Utah, HVAC Equipment

Utah Pays it Forward

Posted on Nov 17, 2017 by Paul Christiansen

Utah food.pngEvery year, the team at LONG Utah expresses our appreciation for our good fortune, by donating our time to the Utah Food Bank. A special shout out to Samantha Gott, who makes this happen, annually.   The Utah Food Bank was established in 1904, with their mission of Fighting Hunger Statewide. 

The Utah Food Bank is the cornerstone for programs like The BackPack Program and distributed 61,000 back packs to needy children throughout the state at 37 after school sites.  These back packs are full of nutritious food, to sustain these children through the weekend, as many children get their main nutrition and meals from school programs.  The Kids Café serves nutritious meals to over 1,900 students and children daily.  The Food Box program delivers food, milk and produce to homebound seniors.   For every $1 donated to the Utah Food Bank, they can provide $7.81 worth of basic goods and services to those in need.  1 in 6.png

The Utah Food Bank has many needs, and we’re happy to dig in and help, wherever the need is the greatest. With the natural disasters that have hit our country this hurricane season, there is an even greater need for volunteers and help.  Many of the UFB resources have been sent out of state to help those hit by those tragedies.  The UFB needs are continual, throughout the year.  Our LONG team loves to volunteer a few hours to kick off the holiday season. It gives us the opportunity to work together on an out-side project, build our team and have a great time in gratitude!   We look forward to this every year – and as you can see, we all have a blast serving our Utah community.

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Paul Christiansen

Paul Christiansen

Paul is responsible for mechanical equipment sales in the UT market. He achieved his undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico, followed by a MBA from the American Graduate School of Intl. Mgmt. (Thunderbird) in Glendale, AZ in 2004. Paul began his career with Envirco Corp., promoting HEPA filtration systems for cleanrooms in Asia, and later managed the Krueger organization in the North American Air Distribution market for 6 years. Before joining LONG in January, 2017, Paul led the PennBarry and Lau Sales, Product Development, Engineering, Customer Service and Marketing teams. As General Manager of LONG Utah, Paul will be implementing growth strategies to strengthen LONG’s market position, as well as enhance the group’s portfolio of Mechanical Products in the Intermountain region.