Holiday Charity

The Cottages of Emmett is a smaller, home-like assisted living and memory care facility that has been providing specialized care for seniors with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia since 2001. Partnering with them this past holiday season gave us the opportunity to provide individual, personalized gifts for 24 residents.

Our generous members came together and donated so many wonderful items for these baskets. Can’t wait to do it again next year!

November General Meeting

On Wednesday November 2nd our presenter was Greg Sizemore, Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Workforce of Associated Builders & Contractors.

His presentation was about Mental Health Issues in Construction. Greg currently serves on the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health and the board of directors of NCCER and chairs the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention.

We learned that Construction is the most at-risk industry for suicide deaths. We learned risk factors, warning signs, how to deal with those factors and warnings.

All members/contractors are encouraged to go to preventconstructionsuicide.com and take the CIASP Pledge.

We encourage everyone to visit that website for valuable information for you and your company.

October General Meeting

On Wednesday October 5th we met at had our 1st Annual Round Table Discussion and held NAWIC 101

During the roundtable portion of the night, we collaboratively discussed this issues facing our industry and our careers locally and nationally. Our members represent a wide range of positions in our industry and we had a lively discussion regarding several issues.

NAWIC 101 is a recap of all aspects of NAWIC from the local chapter to the national level. Members shared past experiences, thoughts, and ideas about what we can do in the future to help everyone get the most out of their NAWIC membership.