![]() ![]() Volunteer and IKORCC senior representative Tony Ditommaso said his goal is to break down barriers and introduce girls to this type of career at a young age. ![]() They have skilled professionals volunteering to help them, like representatives with the Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC). They’ll spend the rest of the camp doing electrical, plumbing and even painting their projects. Monday was the first day of the Let’s Build Camp, where the girls learned how to build walls. “If they don’t know it’s here, how are they going to go into it? The trades are dying so we need to get, we need to be proactive and we need to encourage them,” said camp director Shelly Higgins. ![]() It’s part of the Northeast Ohio “Let’s Build” Construction Camp for Girls, aimed at giving women opportunities to explore trades. On Monday, over a dozen girls between 12 and 16 years old picked up a hammer and nails, some of them for the first time. For the second year in a row, a camp at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center is helping girls learn about construction. CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – Summer camps are a great way to keep kids busy. ![]()
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