
Robert and Phyllis Wood of St. Joseph found out they were the winners of a new furnace Wednesday morning after receiving a call from Q-Country and Comfort Heating and Cooling.
It’s the forth year for Comfort Heating and Cooling to team up with Q-Country to give away a furnace to a family in need.
The couple was nominated by their daughter, Janet Lines.
“My parents moved back to their house with my grandpa so they could take care of him,” Lines said in the nomination. “Currently my sister and her two girls, as well as my handicap uncle are living with my parents.”
Lines said her parents are retired and on a fixed income.
“Right now they have the furnace and at least two space heaters going to keep the house warm enough,” she said.
Greg and Shelley Kerns are the owners of Comfort Heating and Cooling and said it’s difficult to choose between all the applications.
“Just trying to help out the community by giving away a furnace to somebody who really needs it,” said Greg Kerns, Comfort Heating and Cooling Co-Owner.
The high efficiency furnace is valued at $3,380 and is being provided by Lennox and installed for free by Comfort Heating & Cooling.
“You read the stories and it wrenches at your heart and you want to help everybody,” said Shelley Kerns, Comfort Heating and Cooling Co-Owner. “We just can’t so we do our best to pick the one that seems most deserving and meets all of our qualifications.”