As always Allen, you're idea's are excellent!!! Good work there pal!!! :) :) :)
Hey Denny!!! Keep letting the local schools around the area about your willingness to mentor a student or two who expresses theri own real willingness to learn.
Have you been to any of the section meetings (They're on vacation for the summer here) either @ the Pittsburgh Section or the newly formed Johnstown/Altoona section???
Also, try getting in touch with Don Howard, the district director because he might know about some programs near your area who may be in need of your guidance.
DISTRICT 7
D. Howard (Don)
Technician
Concurrent Technologies Corp.
100 CTC Drive
Johnstown, PA 15904
Office - 814-269-2895
Fax - 814-269-2799
howard@ctc.com
Here are a few other gents in our neck of the woods that may offer some help for you Denny:
Education Committee
Chairman
Carl Spaeder
3885 Brookside
Unit 301
Murrysville, PA 15668
(724) 327-3686
cspaeder@alltel.net
S.E.N.S.E. &
Student Affairs
John Foley
Pittsburgh Public Schools
635 Ridge Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
jfoley@pghboe.net
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Chairman
George Kirk
Pittsburgh Public Schools
635 Ridge Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
gkirk@pghboe.net
Here's the Pittsburgh section's website:
http://sections.aws.org/pittsburgh/Here's a map to help you determine which section to join, and which section is closer to you:
http://sections.aws.org/johnstown/county%20boundries.gifHere's the Johnstown/Altoona section website:
http://sections.aws.org/johnstown/I hope some of this helps you Denny because, I would like to see that you do get the opportunity to mentor young folks who are trully interested in welding.
Your desire and passion to become a mentor/educator is most definitely felt by myself, and must be recognized by the rest of our local welding & educational communities.
Respectfully,
Henry