Flame Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical Partners with The Society for St. Vincent de Paul for "Bundle Up Michigan" Coat Drive
Organizations will collect new and gently used coats and other pieces of outerwear from Monday, October 17 through Friday, December 30

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, October 13, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Flame Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical, in partnership with The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Detroit (SVdP) today announced the organizations will collect new and gently used coats and other pieces of outerwear during its "Bundle Up Michigan" coat drive from Monday, October 17 through Friday, December 30. The drive will benefit local citizens in need of warm winter wear.

Items, which can include adult and children-sized coats, snow pants, hats, boots and gloves or mittens, can be dropped off in bins at:

· Flame's Warren headquarters (2200 East 11 Mile Road),
· Flame's Fraser showroom (32314 Utica Road),
· Flame's Riverview showroom (11781 Longsdorf Street), or
· One of the SVdP's 11 thrift store locations (please see below)

Tax refund receipts will be available to donors upon request.

"We want to make sure all metro Detroiters have a coat on their back and gloves on their hands this year," said Gary Marowske, president of Flame, Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical. "During the winter, it is our priority at Flame to ensure that all metro Detroiters stay warm."

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Detroit is a human service organization based in Detroit that provides emergency assistance to individuals. Coats donated during the drive will be sold, at drastically reduced prices, at the organization's thrift stores.

"The demand for warm clothing and coats has skyrocketed recently," said William Brazier, executive director of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul. "Traditionally, our Thrift stores have been a main source for our neighbors in need to purchase quality, low-priced winter wear. We are grateful for the partnership with Flame. It will allow us to provide better assistance to those in need this winter."

Additionally, items can be dropped off in the appropriate bins at St.Vincent de Paul Thrift Shops:

· BPC - Bailing/Processing Center - 12662 Burt Road, Detroit, 313-672-7837
· Clinton Township - 35129 S. Gratiot Avenue, 586-792-3500
· Detroit (east) - 14922 Kercheval Street, 313-331-6992
· Detroit (west) - 15725 Grand River Avenue, 313-836-2878
· Dixie Highway - 5395 Dixie Highway, 248-623-2780
· Inkster - 27114 Michigan Avenue, 313-277-4617
· Lincoln Park - 3760 Fort Street, 313-382-3100
· Port Huron - 1335 24th Street, 810-984-5392
· St. Clair Shores - 23746 Greater Mack Avenue, 586-773-0190
· Utica - 45550 Van Dyke, 586-323-5133
· Waterford - 2235 Elizabeth Lake Road, 248-681-6760
· Westland - 6613 N.Wayne Road, 734-729-3088

About the Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Detroit

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Detroit is the local arm of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization and one of the oldest charitable organizations in the world. The Detroit office of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a major provider of human and disaster relief services, assisting people in crisis that have been victims of fires or floods, lost their job, or other urgent situations by providing emergency support. The Society works in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Detroit, networking with 2,000 Vincentian volunteers in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer, St. Clair and Monroe counties, and assisting 30,000 local households annually. For more information, visit www.moreforthepoor.org

About Flame, Heating, Cooling, Plumbing and Electrical

Flame Heating, Cooling, Plumbing and Electrical has become one of metro Detroit's premier heating, cooling, electrical and ventilation solutions for home and business owners alike. Family-owned since 1949, the company has grown to almost twice the size of its nearest competitor, with a fleet of more than 50 service vehicles and a corps of highly trained and certified technicians—the only contractor that has achieved North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certification of more than 99 percent of its technicians. BSI Certified, all Flame technicians are certified by the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA), For more information visit www.flamefurnace.com _http://www.flamefurnace.com_ .

Press Release Contact Information:

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