- March 14, 2025
All Volusia Flagler Heating and Air recently donated and installed a new air conditioning system for a Holly Hill woman battling a rare form of breast cancer.
In a statement to the Observer, company co-owner Brian Madalena, of Palm Coast, said they received a call from the woman's friend, Kat Flannery, as their air conditioning system was not operational, and due to its age and condition, they were looking for a new one.
Madalena discovered the woman, Katrina Young, was batting cancer once he visited the home. He also learned that Flannery, a retired disabled veteran, was looking to take on the expense to help her friend. Flannery had sold her home last year to buy a motorhome, with the aim to travel the country.
But after Young was diagnosed with breast cancer, Flannery decided to stay and support her on her journey.
"One year later, Kat is still here with Katrina and was willing to sell her only possession, the motorhome, to be able to afford this new air conditioning system," Madalena said. "I made a few phone calls and thanks to the unbelievable relationship that we have with Daikin Comfort and our territory manager, Jim Andrews, they were willing to partner with our company in order to donate and fully install this new system at no charge whatsoever to Miss Young."
