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I’m writing to let you know about a wonderful Tech Camp that we conducted on the Green Bay campus that led to significant media attention for North East Wisconsin Technical College - and the process, heightened awareness of non-tradition career options for women. Many are familiar with the Tech Camp concept (we have been running these camps for years). But this one was a little different in that we had a national partner with this particular camp. Our partner was the Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation and they provided us with a grant for $4,000 to help get a new generation of young people interested in “tinkering with things”. A division of the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International, the goal of this foundation is to introduce manufacturing careers as a viable career pathway to our current young people. My name is Andy Clark - I helped get the grant and conducted the entrepreneurship component to the camp - teaching these young ladies about business concepts from customer focus to cash flow. With this fantastic grant, were able to create a one-of-a-kind Girls-only Tech Camp called Dream It, Scheme It, Make It, Take It. It was to be the largest girls camp of its kind in the nation! This was a jewelry tech camp that combined hands-on jewelry fabrication skills with basic business (entrepreneurship) skills. The camp ran for 4 days, running from 8:30AM – 3:30PM, July 19th - July 22nd, 2010. We got great media coverage. If you would like to see it, and see the ladies in action talking about their experience in the camp, please let me know. I've got the footage. NONE of this would have been possible without the help and financial support and amazing curriculum provided by the foundation. We thank the Nuts Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation for all their support and help! Thank you for the opportunity to be involved. Andrew Clark Micro-Business Educator NWTC - Green Bay, WI

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