Oil Heat Cares

Central MA Chapter Project 1


Back left to right: T.Tagman, J. Falconi,R.Marsh,R.Falconi,B. Glynn,D.Jacher; Front left to right: S.Nishan,R.Begin,D. Tagman,T. Sochia, J. Kostka	Jimmy Falconi providing direction of Ted Sochia	Volunteers wearing their Bond-tite shirts working on the new oil tank.

With their very first Oil Heat Cares project, this chapter definitely hit upon all of the elements that OHC is about. Working together as a chapter and helping someone in need. You can tell by the group photo that everyone enjoyed the day and being able to help both Tim and his Mom, Mrs. Tagman.

As with many Oil Heat Cares projects, they are identified by technicians. This project was particularly interesting because the person that identified the potential project was Tim Tagman. Tim visited the OHC website earlier this year and asked good questions. He didn’t know us and we didn’t know him but when he suggested that if we could help with a boiler, he could install it. The concern immediately was this person’s qualifications to install a boiler? At that point we found out that Tim works for Aalanco Service and Rena Falconi, the service manager for Aalanco, is a member of NAOHSM. She is also the secretary of the Central MA Chapter and her husband, Jimmy Falconi is a National V.P.

Tim explained to me that his mom has recurring cancer and he had been helping her replace her tired old equipment but at the pace it was going it would take a long time. When I learned he worked for Rena, I contacted her and she met with the eventual recipient of a new system, Dorothy Tagman. Dorothy was in shock with the news that the chapter wanted to provide her with a new heating system.

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