.

In addition to giving away HVAC and water heater equipment and installation, ARS employees in every branch across the country will be engaging in volunteer and civic opportunities geared towards veterans’ services. Prior to Memorial Day, Conway Services, a network provider for ARS, joined corporate ARS employees at the Alpha Omega Veterans Services Court Avenue location. There, they tilled and planted an 18-by-8-foot plot and planted donated vegetables and herbs. Additionally, the volunteers spruced up pre-established vegetable boxes and donated homemade casseroles to the facility.

“I am elated that we have strong support from ARS,” said Cordell Walker, executive director of Alpha Omega Veterans Services. “It is tremendously impactful to our clients at Alpha Omega to see people in our community make an effort to spend time with them and help them with various projects. We use gardening at two of our facilities as part of alternative therapy, so donating time and resources in this way is invaluable to us.”

For more information, visit www.ars.com.

Publication date: 6/30/2017

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