BC&E Foundation News Round Up
Big Impact, Big Future
In April, 120 eighth graders from Howard County Public Schools (Murray Hill Middle, Harper’s Choice Middle and Patuxent Valley Middle School) got a hands-on introduction to careers in construction and the trades as part of the BC&E Foundation’s Builders-in-Training Workshop.
Thank you to Paula Baher from IEC Chesapeake, who helped coordinate, present, and host the workshop. BC&E Partners Ed Fincham with Ariosa & Company, LLC, John Stup from Bunting Door & Hardware Co., Inc./LokTek, and Daryl Vargas and Brittany Perigo from The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company engaged with students and provided valuable insights and hands-on learning experiences.
Foundation grants support trades training for students
The BC&E Foundation has awarded 10 grants totaling $22,400 to Maryland schools and nonprofits providing construction trades training to young people.
“There is certainly a lot of need out there for this kind of funding,” said Curtis Dalsimer, Chair of the BC&E Foundation Grant Committee. “We received strong applications from programs across the greater Baltimore area.”
The Foundation received 19 applications, about half were new applicants to our program.
“It’s great that we were able to spread our resources out more,” Dalsimer added.
The Foundation prioritized programs that provide hands-on training to high school students and that clearly need support to cover the high cost of materials.
Grants went to schools and programs in Baltimore City and four surrounding counties:
- Carroll County Career and Technology Center Welding program — $2,200
- Carroll County Career and Technology Center HVAC program — $1,700
- Carroll County Career and Technology Center Masonry program — $2,000
- Carroll County Career and Technology Center Drafting program — $2,000
- Landsdowne High School Electrical program — $2,500
- Anne Arundel Career and Technical Education North — $2,500
- Howard Community College, Skilled Trades Program — $2,500
- Baltimore City ArchiNext — $2,500
- ACE Mentorship of Baltimore — $2,000
- Kennedy Kreiger — $2,500
