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Work Force Development Center A Resource Center for our Future Summer 2014 Newsletter A Message from Our Executive Director First and foremost, we have to offer our sincere gratitude to the Mayor of Mukilteo Jennifer Gregerson and Boeing Manager Daryl Connite for presenting Keynote speeches at our graduation ceremony on May 29 th . We closed our 2013-2014 training year with 53 successful graduates! Now we are looking ahead to our 2 nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament (https://wfdcgolftournament.eventbrite .com) on Friday August 15 th at Legion Memorial Golf Course in Everett, WA. We are thrilled to have the support and participation of FIVE Seahawks, TWO Mariners and One SuperSonics alumni, as well as NY Jets, Green Bay Packers alumni and Seattle musicians! We are also grateful for the support of our business community sponsors – Scotts Lawn Services, Electronic Business Machines, Northwest Landscaping Services and Vine Dahlen PLLC. Our friends at Skills Inc., Swinomish Casino and Approach Management Services are sending foursomes to join us for a day on the links. Register before July 31 st and save! Last but not least, we are looking forward to welcoming 60 student trainees in September 2014 and 20 more in February 2015 from 25 schools, in 13 districts across three counties. We appreciate the work our school liaisons do in connecting potential candidates with our vocational training and for their advocacy throughout the year! Wishing you and yours a safe and joyous 4 Th of July. David Trader What’s New at WFDC? APRIL – It has been a busy time at WFDC. Of the 101 prospective student trainees interviewed in April, 84 were invited to participate in our apprenticeship program for the 2014-2015 academic year. These students come from North King, South Island and Snohomish counties representing 23 schools in 13 districts. MAY - Student Trainees returned to the classroom for over a week in May to learn about searching for jobs, writing a resume, and interviewing. Boeing Manager and WFDC Board Member Daryl Connite stopped by to share his expertise about the job search process with our trainees. Su Nelson and Teri Read of Everett WorkSource also spent two days with the WFDC student trainees discussing resume writing, interviewing and navigating the Boeing application process. Employment Specialist Douglas Burkhalter and Job Coach Justin Lord from the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation also spent time with our students discussing what resources were available to assist them with the job search process as well! An enormous thank you to our community for their support and guidance for our trainees! On May 29 th , 53 graduates participated in our end of year Graduation Ceremony! Mayor Jennifer Gregerson and Boeing Manager and WFDC Board Member Daryl Connite were our keynote speakers. Many of our business partners, board members and school liaisons joined our students’ friends and families to celebrate our student trainees’ accomplishments! JUNE – Eighteen of our student trainees are staying on with us this summer as they continue to hone their aerospace assembly skills. Our wire shop is growing by leaps and bounds and a few of our trainees have joined the staff at WFDC in our wire shop! WHAT’S AHEAD AT WFDC? JULY 18 th – Alumni BBQ AUG 15 th – 2 nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament (see flyer attached) SEPT 8 th – 2014-2015 Student Trainees’ First Day OCT 28 th - School Liaison Brunch NOV 13 th – Thanksgiving Feast STUDENT’S CORNER I appreciate WFDC because I have learned how to speak the language of aerospace and know how to do the work. I can connect with people more outside of work now because I can talk about aerospace. Daniel L. Mt. View HS Wishing you and yours a safe and joyous Independence Day!
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Work Force Development Center A Resource Center for our Future
Summer 2014 Newsletter
A Message from Our Executive Director
First and foremost, we have to offer our sincere gratitude to the Mayor of Mukilteo Jennifer Gregerson and Boeing Manager Daryl Connite for presenting Keynote speeches at our graduation ceremony on May 29th. We closed our 2013-2014 training year with 53 successful graduates!
Now we are looking ahead to our 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament (https://wfdcgolftournament.eventbrite.com) on Friday August 15th at Legion Memorial Golf Course in Everett, WA. We are thrilled to have the support and participation of FIVE Seahawks, TWO Mariners and One SuperSonics alumni, as well as NY Jets, Green Bay Packers alumni and Seattle musicians! We are also grateful for the support of our business community sponsors – Scotts Lawn Services, Electronic Business Machines, Northwest Landscaping Services and Vine Dahlen PLLC. Our friends at Skills Inc., Swinomish Casino and Approach Management Services are sending foursomes to join us for a day on the links. Register before July 31st and save!
Last but not least, we are looking forward to welcoming 60 student trainees in September 2014 and 20 more in February 2015 from 25 schools, in 13 districts across three counties. We appreciate the work our school liaisons do in connecting potential candidates with our vocational training and for their advocacy throughout the year!
Wishing you and yours a safe and joyous 4
Th of July.
David Trader
What’s New at WFDC? APRIL – It has been a busy time at WFDC. Of the 101 prospective student trainees interviewed in April, 84 were invited to participate in our apprenticeship program for the 2014-2015 academic year. These students come from North King, South Island and Snohomish counties representing 23 schools in 13 districts. MAY - Student Trainees returned to the classroom for over a week in May to learn about searching for jobs, writing a resume, and interviewing. Boeing Manager and WFDC Board Member Daryl Connite stopped by to share his expertise about the job search process with our trainees. Su Nelson and Teri Read of Everett WorkSource also spent two days with the WFDC student trainees discussing resume writing, interviewing and navigating the Boeing application process. Employment Specialist Douglas Burkhalter and Job Coach Justin Lord from the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation also spent time with our students discussing what resources were available to assist them with the job search process as well! An enormous thank you to our community for their support and guidance for our trainees! On May 29th, 53 graduates participated in our end of year Graduation Ceremony! Mayor Jennifer Gregerson and Boeing Manager and WFDC Board Member Daryl Connite were our keynote speakers. Many of our business partners, board members and school liaisons joined our students’ friends and families to celebrate our student trainees’ accomplishments! JUNE – Eighteen of our student trainees are staying on with us this summer as they continue to hone their aerospace assembly skills. Our wire shop is growing by leaps and bounds and a few of our trainees have joined the staff at WFDC in our wire shop!
WHAT’S AHEAD AT WFDC? JULY 18th – Alumni BBQ AUG 15th – 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament (see flyer attached) SEPT 8th – 2014-2015 Student Trainees’ First Day OCT 28th - School Liaison Brunch NOV 13th – Thanksgiving Feast
STUDENT’S CORNER I appreciate WFDC because I have learned how to speak the language of aerospace and know how to do the work. I can connect with people more outside of work now because I can talk about aerospace.
Daniel L. Mt. View HS
Wishing you and yours a safe and joyous
Independence Day!
Oct. ’13 Ryan K Nov. ’13 Jordan P Dec. ’13 Zahraa Jan. ’14 John H. Feb. ’14 Keenan S. Mar. ’14 Bobbie N. Apr. ’14 Daniel L. May ’14 Dakota C. June ’14 Patrick W.
2014 WFDC GRADUATION – MAY 29th
2013-2014 WFDC Student Trainees of the Month
Congratulations to all our trainees and best wishes for a
successful job search and good fortune in your future!
WFDC extends our gratitude to the following grant/donor organizations: Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund for a donation supporting our mission. Scotts Lawn Service, Northwest Landscape Services, Vine Dahlen PLLC and Electronic Business Machines for sponsoring a hole at our Golf Tournament Image Source, Callaway Golf and Puetz Golf for donating a contest prizes for our Golf Tournament. Dixon Golf for donating contest prizes and hosting contests at two holes at our Golf Tournament All our WFDC friends that contributed to our donorschoose.org grant for our classroom computer lab and supplies.
WFDC MANAGEMENT TEAM David Trader Josh Nickerson Executive Director Quality Assurance Director (425) 349-1800 ext. 101 (425) 349-1800 ext. 135 (425) 212-9443 ext. 101 [email protected] [email protected] Tami Wierman Liz Dills Accounting Manager Human Resources Director (425) 349-1800 ext. 122 (425) 349-1800 ext. 231 [email protected] [email protected] Carmela Morelli Sher Siegle Student Services Director Purchasing/Estimating (425) 349-1800 ext. 150 (425) 212-9443 ext. 135 [email protected] [email protected]
WFDC appreciates collaborating with the following schools and districts to
support our 2013-2014 shared students’ growth and job skill acquisition:
SNOHOMISH COUNTY ARLINGTON STANWOOD Arlington HS – 3 trainees Stanwood HS – 9 trainees Weston HS – 2 trainees Lincoln Hill HS – 3 trainees EDMONDS MARYSVILLE Meadowdale HS – 4 trainees Mt. View HS – 2 trainees Mountlake Terrace HS – 7 trainees Getchell HS – 6 trainees Edmonds-Woodway HS – 1 trainee Pilchuck HS – 5 trainees Scriber Lake HS – 1 trainee Arts & Tech HS – 2 trainees Shopp HS – 1 trainee MUKILTEO Kamiak HS – 4 trainees EVERETT Everett HS – 2 trainees SNOHOMISH Snohomish HS – 1 trainee LAKEWOOD Sno. Trans. Center – 2 trainees Lakewood HS – 3 trainees AIM – 1 trainee MONROE GRANITE FALLS Monroe HS – 5 trainees Granite Falls HS – 3 trainees Crossroads HS – 4 trainees SULTAN Sultan HS – 7 trainees KING COUNTY ISLAND COUNTY SHORELINE SOUTH WHIDBEY Shorewood HS – 5 trainees South Whidbey HS – 2 trainees
WFDC appreciates collaborating with the following schools and districts
to support our 2014-20145 shared students’ growth and job skills.
acquisition:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vicky Hopper – Board President Board Service Since 2008
Stephanie Berntsen – Board Secretary Board Service Since 2006
Teri Scovill – Board Treasurer Board Service Since 2008
Brian Pulk – Board Vice-President Board Service Since 2012
Clark Johnson Board Service Since 2012 Daryl Connite Board Service Since 2012
CONNECT WITH WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
http://www.wfdcenter.org/index http://smile.amazon.com/ch/91-1518808 https://www.facebook.com/WorkForceDevelopmentCenter https://wfdcgolftournament.eventbrite.com http://www.donorschoose.org/WorkForceDevelopmentCenter
Work Force Development Center Second Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Empowering Our Youth to Take Flight www.wfdcenter.org
When: Friday, August 15, 2014 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Sign-in 8am-9:15am. Play begins at 9:30am followed by awards & dinner reception with live jazz. Where: Legion Memorial Golf Course
144 West Marine View Drive, Everett, WA 98201 www.everettgolf.com
Format: 4-Man Scramble with a Shotgun Start Fees: $125 per person if registered by 7/31/14 $150 per person after 7/31/14
Includes greens fees, cart rental, buffet dinner, team prizes, refreshments, & goodie bags
Registration: Register an individual golfer, team, or sponsor at: https://wfdcgolftournament.eventbrite.com
Prizes: $50,000 Hole-in-One Contest 1st, 2nd, 3rd & last place teams Longest drive contest Closest to the pin contest
Putting contest Dixon Challenge* Dixon Aurelius Driver Challenge*
Celebrities: Meet & play with Professional Athletes & Music Celebrities Alonzo Mitz “Warrior” – Seahawks 1986-89 Mack Strong – Seahawks 1993-2007 Nesby Glasgow “Bone” – Seahawks 1988-92 Randall Morris “Too Hard” – Seahawks 1984-88 Charlie Young – Seahawks 1983-85 Nuu Faaola – NY Jets 1986-89 Mark Lee – Green Bay Packers 1980-90 Slick Watts – SuperSonics 1974-78
Dave Henderson “Hendu” – Mariners 1981-86 Bucky Jacobsen – Mariners 2004 Michael Powers – Musician & Recording Artist Xola Malik – Hip Hop Recording Artist
*separate fees for participation in Dixon Challenge and Dixon Aurelius Driver Challenge
Your Participation Helps Youth Succeed In Life! Your contribution will help WFDC grow so we can help even more disabled, at-risk, and economically disadvantaged youth throughout the north Puget Sound region to complete high school and become self-sufficient, contributing members of society by teaching them essential life skills, vocational skills, and a strong work ethic. Thank you for making a real difference!!
Sponsorship Opportunities
Event Sponsor: $5,000 (min.) ~ includes signage on clubhouse & hole of choice; appropriate recognition and P.R.; and a foursome with dinner
$50,000 Hole-in-One Contest Sponsor: $2,000 ~ includes signage on designated hole; appropriate recognition and P.R.; and a foursome with dinner
Dinner Sponsor: $1,500 ~ includes signage in dinner area; appropriate recognition and P.R.; and a foursome with dinner
Eagle Hole Sponsor: $1,000 ~ includes signage at 1 hole; appropriate recognition and P.R.; and a foursome with dinner
Birdie Hole Sponsor: $500 ~ includes signage at 1 hole and appropriate recognition and P.R.
See online registration for more options or call 425-349-1800
x150
Register by Thursday July 31st
and save $25 off your registration fee. Purchase a Competition card and you’ll qualify for your chance to win the $50,000 Hole-in-One Contest, KP, Longest Drive and
Putting Contests! Competition card also includes two mulligans! Buy now and save $10! Dixon sponsored contests not included.
Many THANKS to our generous sponsors -Electronic Business Machines and Scotts Lawn Service ~ Eagle Hole Sponsors, Northwest Landscape Services ~ KP Sponsor, Image Source – contest prizes, and Vine Dahlen PLLC~Birdie Sponsor
