When the students return to Divine Mercy Catholic Academy in Ozone Park, they’ll be treading on brand new tile flooring.
Members of INSTALL NYC, the International Standards and Training Alliance, volunteered their time to install 4,500 feet of vinyl composition tile flooring on Saturday, July 31 in five classrooms and two offices of Divine Mercy.
The project was initiated by City Councilmember Eric Ulrich and coordinated by Warren Hutchinson, Local 2287, who served as the foreman on the job. Twenty-one members of both Local 2287 Floorcovers Union and the New York City District Council of Carpenters helped to install the new flooring at the school.
“It worked out great,” Hutchinson said. “Everyone was glad to work on this charity project and we completed the installation very quickly as a team.”
“I am truly grateful for the helping hands the New York District Council of Carpenters and INSTALL extended to Divine Mercy Catholic Academy,” said Ulrich. “These volunteers are the most dedicated and skilled floor coverers in the city. Thanks to them, students within the school will not only continue to reap the benefits of a quality education, but also enjoy learning in the newly renovated classrooms.”
