The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
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BY HEATHER A. RESZ<br />
n May, the National Association of Women in Construction’s<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Chapter received the Region 9 “Construction<br />
Industry Benefit” award for its partnership with the<br />
Girl Scouts Susitna Council.<br />
For the second year in a row, the <strong>Alaska</strong> Chapter partnered<br />
with the Girl Scouts to provide a day of construction<br />
activities, called “Breaking New Ground to Build the Future,”<br />
for about 200 first- to 12th-grade students.<br />
Program coordinator Chris Jett said the chapter previously<br />
sponsored the Block Kids competition in the Anchorage<br />
School District as a way introduce students to careers in<br />
the construction industry.<br />
This year NAWIC members decided to expand the day’s<br />
events to include more in-depth learning about opportunities<br />
in the construction industry, she said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> March 22 Breaking New Ground event was divided<br />
into morning and afternoon sessions that moved Girl<br />
Scouts through various stations where they learned skills<br />
like using a hand saw, swinging a hammer, reading plans,<br />
using a power drill and screw gun, crimping conduit, read-<br />
<br />
Makenna Tresnak, with Brownie Girl Scout Troop 590, practices using a hand saw March 22 at a day of construction activities called “Breaking New<br />
Ground to Build the Future” sponsored by the National Association of Women in Construction’s <strong>Alaska</strong> Chapter and Girl Scouts Susitna Council.<br />
Girl Scouts completed a lesson on construction safety before moving<br />
onto the hands-on portion. About 200 first- to 12th-grade students<br />
participated. Next year’s event will move to larger quarters March 28,<br />
2009, at the BP Energy Center.