NAWIC Observes Women in Construction Week

Staff Report From Savannah CEO

Monday, March 6th, 2017

Coastal Georgia National Association of Women in Construction will celebrate Women in Construction Week March 5-11, 2017. NAWIC’s mission is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry.

The focus of WIC Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. It is also a time for local chapters to give back to their communities. WIC Week provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry.

Monday, March 6, 2017:  Jobsite visit at the Kehoe Iron Works Project at 660 E. Broughton Street at 4:00 PM  https://www.lksarchitects.com/kehoe-iron-works. (open to NAWIC members only)

Tuesday, March 7, 2017:  Wear red to work and promote NAWIC with those you work with.  Pictures can be posted on the NAWIC Coastal Georgia #380 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NawicCoastalGeorgia/

Wednesday March 8, 2017:  Bags & Bangles Fundraiser at Moon River Brewery at 21 W. Bay St., 5:30PM – until.  Cash bar available and light appetizers provided.  NAWIC members (or supporters) are encouraged to bring gently used and new purses with a surprise inside, and/or bangles-bracelets for auction.  Money raised will support our Savannah Tech Scholarship and the Windsor Forest Construction Program.  Points of contact are Vickie Callaway [email protected] and Candace Forkner [email protected]

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Friday, March 10, 2017: Wrap-up Breakfast at 8:30AM at B Mathews at 325 E. Bay St., $15 per person breakfast in the upstairs private dining room. (open to NAWIC members only)