NAWIC Prepares for Annual WIC Week

The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) based in Fort Worth, Texas, said it will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Women in Construction (WIC) Week, March 4-10, 2007. NAWIC says its goal is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry and it dedicates a week in March every year to this cause.

The association says this week highlights women as a visible aspect of the construction industry and reaches out to communities in order to give back.

"This week is important because it helps to build careers, build lives and build the future for women in construction," said Dede Hughes, NAWIC's executive vice president.

The association says its chapters will celebrate the week with a variety of activities, from award banquets and membership drives to community service and hands-on workshops. Of its nearly 200 chapters across the United States, it says that last year more than half participated in WIC Week. NAWIC says its chapters have worked with Girl Scouts and school children to teach them about jobs in construction, taken part in career fairs and participated in Habitat for Humanity Women Build projects. It also says in 2006, many of its chapters were involved in the rebuild process in New Orleans and surrounding cities affected by the devastating hurricanes of 2005.

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