June 2021 | Summer Issue
Upcoming Events
We are back in our training room and ready to get back to in-person learning. We are looking forward to to seeing you, safely, very soon!

Sheet Metal Prep for Exam
June 26 - 8am-11am
First Aid/CPR
June 28 - 5pm-8pm
Safety Systems for Fall Hazards
June 30 - 4pm-7pm
Hot Work Safety Certification MA
July 12 - 5pm-8pm
NCCER Instructor Certification Training Program (ICTP) FIVE SPOTS LEFT!
July 12, 13, 19, 20 & 26 - 4pm-8pm
Foundations of Math 1
July 17 - 8am-11am
Foundations of Math 2
July 24 - 8am-11am
Confined Space
July 24 - 8am-11am
CSL Prep - Virtual
August 2, 9, 16 & 23 - 5pm-9pm
Hoist 1C/2A Continuing Education
August 14 - 7am-1pm
ABC MA
UPCOMING EVENTS

Annual Golf Outing
Pine Hills Golf Club
Thursday June 17, 2021

8:30AM - Check-In & Breakfast Begins
10:00AM - Shotgun Start
Followed by: Cocktail Reception & Dinner/Awards

Registration Includes:
  • Greens fees
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch on the course
  • Dinner buffet
  • Drink tickets
  • A golfer's gift
  • and even more!

LIMITED FOURSOMES AVAILABLE

YOUR CHOICE:
Scramble on the Jones Course
OR
Best Ball on the Nicklaus Course
GCI Teacher Spotlight:
Rich Cormio
This month we are celebrating GCI Teacher Rich Cormio! Rich currently instructs Electrical Level 3, and has been teaching electrical courses with GCI since 2006!

Featured "Always-Virtual" Course
Career Readiness Bootcamp

Career Readiness Bootcamp consists of 10 lessons focused to help you sharpen nine soft skills employers value.

Key skills covered:
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism
  • Respect
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Planning & Organizing
  • Decision Making & Problem Solving
  • Customer Focus
  • Working with Tools & Technology
Featured Summer Course
First Aid/CPR
Price: $185.00
(SAVE 36% AS AN ABC MEMBER)
June 28, 2021 // 5:00PM - 8:00PM

Key skills covered:
  • Recognizing the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
  • Help someone who is choking.
  • Perform the work of a person's heart and lungs until medical help arrives.
  • Keep an injured person safe from further injury and as comfortable as possible until medical care arrives.
Thank you to ABC Members DeWalt and Milwaukee for sponsoring and providing raffle gifts for GCI's 2020 and 2021 graduating students.
Scott Collins
Director | Total Trade Solutions
Stanley Black & Decker
978.954.1892
Timothy Foley
GC Territory Manager – New England
 
Cell: 617.431.0525
WHAT'S NEW?
Is There Benefit in Taking a License Prep Class?
by Jeff Cournoyer, Education Coordinator
"If you believe you can accomplish everything by "cramming" at the eleventh hour, by all means, don't lift a finger now. But you may think twice about beginning to build your ark once it has already started raining."
― Max Brooks, The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
Code Updates for Plumbers & Gas Fitters
by Gary Gauthier, GR Director for Technical Resources - International Code Council
CELEBRATING GCI GRADUATES
We recognized and celebrated our graduating students from the GCI Classes of 2020 and 2021 during the first event back in person since classes went virtual. Check out photos from the event and be sure to join us at the next one!

A special thanks to ABC Members DEWALT and MILWAUKEE for gifting our grads with awesome merch!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
CLASSES OF 2020 & 2021
We are so proud of our graduating apprentices!
Click below to see a full list of all GCI graduates from 2020 and 2021!
Celebrating GCI Teachers!
ABC MA Building Our Future Scholarship

Applications are now available for the 2021 Building Our Future Scholarship!

About
The Building Our Future Scholarship was established by the ABC MA Board of Directors to develop future talent for the construction industry. The Building Our Future Scholarship Fund has been approved by the IRS as a 501 (C) (3) not-for-profit organization.

Mission
The Building Our Future Scholarship was established by the Massachusetts Chapter of ABC to help develop the future talent of the construction industry by providing financial assistance to worthy candidates pursuing a post secondary education in construction.

Eligibility
Open to any student who meets one (or more) of the following criteria:
  • Accepted into or currently enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program in construction
  • Enrolled in a formal construction training program from a licensed provider
  • Registered in a state or federally approved apprenticeship program in the construction industry

CLICK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO DOWNLOAD THE 2021 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION.
 Applications are due June 25, 2021 and will be reviewed by the
Scholarship Committee of the Building Our Future Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Your favorite summer activity?
Get me to the beach!
Red Sox game!
Rooftop/Patio for dinner & drinks
Going out for ice cream
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