Students had an opportunity to meet contractors and learn about union apprenticeship programs during the October 12, 2022 career fair.
CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL CAREER FAIR
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BGCFW: Welcome back to our Project Blueprint training!
Our 2022/2023 school year will be filled with new and exciting learning opportunities!
Cassie Carlson, Rick Sparks and Logan Bowling from Tonn and Blank Construction started us off with an awesome carpentry and construction project to build wall and floor panels. The lesson included teaching the kids to make accurate measurements, introduced them to using a Miter Saw to cut the wood and hammer & nails to construct the walls. The kids embraced the challenge and worked together to complete their projects. Thank you Tonn and Blank Construction for your preparation and time on this project. We also wish to thank our volunteer helpers from Amazon and the FWCS Career Academy students, your help makes all this possible.
Article submitted by Sheri Tatman, Fundraising & Marketing Manager
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS of NORTHEAST INDIANA
2609 Fairfield Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
Phone: (260) 744-0998 Ext. 133
Email: statman@bgcfw.org
BGCFW Project Blueprint Update: Thank you for an amazing year!
Chris Roberts, friends and student volunteers ended the Project Blueprint year with a mixture of projects for the kids.
After creating candy machines at the academy last week, the kids were exposed to additional basic carpentry including a power tool and pounding nails with a $300 hammer. Additional basics of electricity and plumbing as well as a masonry project at the Fort Wayne Community Schools Career Academy masonry room were also part of the learning experience.
The club wishes to thank all of the volunteers in each of the building trades, our friends at FWCS Career Academy and our donors and sponsors for helping this past year to show our members pathways to better futures. They really nailed it!
It’s been an amazing year and we will see you all back here in the fall.
Article submitted by Sheri Tatman, Fundraising & Marketing Manager
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS of NORTHEAST INDIANA
2609 Fairfield Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
Phone: (260) 744-0998 Ext. 133
Email: statman@bgcfw.org
BGCFW Project Blueprint Update
LaVar Brewer along with Romeró Roméro from the Plumbers and Steamfitters 166, created an exciting and informative Project Blueprint for our members at their training facility. They provided a detailed tour which included: a welding room; a model 2-story home exposing the frame structure showing the set-up for water intake and drainage; a 5ft deep sand-pit to demonstrate how pipe is laid below the frost line to prevent freezing, and the HVAC training lab. The club members, utilizing skills learned in prior training lessons with LaVar, were able to use a blow torch to solder copper pipes together and reviewed the processes used to clean and cut various pipes. Thank you LaVar and Romeró for this excellent training session filled with so much information. We also wish to thank Kent Prosser and Les Zimmerman who helped create a positive and energetic environment for our members.
Article submitted by Sheri Tatman, Fundraising & Marketing Manager
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS of NORTHEAST INDIANA
2609 Fairfield Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
Phone: (260) 744-0998 Ext. 133
Email: statman@bgcfw.org
Career Fair at South Side High School
Steve East with Laborers Local 213 talked with students about career and apprenticeship opportunities at the April 20, 2022 Career Fair held at South Side High School in Fort Wayne.
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