Oregon woman working 3 jobs gets free $16,000 heating system after breakdown
A retired couple in Beaverton, Oregon, received a free $16,000 HVAC system through the Lennox Feel the Love program after their previous unit failed. The initiative partners with local contractors to provide essential home improvements to families in need.
Why it matters
It illustrates the role of corporate social responsibility programs in addressing the basic needs of vulnerable populations during economic hardship.
Diane and Brian Johnsen, a retired couple from Beaverton, Oregon, can now face the winter in comfort after receiving a new HVAC system worth $16,000 at no cost. “We were ecstatic,” Brian told KOIN-TV as the couple received the unexpected gift through the Lennox Feel the Love programme.Answer to their prayersThe Beaverton couple were stretched thin. Diane took on three jobs to keep up with the mortgage on their home in Beaverton, Oregon. Money was tight, and every bill counted. And that’s when the heating and cooling system stopped being worth repairing. A technician could not get it working again at a price that made sense, so the couple faced a bigger problem. They needed a new system, and they had little room in their budget to buy one.That’s when they turned to the Lennox Feel the Love programme.
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