Fan and air conditioning drive keeps city cool

With the 2014 Farmer's Almanac predicting an oppressively hot summer this year, most people in the city have already turned on their fans and air conditioning. St. Vincent de Paul is ensuring anybody who needs a fan or air conditioning unit has access to one with its annual drive.

If you are interested in receiving a free fan or air conditioning unit, contact a representative at St. Vincent de Paul on the company's website or call 513-562-8841.

"In order to receive an air conditioner, the person in need must have a medical need for the unit, or be over 65 years old," says Elysa Hamlin, senior communications coordinator at St. Vincent de Paul, who is coordinating the drive. "This will be verified by a doctor’s note (for medical need) or an ID (for people over 65)."

Bring a new fan or air conditioning unit for donation at Coney Island Amusement Park between now and September 1 to receive a free rides pass, valued at $12.95.

If you donate to any Greater Cincinnati YMCA location during the month of July, you will be entered to win a $500 prize pack of Gain products and restaurant gift certificates. The winners will be announced on July 24, 2014 at the Salsa on the Square event on Fountain Square. You must be present to win.

Donations are also accepted at any St. Vincent de Paul Outreach Center or Thrift Store and Donation Center, and at the Tedia Company in Fairfield.

"These fans and air conditioners are a critical need in our community," Hamlin says. "During visits to the homes of families in need, our volunteers often find sick and elderly neighbors living in dangerously hot apartments without proper ventilation and no source of relief from the summer heat."

Fan and air conditioning drive keeps city cool

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