Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Cabins Built by Apprentices Dedicated to Young Soldier


Apprentices from the New England Carpenter Training Center in Millbury, MA, recently completed a project at Camp Burgess, a YMCA summer camp in Sandwich, MA. The project began last September and was finished in time for the start of summer camp. Instructor Dana Bean oversaw the training project, which gave apprentices the unique opportunity for hands-on training off site from the training center.


The YMCA hoped for many years to build new cabins, but financial concerns kept the project on hold. Using the project as a training opportunity for apprentices saved the camp an estimated $35,000 in labor costs. With plans for a complete redesign of the camp in the future, both parties hope the training center will be able to work on projects at the camp in the future.

This summer, the South Shore YMCA dedicated the six cabins to honor Dana Bean’s son Matthew, who died of injuries suffered in Iraq while serving as a member of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division.

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