Listed below are the names of the winners in the Local Contest that was held on Saturday October 13, 2007. The Contest included shop layout, drafting and a written exam based on the apprentice’s knowledge of math, blueprint reading, welding, as well as job and shop safety. Local 17 wants to congratulate all the apprentices that took part in the contest.            

                                 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!   
    
2^nd Year            
        1^st Place                Nicholas Mustacchia          XYZ Sheet Metal
        2^nd Place               Michael Collins                    Bryant Sheet Metal 
        3^rd Place                Joseph Hess                         Blouin, Inc. 
4^th Year            
       1^st Place                George Cree                          Harrington Bros. 
       2^nd Place               Jeffrey Lynch                       Cox Engineering 
       3^rd Place                Jeffrey Yanovich                 McCusker-Gill 
5^th Year   
      1^st Place                Daniel Flynn                         Harrington Bros.     
       2^nd Place               Timothy Mydlack                Evergreen Sheet Metal 
       3^rd Place                Daniel Levesque                  McCusker-Gill    

In 2007 approximately 19 children and grand-children of Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 members received a scholarship awards ranging from a four year scholarship of $3500 per year to a one-time gift ranging from $500 to $2000.

The awards will be helpful to these young students as they begin their futures at various institurions for higher learning around the country. 

Listed below are the Award Winners:

2007 LOCAL #17 FOUR YEAR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Kaitlin Waldron - Robert J. Hayward Scholarship $14,000.00, Senior at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy

Renai Gildea - 12,000.00, Senior at Archbishop Williams High School