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Akron Carpenters Donate Fire Alarms to Save Lives

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Sound the alarm – members from Local 285 are doing their part to save lives in Akron, Ohio. In the past five years, every fatal house fire in Akron occurred in a home without a functioning fire alarm. To combat this problem members from Local 285, with support from the IKORCC, donated 70 smoke detectors to the Akron Fire Department for residents with financial limitations. This represents the first of what will now be an annual effort on the part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America to provide smoke detectors to those in need. 

Kentucky Carpenters Keep the Peace at Grayson Cemetery

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Funerals are supposed to be a time for reflection and finding peace, however, in The Northeast Kentucky Veteran’s Cemetery pigeons were making that difficult for veteran’s families.

During funeral services, pigeons would fly in the cupola and make a lot of noise, an unwelcome occurrence during services. When their efforts didn’t work, cemetery staff turned to our carpenters for a speedy solution. Carpenters from Local 472 donated materials and worked with apprentices from Local 1650 to construct a frame to enclose the cupola and keep the pigeons away. The solution worked and the cemetery staff is now back to the business of honoring our nation’s vets. Great work Local 472 and 1650!

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Rossford Carpenters Help Boy Scouts with Soapbox Derby Cars

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Get your engines ready! The Erie Shores Boy Scouts raced into the Rossford Training Center for some much-needed help constructing their soapbox derby cars. Over 250 scouts made first cuts to their derby cars thanks to some expert help by carpenters from Local 351 in Ohio. The boys and their families learned basic carpentry skills and had a lot of fun in the process. The scouts plan to race their cars during the Northwest Pinewood Derby on March 24th in Toledo.

2016 IKORCC Scholarship Winners

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Congratulations to our 40 2016 scholarship recipients! Each student received a $1,000 scholarship toward tuition, room and board, or books.

Twenty of the scholarships were awarded on high school grade point average (60%) and SAT or ACT scores (40%). The other twenty were selected by random in a drawing. This year’s applicants were evaluated by a team of college administrates at the Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Recipients are sons, daughters, and dependent children of members of the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights. The parent or guardian must be a member in good standing of 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.

Morgan Thornsberry Hunter Johnson
Shelby Robinson Mia Baker
Bryan Moore Amber Horn
Adam Sanderson Josephine Rogers
Abigail Fletcher Brandon Zink
Nash Crosby Gregory Fitzpatrick
Tonianne Carpenter Cameron Harris
Jade Harris Mason Moore
Chase English Jacob Tobar
Marie Speer Matthew Randolph
Cassandra Jarus Madison Powell
Abigail Brown Gage Courvelle
Nathaly Diaz Isabelle Hoyt
Caelin McManis Jake Mish
Zachery Hignite James Powers
Chance Allen Devon Glaser
Jamie Helton Keely Springman
Brian Baran Gabrielle Szoradi
Lindsey Patterson Anna Mitchell
Lauren Grande Tanner Straneva

To apply for a 2017 scholarship, click here.