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AGC of California CEF Connects Contractors with Schools in New ‘Adopt-A-School’ Initiative


BY CAROL EATON


The Del Campo High School students visit a Buzz Oates Construction project at Raley Boulevard in Sacramento. A


GC of California contractors are making a difference and sup- porting construction workforce


development in the Delta-Sierra District through a new “Adopt-a-School” initiative that has delivered much-needed mate- rials and supplies to several construction career technical education programs. The AGC of California Construction


Education Foundation (CEF) and the AGC of California Delta-Sierra Board of Direc- tors started the Adopt-a-School program in the Sacramento region this year, and it has already delivered measurable results. Te program directly connects companies with local schools that originally applied for CEF grant funding and helps them make an impact on their construction-related programs by donating items on their wish


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list. Te initial goal was to raise $5,000 per program, but some companies surpassed that amount. AGC of California member companies


Buzz Oates Construction, XL Construc- tion, EquipmentShare, Otto Construction, Teichert, Royal Electric Company, and MarketOne Builders, Inc. adopted seven different high school programs during this first year of the program. Tose schools include: Del Campo High School, Galt High School Construction BITA, Galt High School Welding Pathway, Laguna Creek High School, Lincoln High School, Rosemont High School, and Sheldon High School.


Buzz Oates Adopts Del Campo High School Buzz Oates Construction, Inc. teamed up


with several trusted subcontractors and suppliers to raise over $15,000 for Del Campo High School’s DC Build program. As stated in the original grant applica-


tion to AGC of California CEF, DC Build’s mission is to expose students to as much of the built environment as possible. “Te goal/vision is that with this exposure, students will be motivated to either enter into the workforce in the trades, enter a junior college/technical school to better equip them for employment, or enter a four-year school on the pathway towards design and management,” according to the application. David Claveau, senior vice president


of Buzz Oates Construction, said the company was able to far exceed the initial $6,000 goal set for the school’s program.


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