My husband and I visited Wilimington, NC the latter part of this week. While there we stopped by a wood working shop that really makes a difference. It is called “Kids Making It.” It is a program for youth in the Wilmington area where they learn to work with wood to make products they can keep or sell, such as pens, bowls, plaques, etc. The youth may sell the product made in the Kids Making It shop and the youth keep 100% of the profit of the item sold. Through this program the youth learn far more than how to work with wood. They learn skills that are useful in whatever they choose to do with their lives.
We met Tyrell “Pop” Brockington, the Customer Work Supervisor, who made my husband and me writing pens out of the teak wood from the recently removed deck of the U.S.S . North Carolina. Pop took a square piece of wood and in a matter of about 30 minutes turned it into a work of art.
You can find more information about this program at http://www.kidsmakingit.org/ . I encourage you to visit on your next trip to Wilmington, NC.
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