Nineteen students from three schools within the Alhambra Unified School District (AUSD) (California) participated in a district-wide student woodworking competition on Wednesday, October 20 at Mark Keppel High School. The students came from the wood technology programs at Alhambra High School, Mark Keppel High School, and San Gabriel High School. For the competition, students […]
Reborn Cabinets hosted their annual MFG Day (Manufacturing Day) event on Friday, October 1, 2021 at their manufacturing location in Anaheim, California. Approximately 120 students from four schools from Anaheim school districts attended the event: Magnolia High School, Savanna High School, Western High School, and Walker Junior High School. AWFS® Education staff Adam Kessler and […]
AWFS® Webinar: 2022 – Is THIS the Year of Recovery? When: Thursday, Oct 28, 2021 1:00 PM PST/4:00 PM EST We thought that maybe 2021 would have the distinction of being our recovery year but there are still far too many issues creating confusion. What happens next when it comes to inflation or the state […]
Are you hosting or attending a MFG Day event this year? We want to hear from you! MFG Day is only one week away – officially Friday, October 1, 2021. It is an important effort to introduce students, educators, and the general public to your company and careers within the wood manufacturing industry. But […]
MFG Day is officially Friday, October 1, 2021. It is an important way to introduce students, educators, and the general public to your company and careers within the wood manufacturing industry. Please consider hosting an event during October for Manufacturing Month! It’s not yet too late to post an event, but time is running out! […]
MFG Day is around the corner; have you started planning your event? Officially held on October 1, 2021 (the first Friday in October, by presidential decree), MFG Day (short for “manufacturing”) is an important way to introduce students, educators, and the general public to your company and careers within the wood manufacturing industry. What is […]
In early June 2021, woodworking students across the United States competed in the SkillsUSA National Cabinetmaking Contest. Students submitted their career-based resumes, completed a Technical Assessment (written test), and provided a sample project Cut List via the SkillsUSA Champions Hub contest website. On June 15-17th High School and Post-Secondary woodworking students from across the country […]
Be sure to stop by the SWM (Society of Wood Manufacturing) Take and Make Booth #1681 at the AWFS Fair. SWM volunteers/members will be available to talk about ways to connect with Southern California industry education networking efforts. In exchange for donations at different amounts, hand-made wood veneer bowties are available, and other items will […]
Angelo Gangone, Executive Vice President of AWFS, was featured on episode #110 of the Cabinet Maker Profit System podcast with Dom Rubino. The theme of the episode was “How to Grow on Purpose“, and Angelo and Dom talked about ways to grow intentionally in your career. The conversation led into the importance of engaging in […]
The YouWood.com website, launched in January 2021 by the Wood Industry Resource Collaborative (WIRC), is off to a successful start! AWFS is a founding partner and lead association in WIRC. Here are some updates on the YouWood website in it’s first quarter: There have been average 10,000 site visitors per month. Ongoing campaigns on Instagram, […]
