Meeting Information
The Fort Worth Chapter
No. 1 meets on the Third Thursday of each month
at Colonial Country Club, 3735 Country Club Circle,
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
The agenda is:
5:30 pm Registration and Networking
6:00 pm Dinner ($32.00)
7:00 pm Program and Business Meeting
Reservations must be made by 12:00 noon on the
Tuesday prior to the meeting. To make reservations,
contact Lisa McDonald at 817-625-9781 or lisam@h-b.com.
Visitors are welcome!
NEF NAWIC Education Foundation
In
1969, it was suggested that the National Association
of Women in Construction (NAWIC) develop some
type of Manpower Training Program to accompany
the NAWIC Founders' Scholarship Program.
In compliance with this request, the Manpower
Training Program was started. In 1970, the First
Operation Woman Power Committee was appointed.
It wasn't until 1973 that the organization adopted
its current name and purpose, the NAWIC Education
Foundation (NEF).
NEF
is committed to provide and promote educational
opportunities and programs to benefit the construction
industry. The NAWIC Education Foundation serves
as a funding vehicle for NAWIC's community based
programs, and since the Foundation's inception,
the volunteers and staff have moved forward relentlessly
to serve this mission.
Since
their beginnings, NEF has enacted several programs
and contests created to foster and promote construction
as a viable career choice among young adults from
grade school to high school.
The following chapter members passed the CIT Construction Industry Technician course in 2005 (pictured left): Gracie Narey, Lantana Communications, Karolene Pittman, Cristy Treder and Tracey Hart of Thos S. Byrne.
The Block-Kids Building Program
The Fort Worth Chapter held its annual Block Kids competition on February 10, 2010. The chapter works in conjunction with the Fort Worth ISD after school programs. This years school was Oakhurst Elementary School with 45 students participating.
 The
Block-Kids Building Program is a national
building program competition that is sponsored
on the local level by NAWIC chapters and other
organizations. The award winning program introduces
children to the construction industry in an effort
to create an awareness of and to promote an interest
in future careers in one of the many facets of
the industry. The program is open to all elementary
school children in grades 1- 6. The competition
involves the construction of various structures
with interlocking blocks and three of the following
additional items: a small rock, string, foil,
and poster board. Local winners advance to Regional
competition, and one semi-finalist from each region
is entered in the National Program competition.
National prizes are awarded to the top three projects.
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Block Kids Winners: 1st Place: Stephanie Gonzalez,
2nd Place: Leslie Hernandez, 3rd Place: Zulma Flores
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Oakhurst Elementary School Block Kids Students |
