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Vietnam
Veterans
Group to
Help
Equip
New
Workers
in
Skilled
Trades
DETROIT
-
Thirty-six
graduating
high
school
seniors
received
some
help
entering
the
skilled
trades,
thanks
to a
collaboration
between
a local
veterans
group, a
major
corporation
and a
large
trade
group.
Detroit
Chapter
#9 of
the
Vietnam
Veterans
of
America
(VVA9)
will
provided
$250
each to
36
students
at the
A.
Phillip
Randolph
Technical
High
School.
The
funds,
which
were
presented
Wednesday,
June 15,
2022 as
part of
a
ceremony
at 17101
Hubbell
St. at 9
a.m.,
will
help the
students
purchase
equipment
for jobs
in
skilled
trades,
such as
carpentry,
plumbing
and
electrical
work.
“Our
organization
is
committed
to
improving
the
quality
of life
in our
community,
and
giving
young
people
support
as they
start
their
careers
is one
way to
do
that,”
explained
Paul
Palazzolo,
president
of VVA9.
“This
donation
makes
that
entry
just a
little
easier
because
it takes
a
purchase
item off
their
hands.”
In 2019,
the
Detroit
Vietnam
Veterans
group,
plus
Carhartt
and the
Home
Builders
Association
of
Southeastern
Michigan’s
Charitable
and
Educational
Foundation,
donated
$10,000
each to
support
students
who
pursue
careers
in the
building
trades.
The
donations
are
being
done in
partnership
with the
Detroit
Public
Schools
Foundation.
Graduates
who are
hired
into a
skilled
trades
position
will
also
receive
a $250
gift
cards
from
Carhartt
and a
$250
check
from the
Home
Builders
Association
of
Southeastern
Michigan’s
foundation.
To learn
more
about
the
Detroit
Public
Schools
Foundation,
visit
http://www.dpsfdn.org/.
ABOUT
THE VVA
CHAPTER:
Organizers
for
Chapter
9 trace
the
group’s
history
to the
mid-1970s,
when
returning
veterans
linked
up to
focus on
health
and
other
needs.
For
more,
see
https://vva9.org/.
ABOUT
HBA AND
ITS
CHARITABLE
AND
EDUCATIONAL
FOUNDATION:
Headquartered
in
Bingham
Farms,
HBA
represents
1,400
builders,
remodelers,
developers
and
suppliers
in the
single-family
home
construction
industry.
HBA is
affiliated
with the
Home
Builders
Association
of
Michigan
in
Lansing
and the
National
Association
of Home
Builders
in
Washington,
D.C. The
mission
of its
foundation
is to
conduct
charitable
activities
that
promote
and
improve
the
availability
of
housing
for
families
in
Southeastern
Michigan
and
provide
educational
opportunities
related
to the
housing
industry.
ABOUT
CARHARTT
INC.:
Established
in 1889,
Carhartt
is a
global
premium
workwear
brand
with a
rich
heritage
of
developing
rugged
products
for
workers
on and
off the
job.
Headquartered
in
Dearborn
and
with more
than
5,500 associates
worldwide,
Carhartt
is
family-owned
and
managed
by the
descendants
of the
company’s
founder,
Hamilton
Carhartt.
For more
information,
visit
www.carhartt.com.
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