An outpouring of charity in November was dubbed an international day of service for members of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus. In reality, it was one of many days, weeks and months throughout the year that EWMC chapters in the U.S. and Canada engage in community good works. The photos, featuring activities in San Diego; Los Angeles; Denver; and Vancouver, British Columbia, highlight just some of November's projects.
Others included a huge turnout by Washington, D.C., Local 26 EWMC members at United Communities Against Poverty, where they spruced up the property and handed out school supplies, and the Greater St. Louis chapter's winter coat drive. "The dedication, kindness and energy of our EWMC members represents the very best of the IBEW," said International President Kenneth W. Cooper, who spoke at the organization's annual conference in St. Louis in January. "Not only are they directly helping people in need, they're making their communities stronger in the process."
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| ▲ EWMC members from Vancouver, British Columbia, Local 213, served up a hot, hearty meal at a park in a downtown neighborhood with many low-income and unhoused residents. They also distributed blankets, clothing and jackets donated by the Local 213 brothers and sisters. Pictured in the park's fieldhouse kitchen are apprentice wirewoman Morgan Wheeler, left, and journeywoman Wakenniosta Cooper. |
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| ▲ In San Diego, EWMC members from Local 569 headed to the neighborhood of Southcrest, where they installed new electrical wiring, devices, and upgraded the subpanel for a family who hadn't been able to move back into their home since flooding in January of 2024. Right photo, are journeyman wiremen Billie Johnson, left, and David Johnson, no relation. |
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| ▲ EWMC members from Los Angeles Local 11, accompanied this year by brothers and sisters from Local 18, made an annual trip to the 50-block neighborhood known as Skid Row to hand out clothing and other essential items. "We gave out nearly 400 jackets, over 500 blankets, 500 pairs of socks, and a ton of clothes donated by IBEW members and our families," Local 11 EWMC President Alton Wilkerson said. |
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| ▲ Denver's EWMC hosted a Thanksgiving food drive at the Denver Inner City Parish to distribute turkeys and grocery vouchers that provided full meals for families in need. Inset: Local 68 journeyman wireman Dominic Hinton. Left photo, right to left: first-year apprentices Christina Soulie and August Gummere; Hinton; and journeywoman Felicia Hackney (orange hoodie). |
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