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2020 Training Center Open House – Save the DateNovember 20, 2019 - 12:04 pm
Purdue University Construction Management Program Partners with IKORCC for ICRA TrainingNovember 15, 2019 - 4:54 pm
Sisters Gather Donations for Local Foster HomeNovember 12, 2019 - 12:57 pm
Open Houses Bring 6,000 Students to IKORCCOctober 18, 2019 - 12:03 pm
IKORCC Scholarship Applications Now OpenSeptember 9, 2019 - 2:52 pm
Retired Carpenter Celebrates 102nd BirthdaySeptember 6, 2019 - 3:28 pm
Boys & Girls Club & IKORCC Launch Project BlueprintAugust 29, 2019 - 9:32 am
Congrats to our 2019 Scholarship WinnersAugust 16, 2019 - 3:32 pm
Retired Carpenter Celebrates 102nd Birthday
/in News /by Hannah ErwinWhen the war ended, Frank continued his work in construction. He joined the Carpenters Union with Local 285 in 1952. He spent his free time building houses and spending time with his wife and two daughters.
Working with contractors including Ruhlin and Donley Construction; Frank retired after 30 years with the Carpenters Union. He continues to attend Local 285’s monthly meetings for retired members.
Frank is in good spirits and enjoys telling his stories. From the IKORCC, we want to wish Frank a very happy 102nd birthday!
Boys & Girls Club & IKORCC Launch Project Blueprint
/in Community, News /by Lacey NixIKORCC Business Rep Kyle Gresham works with students at the launch of Project Blueprint in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
When the Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne began their quest for a blueprint for great futures for their students, we knew it was a perfect project for the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters.
Not only did union carpenters help build the new Boys & Girls Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana, we’ve also helped plan, build & introduce curriculum for a one-of-a-kind program called Project Blueprint.
Project Blueprint exposes kids to careers in skilled trades like carpentry, flooring, welding, electric, manufacturing and more. The idea is to show kids career options after high school other than the traditional four-year college pathway.
“That’s the key, exposing kids to careers early on so they can really dream about what is that they really like doing. This is what this program is all about,” says Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne CEO Joe Jordan.
Project Blueprint is the first of its kind in the country. Kids utilize the curriculum and learn to plan, layout, and build structures. A special room in the new Boys & Girls Club will make it easier for students to focus on their projects. The Project Blueprint room features workstations, tools, welding and more.
“It really recharges me to see how excited these young people are to try something new and realize that they can do anything they set their mind to,” Kyle adds.
Community partners are also excited for the project, on Tuesday night the Boys & Girls Club received over $200,000 in donations for materials to keep the project moving.
Signatory union contractors MKS (Michael Kinder & Sons) built the Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne with interior work by Rosema.
Congrats to our 2019 Scholarship Winners
/in News /by Lacey NixTwenty recipients earned scholarships based upon their high school grade point average and SAT or ACT scores. Another twenty were selected randomly.
Recipients were sons, daughters, and dependent children of members of the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights. Parents or guardians must be members in good standing of the IKORCC for at least one year. The son, daughter, or dependent child must be a high school graduating senior or be attending a college, university or trade school as a full-time student.
Congratulations to the following 2019 IKORCC Scholarship recipients:
Carpenters Union Donates 170+ Smoke Detectors to local Fire Station
/in News, Ohio Activism /by Hannah ErwinWhen Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) Business Representative and Akron Local 285 member Abe Bruner, read in a local paper that 9 in 10 fires around Akron could have been prevented from spreading, he knew it was time to take action. Homes and families without a functioning smoke detector are at greater risk to be affected by a fire.
As a Member Action Committee party chairperson in his local, Abe decided to do something about it. Beginning last year, the committee rounded up their resources and donated around 80 new smoke detectors for the Akron Fire Department. Lt. Lash says the department strives to get working smoke detectors on every floor or level of homes in need.
With the help of Akron Local 285, Millwright’s Local 1090, Cleveland Locals 435 and 373, Tri-County Building Trades in Akron, and Donley’s Construction; this year they have over doubled the previous years’ donation.
Around 176 new smoke detectors were donated through Captain Haas at the Akron Fire Department this past Friday, July 26th. The Akron Fire Department will be installing these new smoke detectors into homes of families in need around the City of Akron. Haas hopes to get a new, fully functioning smoke detector in every home.
The committee is grateful to have the opportunity to help their community and hopes to get even more donations set up for next year.
(Featured in photo from left to right: Captain Haas, Kristin Fox, Rob Treichel, Abe Bruner, LT. Joe Falkenstein, Marcus Wagner.)
Brotherhood: Lima Carpenters Save Christmas
/in News /by Lacey NixBrotherhood. It’s not just a word. At the Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters its a way of life. It means standing by each other through the good times and the bad, something UBC member Jon Donahue learned over the Christmas holiday. Check out the inspirational story of our journeyman, Jon Donahue.