Nontraditional trades event for girls
Firefighting, heavy equipment operation, and bridge building are just a few of the occupations that girls can learn about at Women, Work, and Community’s Totally Trades Conference at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center on Friday, Oct. 18.
Women, Work and Community is a statewide education and training organization committed to improving the economic lives of Maine people. The organization has been hosting Totally Trades for more than 10 years across Maine. This will be the third time it will be at Westbrook Regional Vocation Center.
Each year, the event brings together professional women who work in various nontraditional occupations to show high school girls the wide range of career opportunities available. Totally Trades will include hands-on workshops and presentations featuring heavy equipment, commercial driving, cable technicians, police, firefighting and emergency services, and more.
The program coordinator, Laurie McDonnell, said Maine’s young women might be surprised to learn about the career opportunities before them.
Area high school students interested in attending must consult with their guidance counselor or advisor. For more information, visit www.totallytradesmaine.org. To learn more about Women, Work, and Community visit www.womenworkandcommunity.org.
This event is co-sponsored by the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration.
For more information, call Todd Fields, director of the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center at 854-0820, or call Carolyn May of Women, Work, and Community at 799-5025.
Free hip hop classes
My Place Teen Center and Drouin Dance Center have teamed up to offer free hip hop dance classes for boys and girls ages 10 and up at My Place Teen Center, 755 Main St., in Westbrook.
Classes meet at 4:30-5:15 p.m. on Mondays and 3:15-4:15 p.m. on Fridays. Space is limited to 12 per class, and students are limited to one class per week. Dancers should wear comfortable clothing, clean sneakers and bring water to class.
Registration is available at www.drouindancecenter.com. For more information, call Drouin Dance Center at 854-2221.
Seniors to dine, hear Dyhrberg
Tom Dhyrberg, who sings and plays guitar, will perform at a Westbrook Senior Citizens meal meeting at noon on Monday, Oct. 21.
The menu includes beef tips with gravy, potatoes, string beans, and yellow cake with chocolate frosting.
The seniors are in the process of planning a trip to Indian Head in Lincoln, N.H., on Sunday, Dec. 1. For more information, call 854-2705 or 883-5046.
Morrill nominee for award
At the recent General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) New England Region Conference held in Hampton, N.H., Anne Cress, GFWC Maine president, introduced Roberta Dutton Morrill of Westbrook as the nominee from Maine for the prestigious Jennie Award.
The Jennie Award, national GFWC recognition program, honors one clubwoman who exhibits the spirit of independence and courage exemplified by GFWC founder, Jane Cunningham Croly, better known as “Jennie June.”
Nominees are judged on commitment to club, community, and family.
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