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Committee
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Connie Stevenson
636-5166
connie@stroup-ins.com
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To introduce high school students to careers in construction through “hands on” experiences.
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El Paso County Contactors Association and National Association of Women
in Construction have came together to introduce the Construction Industry
to our next generation. This will give these students a great insight to the job opportunities offered in the Construction industry. Please help us help them!!!!!!!
We need your help with the activities, coordination, and support of the program.
 
September 25, 2008
Place: Tab Construction, Inc.
Located off of Markshuffel and Constitution
For more information contact Connie Stevenson [connie@stroup-ins.com]
or go to our website at http://www.coloradoconstructioncareerdays.com/
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To volunteer to help on the day of the event, download the Volunteer Form here. |
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Visit the website: coloradoconstructioncareerdays.com for the latest happenings and news. You may also view videos of previous events.
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Click here for a copy of the Partnering Agreement between NAWIC and the Federal Highway Administration. |
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Chapter 356 held the first Colorado Construction Career Days in Colorado Springs on October 3, 2003. This has become an annual event and has grown tremendously with approximately 1,400 students attending a two day event in 2006. |
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Colorado Construction Career Days 2007:
The 5th Annual Colorado Construction Career Days was held at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Brighton, CO on October 3rd and 4th, 2007.
Approximately 1,500 students participated in the two day event and many good comments were received from students, teachers and volunteers. It just seems to get better every year.
The students were divided into color groups designated by hard hat colors and matched up with a Group Leader. They visited indoor hands-on activities (making a wooden tool box or a metal tool box, electrical, blue print reading, masonry, landscaping, CAD drafting and many others) for half of the day. They were all treated to a delicious box lunch and then they spent the other half of the day in the equipment area operating heavy equipment including a drill rig, trucks, graders, lifts, backhoes, forklifts and a remote compactor. The day ended with all students meeting in the Dome Room where tickets were drawn for prizes. Each student was given a “goodie bag” before they boarded their busses for the trip home.
On Thursday a VIP Reception and Tour was attended by several local government officials as well as board members and/or representatives of prominent companies who received an overview of the program, heard from some of the industry’s leading executives and then took a tour of the event. They were all very impressed.
The members of the Colorado Springs Chapter 356 who volunteered this year are Linda Champlin-Frank, Connie Stevenson, Wendy Hibbert and Adrienne Carpenter.
Be watching for information on CCD 2008. Connie Stevenson has started planning for an event to be held in southern Colorado in conjunction with the event held in the Denver area.
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Colorado Construction Career Days 2003 |
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We did it!
We successfully hosted our first CCD on Friday, October 3. We had over 200
high school students from six area school districts and over 70 volunteers
to direct, assist, demonstrate, etc., etc. The event was held at Sun
Construction in Colorado Springs. On behalf of the six organizations that
planned and manned this event, I want to extend my very deepest appreciation
to Floyd Abeyta, President of Sun Construction for allowing us to turn his
construction office and yard into a wonderful hands-on construction
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The
students began arriving at 8:30. They were greeted by their tour guides for
the day. The amount of planning and organization that went into laying out
what each group would do and how they would move through the day was
incredible! They experienced many aspects of the construction industry
through exhibits, displays, equipment demonstrations, skill competitions,
and hands-on activities. They operated man-lifts, backhoes,
mini-excavators, and even remotely controlled a mini compactor! They saw
concrete delivered, they set forms, tied steel and finished the concrete.
They learned to fit pipe and our NAWIC
ladies taught them how to drive nails. During one session they listened to
several speakers share how they got into construction and why they stayed in
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At noon, Eric Singer, Channel 11 News,
was our Master of Ceremonies. After stuffing themselves with pizza, the
students heard Mr. Abeyta’s take on the construction industry. Prizes were
given out (including signed Avalanche player cards) and they headed back for
the final round of activity. At the end of the day the students were given
goodie bags in exchange for an activity evaluation. Those results are being
compiled….stay turned for the results in the next issue.
That day we did hear many positive
comments. Many noted this was the best career day they had ever attended.
They said they usually sat around and listened to boring speakers. They
loved getting to do things! |
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Thank you so much Connie
Stevenson! Connie was an active
NAWIC
supporter throughout the entire planning process. We started meeting in
Denver with CDOT, FHWA, AGC, and CCA in the spring. When summer came,
neither of us had the time to make the trip, Connie allowed us to meet and
teleconfenerece from her office at Brown and Brown Insurance (B ’n B), at B
’n B’s expense. Connie and the crew from B ’n B helped in the coordination
and were on site for the event. Thank you, Steve Ewing, for allowing your
staff to help us. They were tremendous!
Thank you to so many of
our NAWIC Chapter
356 members
that were in attendance that day. I especially want to thank Dodi Walch and
Katie Trapp for getting their companies, McNelly Construction and Olson
Plumbing, respectively, on board for activities. This CCD was truly the
culmination of many minds and hands working together for the future of the
construction industry! We did a good thing!! |
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