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06, 2019
NEF Announces 2018-2019 Block Kids National Building Competition Winners
ORLANDO, FL, June 1, 2019: NEF – NAWIC Education Foundation recently named their 2018-2019
Block Kids Building Competition National winners. Many creative projects were submitted this year
at Block Kids events across the country making it very difficult for this year’s judges to choose a
top three.
Voted as this year’s 1st place winner from NAWIC’s Northeast Region and sponsored by
Wilmington, DE Chapter #96, Noah Weston, 4th grader from Middletown, DE built a “flying solar
powered aircraft” that processes dirty air into clean air. Weston also constructed a solar powered
storage shed for the aircraft “so that it is always charging” and stated his project is designed to
help with air pollution. He notes that it could be used at factories, refineries or any plants that
cause air pollution. Weston wants to be a Paleontologist when he grows up.
2019’s 2nd place winner from NAWIC’s South Atlantic Region and sponsored by Asheville, NC Chapter
154, Benjamin Kramer, is a 5th grader from Old Fort, NC. His project was a spiral magnetic
generator with a battery and a cable going to a house/charging station. Kramer wants to “maybe be a
designer like my Dad”.
From NAWIC’s South Central Region and sponsored by San Antonio, TX Chapter 11, Phoenix Chin, 5th
grader from San Antonio, TX, was chosen as this year’s 3rd place winner. Chin constructed an art
coliseum/gallery to house art projects by both adults and children. Chin wants to be an
archaeologist when she grows up and stated she enjoyed the competition as it allowed her to be
creative.
NEF’s Block Kids Building Competition is a National competition that is sponsored on the local
level by NAWIC Chapters and other organizations. The award-winning program is open to grades K-6
and introduces children to the construction industry in an effort to create awareness and promote
careers in the industry.
The NAWIC Education Foundation was founded in 1972 by volunteers from the National
Association of Women in Construction who saw a need for quality training programs in the
construction industry. Based in Orlando, FL, NEF is responsible for administering a variety of K-12
programs that help educate today’s youth to pursue construction careers. In addition, NEF offers a
full range of self- study courses for adults. NEF maintains partnering agreements with various
education-related organizations that allow it to expand its offerings of educational courses, many
of which are offered online. NEF is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c) 3 non-profit educational
foundation to which tax- deductible contributions can be made.
The core purpose of the NAWIC Education Foundation is to educate the construction industry today …
and tomorrow. Its goals are to provide quality education programs for the construction industry and
to promote the benefits of a career in the industry. For additional information about NEF,
including its educational courses, go to www.nef-edu.org, send an e-mail to nawicedu@gmail.com or
call (866) 277-2883.
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06, 2019
NEF Learning Zone – June 2019
NEF President's Message
With Forum Season wrapping up, we at NEF start looking toward Annual Conference and our activities during it.
As advertised, NEF will be conducting a full day of course preparation for the Construction Document Technician exam followed by an opportunity for those in attendance to immediately take the test. Further, this will be our beta testing of our new online testing protocol which we have been quietly working on for the last several months. What does this mean for our customers? That a test can be taken at any time and anywhere as well as get your results the moment you complete the exam.! Don’t delay – get your CDT course package today to take advantage of this opportunity!
Our Arms-Length Extravaganza will be back much to the delight of raffle ticket buyers everywhere. Help us make this the best one yet by donating to NEF. It doesn’t have to be anything over-the-top, and we certainly need everything from gift cards to Kindles to quilts, etc. We’ve said it before if every NAWIC Chapter was to donate a $25.00 gift card or more, the possibilities of what could be accomplished this year is almost unfathomable. Remember that your Arms-Length Extravaganza donations will count toward your Region’s donations totals for the year so get out there and send those donations to the NEF Office ASAP!
NEF will also have a Pop-Up on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. We hope that you will join us and learn a little more about NEF like what is it that a Trustee does. You never know what you could find out about us and maybe we can spark an interest in something you want to get involved in.
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to any of our Board Members or our Administrator, Patti Susko, for assistance.
Sincerely,
Tammy
Tamara S. Crooks, CIT
NEF President 2018 – 2019
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05, 2019
NEF Announces 2018-2019 Design Drafting National Competition Winners
ORLANDO, FL, May 16, 2019 – NEF – NAWIC Education Foundation is pleased to announce their winners for this year’s National Design Drafting Competition, formerly known as CAD/Design/Drafting Competition. Each year NEF offers this program through efforts of tireless NAWIC volunteers working with schools and other organizations in order to promote this program.
Each year entries are evaluated for detail, accuracy and originality of work. Contestants are judged at the local level initially and the local winner’s entry is submitted for Regional then finally National competition. The 2018-2019 design project was a “High Speed Study Zone”, a safe space for students to go to in the evening that will allow them to access a high-speed internet connection for studying and completing schoolwork.
For this year’s project, specific details were mandatory for the “High Speed Study Zone”. Students must be able to access this space during and after school hours. The study zone required two entrances: one for everyone to regularly use, and one designated as an emergency exit. All parts of the space must comply with ADA accessibility requirements.
This year’s High School winners are as follows:
1st Place: Isaac Vera, 12th grade – NAWIC Pacific Southwest Region – El Paso Chapter #248
2nd Place: Clayton Rettig, 11th grade – NAWIC Southeast Region – Atlanta Chapter #49
NEF was founded in 1972 by volunteers from NAWIC who saw a need for quality training programs in the construction industry. Based in Orlando, FL, NEF is responsible for administering a variety of K-12 free programs that help educate today’s youth to pursue construction careers. In addition, NEF offers a full range of construction industry self-study courses. NEF is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c) 3 non-profit educational foundation to which tax-deductible contributions can be made.
The core purpose of NEF is to educate the construction industry today … and tomorrow. Its goals are to provide quality education programs for the construction industry and to promote the benefits of a career in the industry. For additional information about NEF, including its educational courses, go to www.nef-edu.org, send an e-mail to nawicedu@gmail.com or call (866) 277-2883.
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05, 2019
NEF Learning Zone – May 2019
NEF President's Message
Forum season is in full swing, and three (3) regions have or will offer paper-pencil testing for NEF certification courses during their Forums! This is fantastic news for the participants, and it means that more NAWIC members understand the value of NEF’s programs and are requesting testing opportunities. Hopefully, we can look to more participation at the Region events in the future.
Just a reminder that NEF will be conducting a full-day study and testing session for the Construction Document Technician (CDT) course at Annual Conference. If you have been wanting to get a NEF certification, this would be the perfect opportunity. Stop waiting – purchase your textbook and testing package today, mark your calendars, and join us on Tuesday, August 20, 2019!
NEF will also be bringing back our Arms-Length Extravaganza at Annual Conference, and we all know this event cannot be successful without generous donations. If every NAWIC chapter were to donate one item valued at $25.00 or more, the possibilities of what could be offered this year are endless! As an added incentive, donations for the Arms-Length Extravaganza will be counted toward the respective Region’s donation totals. Don’t delay and get those prizes sent into the NEF office ASAP!
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to any of our Board Members or our Administrator, Patti Susko, for assistance.
Sincerely,
Tammy
Tamara S. Crooks, CIT
NEF President 2018 – 2019
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08, 2018
2018-2019 NEF Executive Committee and Board of Trustees announced
As a result of their recent Annual Meeting, NEF announces its leadership team for 2018-2019.
Please review a Press Release outlining this announcement.
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05, 2018
NEF Learning Zone
2018 04.15 NEF’s brand new Newsletter is available now. Published 4/15/2018 via email. Join our mailing list on our website and don’t miss the next issue!
https://mailchi.mp/nef-edu/nefs-new-monthly-newsletter
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10, 2017
2017-2018 NEF Executive Committee and Board of Trustees
As a result of the recent Annual Meeting, NEF announces its leadership team for 2017-2018.
Please review a Press Release outlining this announcement.
2017 NEF EC Press Release by PR Cortina
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06, 2017
2016-2017 NEF CAD / Design / Drafting National Competition Winners Announced!
Congratulations to NEF’s CAD / Design / Drafting National Competition winners! This year’s competition was filled with many highly competitive projects making our judge’s duty to select winners that much more difficult.
NEF would like to thank all NAWIC Chapter and Region representatives for their time and dedication to this program. Without their participation along with that of our school administrators who have added this program into their curriculum, this National competition would not be successful in continuing NEF’s mission of educating the construction industry today…and tomorrow!
