CSRA SFPE News

40th Annual SEED STEM Festival

Jason Butler — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:05:48 GMT

The 40th Annual USCAiken SEED STEM Festival showcased an impressive array of participation and demonstrations including the SFPE-CSRA Chapter who presented the topics of fire science, safety, and prevention. The event brought together students, educators, and science enthusiasts to celebrate and explore the wonders of STEM. Participants engaged in hands-on activities, interactive exhibits, and educational workshops, fostering a deeper understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The fire science demonstrations captivated the audience with thrilling displays of controlled burns, fire behavior experiments, and safety techniques including an encouraging challenge for families to create a Home Fire Escape Plan. Experts in the field provided insightful explanations, emphasizing the importance of fire safety and prevention. The festival not only ignited curiosity and passion for STEM but also highlighted the critical role of fire science in protecting communities and the environment. Overall, the event was a resounding success, reaching 3,352 attendees, inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators.

2025 CSRA College Night - Augusta, GA

Jason Butler — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:51:01 GMT

The Society of Fire Protection Engineering CSRA Chapter actively participated in College Night for area students, where they showcased the diverse career opportunities in fire protection engineering. The chapter members engaged students with informative presentations, and active discussions that highlighted the importance of fire safety and engineering principles. They also provided guidance on educational pathways and scholarship opportunities in the field, aiming to inspire and recruit the next generation of fire protection professionals. The event fostered awareness and enthusiasm among students about pursuing careers in this critical and impactful industry.

Discover Engineering - SRNS Engineers in the Classroom

Jason Butler — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT

SRNS employee & SFPE CSRA Chapter Fire Protection Engineer Will Cosey participated in the 2024 Discover Engineering Week at New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet School on February 2, 2024. Students were engaged and amazed with the fire science & engineering demonstrations. The SFPE-CSRA Chapter highly values the opportunity to influence new engineering generations of the future. Additionally, home fire safety was addressed such as: Stop, Drop, and Roll; Home Fire Safety Planning with their parents; and safely Exiting an enclosure where there is a fire.

2024 Engineers Week at Jackson STEM Magnet Middle School on February 2, 2024

Jason Butler — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT

SRNS employees & SFPE CSRA Chapter Fire Protection Engineers participated in the 2024 Engineers Week at Jackson STEM Magnet Middle School on February 2, 2024. FPE’s supported 3 separate sessions during this Friday’s activities. Students were engaged and amazed with the fire science & engineering demonstrations. Additionally, home fire safety was addressed such as: Stop, Drop, and Roll; Home Fire Safety Planning with their parents; and safely Exiting an enclosure where there is a fire.

2024 Brookdale Elementary Family STEM Night

Jason Butler — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 22:28:02 GMT

SRNS & SFPE-CSRA provided a presentation on Fire Protection Engineering and demonstration on Fire Chemistry to the elementary students and parents in attendance at the Brookdale Elementary Family STEM Night on January 25, 2024. There were 220 students participating and 40 Educators.

2022 CSRA College Night – Augusta, GA

Jason Butler — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:00:00 GMT

The CSRA SFPE Chapter attended the 2022 College Night in Augusta, GA, to inform high school students and parents about the variety of careers in Fire Protection Engineering and Fire Science. The event returned this year after not being held in-person for the previous two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 90 colleges and universities were represented and thousands of students attended the event. Victoria Zawacki, Brianna Zawacki, and Wilfredo Ramos represented the Chapter at this event.

Sprinkler System Inspection Class

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:17:56 GMT

On 6/12/19 Ralph Foster taught a class on sprinkler system inspections to the Upper State Code Officials. The class was attended by 28 code official from Greenville, Spartanburg and the surrounding area. The class covered inspections need during the sprinkler system installation and final inspections. The class also covered the difference between a contractor’s NFPA 25 inspection and an inspection by a code official on existing sprinkler systems. The class is accredited for 7 hours of CEU by the SC Building Code Council and the SC State Fire Marshal’s Office. The class is offered as part of the chapter’s outreach to code official in South Carolina

2017 CSRA College Night - Augusta, GA

Jason Butler — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:48:53 GMT

Members of the CSRA SFPE Chapter attended the 2017 College Night in Augusta, GA, to inform high school students and parents about the vast array of careers in Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering. Bob O'Neill, Dave Hoang and Rob Hanson represented the Chapter at this event. Students and parents were given information on colleges that offer degrees in fire protection and career opportunities available upon graduation. Over 6,000 students were in attendance.

STEM Fest Paul Knox Middle School

Jason Butler — Thu, 11 May 2017 21:11:04 GMT

On May 11th, two CSRA-SFPE chapter officers, Rob Plonski (Vice President) and Rob Hanson (Secretary), volunteered to participate at an event called STEM Fest. Located at Paul Knox middle school, this teach-in was to encourage middle school students to consider a future career science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. CSRA-SFPE had a display table promoting fire protection engineering. Throughout the 3-hour event, over 500 students were exposed to a 5-minute overview of fire protection engineering through thought-provoking questions and exciting experiments. As part of this presentation, fundamentals of combustion, flame propagation, extinguishment principals, and general fire safety were explored. Students of all backgrounds left with newfound knowledge of the four components required for a fire to occur (heat, fuel, oxygen, and chemical reaction) and the fundamental understanding that removal of any one of the four is sufficient enough to extinguish a fire.

2017 CSRA SFPE PE Problem Writing Session

Jason Butler — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:41:36 GMT

The CSRA SFPE hosted our annual NCEES problem writing session in Columbia on Tuesday February 21. Thank you goes out to the SimplexGrinnell office in West Columbia for being our host again this year. Chris Jelenewicz, SFPE International, served as the moderator for the problem writing session. Jason Butler and Thomas Allison submitted 11 new problems to the question pool for the Fire Protection Engineering Exam. NCEES would not be able to offer a PE exam in Fire Protection without the help of volunteers writing questions for the exam.

Spreading the Word – Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle School

Jason Butler — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:18:06 GMT

Members of CSRA-SFPE volunteered their time and knowledge to spread the word about fire behavior during National Engineers Week Teach-ins at Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle School. Presentations were delivered to 6 classes of 6th and 7th grade students throughout the day. (Pictured: Barbara Jackson and Eric Johnson discuss fire topics with students)

Local Battery Handouts for Home Smoke Detectors

Jason Butler — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 15:41:48 GMT

On November 5th, 2016, Rob Plonski and Rob Hanson assembled more than 100 packets to be handed out at grocery stores in Augusta, GA. These packets consisted of a flier with information about home fire safety and a new 9-volt battery. The intent of this outreach was to encourage people to change the battery in their home smoke detectors and raise awareness of their importance.

Chapter Member Named Fellow

Jason Butler — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:52:16 GMT

George H. McCall was recognized in the Fellow’s Ceremony at the SFPE North American Conference in September.

Hat’s Off Awards 2016

Jason Butler — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:50:19 GMT

During the Awards Luncheon at the 2016 SFPE North America Conference & Expo Ralph Foster and Jason Butler received the society’s “Hat’s Off Award” for their efforts with installing a NFPA 13R sprinkler system for the CAPA house in Beaufort. The new sprinkler system allowed the CAPA house to increase the number of children the facility may shelter for their community.

2016 Gold Chapter Excellence Award

Jason Butler — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:48:26 GMT

Paul Anslow represented our chapter by accepting the 2016 Gold Chapter Excellence Award from SFPE International during the 2016 SFPE North America Conference & Expo. This award marks our 11th Gold Chapter Excellence Award and is recognition for our chapter’s representation in the society in our area. Our chapter could not receive this award without the hard work of our chapter members.

2016 CSRA College Night - Augusta, GA

Jason Butler — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:00:00 GMT

(Pictured, from left to right: Paul Anslow, Barbara Jackson, and Stan Hill at our booth moments before the influx of students)

Members of the CSRA SFPE Chapter attended the 2016 College Night in Augusta, GA, to inform high school students and parents about the vast array of careers in Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering. Tom Allison, Paul Anslow, Jason Butler, Stan Hill, Barbara Jackson, and Stan Maciaszek represented the Chapter at this event. Students and parents were given information on colleges that offer degrees in fire protection and career opportunities available upon graduation. Over 6,000 students were in attendance.

Order of the Engineer Ceremony (2016)

Jason Butler — Tue, 17 May 2016 21:30:00 GMT

An Order of the Engineer ceremony was conducted by the CSRA SFPE Chapter on May 17, 2016 at the Aiken Brew Restaurant in Aiken, SC. Speaking parts for the ceremony were performed by Jason Butler, Glynn Dyer, Eric Johnson, and Paul Anslow. An outstanding presentation was given by Bernie Till to the ten new inductees. Congratulations to the new members of the Order of the Engineer!

Brookwood Elementary School Career Day - May 2016

Jason Butler — Mon, 09 May 2016 18:49:36 GMT

(Pictured above is Stan Maciaszek during one of his classroom demonstrations.)

Stan Maciaszek attended Career Day at Brookwood Elementary in Grovetown, GA, on May 9th, 2016. Stan demonstrated fire chemistry experiments while teaching the children about careers in Fire Protection Engineering. The CSRA SFPE Chapter continues to hold classroom demonstrations throughout the school year to help spread the word about fire protection. While our chapter may be small in comparison to other chapters, devoted chapter members, such as Stan, continue to inform the public about fire safety and careers as a Fire Protection Engineer.

2016 SFPE Greater Atlanta Fire Safety Conference

Jason Butler — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:49:04 GMT

(Pictured, from left to right: Willy Ramos, John Pham, Ralph Foster, Paul Anslow, and Will Cosey)

Members of the CSRA SFPE Chapter attended the 2016 SFPE Greater Atlanta Fire Safety Conference on March 15th and 16th. A few of the CSRA SFPE members also assisted with planning of the conference and performing roles such as Session Managers. The conference was well attended, and the Greater Atlanta SFPE Chapter did an outstanding job organizing this great event.

2016 CSRA SFPE PE Problem Writing Session

Jason Butler — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:48:04 GMT

(Pictured from left to right: Mark Legrand, Tom Allison, Denny Bennett, Ralph Foster, Paul Anslow, Chris Jelenewicz, Stan Maciaszek, and Rob Plonski)

The CSRA SFPE set a new chapter record for submitting 32 problems at the Fire Protection Engineering PE Problem Writing Session on March 8th! Chris Jelenewicz from SFPE International assisted with moderating the session and 7 chapter members volunteered their time to prepare problems for the future PE exams.

2016 Merit Badge University

Jason Butler — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 19:46:18 GMT

Indian Waters Council conducted their 23rd annual Merit Badge University. The event allows 400 Scouts from the Columbia Midlands area to earn a merit badge in one day. This year, two of our chapter members taught classes on careers in the fire service. Patrick Bradshaw taught Fire Safety, where 15 Scouts spoke with an Engineer who introduced them to a career in Fire Protection Engineering. Paul Anslow taught Engineering Merit Badge and also exposed 20 Scouts to a career in Fire Protection Engineering. The Scouts asked a host of questions and several said they would consider a career in Fire Protection Engineering.

Paul Knox Middle School Teach-In - February 2016

Jason Butler — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:45:26 GMT

(Pictured above is Stan Maciaszek showing the differences between ionization and photoelectric smoke detectors.)

Stan Maciaszek and Jason Butler attended Paul Knox Middle School on February 26th, 2016, for several fire protection classroom demonstrations. There were a total of five STEM classroom demonstrations, each lasting an hour long. Students were actively engaged during the fire science experiments, and by the end of each class, a few were ready to become Fire Protection Engineers!

2015 CSRA College Night - Augusta, GA

Jason Butler — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 18:44:13 GMT

(Pictured, from left to right: Jason Butler and Rob Plonski at our booth during the influx of students)

Members of the CSRA SFPE Chapter attended the 2015 College Night in Augusta, GA, to inform high school students and parents about the vast array of careers in Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering. Tom Allison, Jason Butler, and Rob Plonski represented the Chapter at this event. Students and parents were given information on colleges that offer degrees in fire protection and career opportunities available upon graduation. Over 6,000 students were in attendance.

Order of the Engineer Ceremony (2015)

Jason Butler — Tue, 19 May 2015 21:00:00 GMT

(Left to Right: Rob Plonski, Andre Da Vitoria, Willy Ramos, John DePaoli, Barbara Hall, Richard Mellish, Jared Harbold)

Order of the Engineer: Jason Butler, Eric Johnson, Stan Maciaszek, and Paul Anslow conducted the Order of the Engineer ceremony on May 19th, 2015.

Inductees:
Mr. Rob Plonski
Mr. Andre Da Vitoria
Mr. Willy Ramos
Mr. John DePaoli
Ms. Barbara Hall
Mr. Richard Mellish
Mr. Jared Harbold

Guest Speaker: Mr. William “Bernie” Till, MSFPE, CFPS, FSFPE
Organization: Bernie Till & Associates
Topic: Knowing What is Right Isn’t Enough; Crashes, Culture, Communication and Character

Paul Knox Middle School Career Day - May 2015

Jason Butler — Fri, 15 May 2015 18:19:47 GMT

(Pictured above: Bernie Till providing a classroom demonstration.)

Bernie Till, Stan Maciaszek, and Jason Butler attended Paul Knox Middle School Career Day on May 15, 2015, for several fire protection classroom demonstrations. Fire science experiments were conducted and information was presented to the students about the field of Fire Protection Engineering.

Merit Badge University 2015

Jason Butler — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:40:20 GMT

The CSRA chapter member Paul Anslow taught fire protection engineering to the Indian Waters Council of the Boy Scouts of America on March 28, 2015, at USC’s Swearingen Engineering Center in Columbia, SC.

CSRA-SFPE Chapter Vice President, Paul Anslow, taught Engineering merit badge, which teaches scouts about engineering and career opportunities available to them. Paul said, “It’s always great to see our future leaders enthusiastic about the field of Engineering.”

Paul had 20 scouts learning about careers available to them in Engineering and why Fire Protection Engineering is the BEST field to go into!

2nd Work Weekend for the CAPA House

Jason Butler — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 23:36:51 GMT

Our second work weekend went slower than expected as we continued resolving conflict with the design and the existing conditions at the facility. We are pleased with the progress made by our 10 volunteers. Spirits were high and the CAPA staff is getting more excited with every visit.

Our next work day is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, starting at 9 AM. Please join us as we finish the project!

We want to thank our donors again for their support of this project:

Ferguson Fire & Fab—Jeff Mackey
Foster Engineering—Ralph Foster
Lifeguard Fire Protection—Jamie Patterson
TYCO—Dave Able
PASCO—Rick Mill
Victaulic—William Morrill

CAPA House Sprinkler System News Coverage

Jason Butler — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:18:53 GMT

Twelve members from the chapter as well as the firefighters from the Beaufort Fire Department showed up to start the installation of the CAPA House sprinkler system. Everyone was excited and Channel 11 From Savannah did a brief segment on our work. (Click Here)

As with all project, we hit a few snags, but we regrouped quickly to revise the plans as needed and start our installation. We greatly appreciate the Beaufort Fire Department for providing lunch—no one went hungry!

We also want to thank our donors for their support of the project:

TYCO—Dave Able
PASCO—Rick Mill
Victaulic—William Morrill

A special thanks goes to Jeff Mackey with Ferguson Fire & Fab, Inc. for overnight shipping materials to us in Beaufort!

Joint Meeting with ASCE Columbia Chapter

Jason Butler — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:30:00 GMT

The CSRA Chapter had a joint meeting with the Columbia ASCE Chapter on December 17, 2014 at the Brookland Baptist Church’s Conference Center.

Ralph Foster made a presentation about fire protection underground piping. The presentation detailed the requirements in NFPA 24, Fire Sprinkler Specification Sheets of underground piping, and the requirements of the State Fire Marshal’s Office of plan review.

Civil engineers frequently get pulled in to the plan review process when a utility contractor installed the underground fire protection piping as allowed by the Sprinkler Act. Utility contractors don’t generate shop drawings but install the piping based on the engineer’s drawings for the project. Making the engineer’s drawings the only drawing for the SFM to review.

The presentation was well received. One attendee said “This was the most complete and concise presentation on fire protection systems he had seen!”

Chapter Provides 2nd Sprinkler Plan Review Class

Jason Butler — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 19:16:59 GMT

(Pictured Above: Ralph Foster teaching the class to local officials)

Ralph Foster taught his second class this year for the Florence area code officials on reviewing sprinkler shop drawings. The 6 hour class covers basic topics from how to use an Architectural Scale, to reading shop drawings and reviewing hydraulic calculations. The class is a mixture of lecture and hands on review of actual shop drawings, hydraulic calculations and seismic bracing calculations.

The class is provided free of charge to the local officials. Ralph said, “I know AHJs have very small training budgets and I want to give back to the folks who helped me while I was working with the State Fire Marshal’s Office."

Ralph donates his time and expenses for teaching the classes.

2014 Aiken High School Career Night - Aiken, SC

Jason Butler — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:19:08 GMT

(Pictured, from left to right: Stan Maciaszek and Mark Legrand)

Stan Maciaszek, Mark Legrand, and Willy Ramos represented the CSRA SFPE Chapter at the Aiken High School Career Night on December 8, 2014. Students and their families attended to learn about different career clusters, including communications, finance, health science, public safety and natural resources. Stan, Mark, and Willy informed the attendees about the responsibilities and careers in Fire Protection Engineering.

Hats Off Award

Jason Butler — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:17:56 GMT

Ralph Foster, Stan Maciaszek, and Jamie Patterson were awarded the SFPE "Hats Off Award" in recognition of their exemplary work in leading the Chapter Project in which a fire sprinkler system was added to the Silver Bluff (SC) Fire Department. The system is not only a functional fire sprinkler system, but is also used as a teaching tool by the Fire Department.

Shown are Ralph and Stan accepting their plaques at the 2014 SFPE International Conference and Expo in Long Beach, CA. Jamie was unable to attend.

Congratulations, gentlemen, on a job well done!

Paul Knox Middle School Fire Protection Demonstration - October 2014

Jason Butler — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:17:42 GMT

(Pictured above: Bernie Till showing the effects of flammable vapors emitted from a candle.)

Bernie Till, Stan Maciaszek, and Jason Butler attended Paul Knox Middle School on October 31, 2014, for several fire protection classroom demonstrations. Fire science experiments were conducted and information was presented to the students about the field of Fire Protection Engineering.

2014 SFPE Gold Level Chapter Excellence Award

Jason Butler — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:26:19 GMT

Paul Anslow attended the 2014 SFPE International Conference and Expo in Long Beach, CA to accept the 2014 SFPE Gold Level Chapter Excellence Award. This year marks the 10th consecutive year our chapter has received such recognition from SFPE International.

(Pictured: Paul Anslow receiving the award from SFPE International President, Carl Baldassarra)

SFPE Jobs Post Portal

Jason Butler — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 17:36:06 GMT

Please be aware that SFPE International has regular job postings in Fire Protection Engineering: http://jobs.sfpe.org/

Past President’s Recognition & Award

Jason Butler — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:52:37 GMT

Stan Maciaszek received his Past President's pin and award plaque at the September meeting.

(Pictured: Ralph Foster presenting Stan Maciaszek with his Past President’s Pin and Award Plaque)

2014 CSRA College Night - Augusta, GA

Jason Butler — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:15:26 GMT

Members of the CSRA SFPE Chapter attended the 2014 College Night in Augusta, GA, to inform high school students and parents about the vast array of careers in Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering. Tom Allison, Jason Butler, Nick Everett, and Mark Legrand represented the Chapter at this event. Students and parents were given information on colleges that offer degrees in fire protection and career opportunities available upon graduation. Over 6,000 students were in attendance.

(Pictured, from left to right: Tom Allison, Jason Butler, and Nick Everett at our booth during the influx of students)

Order of the Engineer Ceremony (2014)

Jason Butler — Mon, 26 May 2014 17:42:45 GMT

(Left to Right: Kevin Michael Cross, Kirk O. Sheppard, Stanton G. Hill, Joshua J. Hill, Liie Lumiste, Michael Patrick Cavin, Kevin R. Crocker, Christopher T. Burke)

Order of the Engineer: Eric Johnson, Jason Butler, and Paul Anlsow
conducted the Order of the Engineer ceremony on May 20, 2014.

Inductees: Mr. Christopher T. Burke
Mr. Michael Patrick Cavin
Mr. Kevin R. Crocker
Mr. Kevin Michael Cross
Ms. Liie Lumiste
Mr. Joshua J. Hill
Mr. Stanton G. Hill
Mr. Kirk O. Sheppard

Guest Speaker: Mr. William “Bernie” Till, MSFPE, FSFPE
Fire Protection Engineering Project Manager, Savannah River Site

Before speaking, Mr. Till welcomed the attendance of Mr. J.C. Wallace, Site Chief Engineer, Savannah River Site.

2014 Merit Badge University

Jason Butler — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:07:49 GMT

The CSRA chapter had 2 members teaching classes about fire protection for the Indian Waters Council of the Boy Scouts of America March 29, 2014 at USC’s Swearingen Engineering Center in Columbia, SC.

Patrick Bradshaw taught Fire Safety merit badge which teaches scouts about fire prevention at home and away from their homes. The class also presented fire service careers that scouts may pursue when they are older including Fire Protection Engineering.

Paul Anslow taught Engineering merit badge which teaches scouts about engineering and career opportunities available to them. Paul said “Fire Protection Engineering is an easy sale to the scouts considering the demand for new Fire Protection Engineers, the starting salary, and the travel opportunities available.”

Between Patrick and Paul - 50 scouts learned about careers available to them in Fire Protection Engineering.

Silver Bluff Fire Department Sprinkler Project

Jason Butler — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 19:14:22 GMT

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers actively promotes the installation of residential sprinkler systems as a means of saving lives. Fire is one of the leading causes of death in the home. The CSRA Chapter has taken this initiative a step further by installing residential sprinkler systems in Habitat homes in Aiken, Columbia, and Georgetown, SC. The chapter has been able to do this by partnering with industry manufacturers to provide materials for the system with the chapter furnishing the design and the labor. The installation of a residential sprinkler system at the Silver Bluff Volunteer Fire Department is latest in that effort. This installation will ensure the safety of firefighters sleeping in the station. Also, it provides the fire department with a system which can be seen by the public and it will serve to disprove much of the negative information out there concerning sprinkler systems.

Spreading The Word - Aiken High School Career Fair

Jason Butler — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:10:42 GMT

Members of CSRA-SFPE volunteered their time and knowledge to spread the word about careers and technology in Fire Protection Engineering at the Aiken High School Career Fair. Tom Allison, Stan Maciaszek and Mark LeGrand talked with students and showcased components used in the profession.

(Pictured: Mark LeGrand at our booth prior to the influx of students)

Christ Central’s Hope & Trinity Centers in Graniteville, SC

Jason Butler — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:12:22 GMT

CSRA SFPE members reached out to the community to assist in the restoration and renovation of Christ Central's Hope and Trinity Centers in Graniteville, SC. These buildings were two of many affected by the 2005 Norfolk Southern train wreck which resulted in the release of 60 tons of chlorine gas and caused 9 deaths, 250+ injuries, and extensive damage to nearby buildings. Volunteers Jason Butler, Eric Johnson, Mark Legrand, and Gene Roe worked to provide code analysis, install emergency lights, exit signs, electrical feeds, smoke detectors, and improve drainage around the buildings. The Hope and Trinity Centers will be used for community outreach programs such as free advanced culinary training, a free GED program, a medical clinic, daycare, etc. While much progress has been made, there is still plenty of work to be done. Contact Eric Johnson if you are interested in helping.

(Pictured: Jason Butler and Eric Johnson taking a quick break while installing conduit)