LUB MEMBERS also help with Kids Making It, a
Wilmington after-school program for at-risk youths ages
13-18. WAWA volunteers mentor the teens and teach them
how to safely turn wood into pieces of art they can sell in the
KMI shop.
“The kids get really excited about making their own pens,”
says Natalie Mozey, WAWA member and KMI volunteer.
Not only do the students earn 100 percent of the prof-its,
they can come back as apprentices to develop skills for
employment when they age out of the program.
Younger children can learn how to turn wood, too. The WAWA held its first summer
camp at CFCC for children ages 9-15 last August. Dougherty says the children were
very enthusiastic and he hopes to continue this community program in 2018.
february 2018
Club members also
help with Kids Making
It, an after-school
program for at-risk
youths ages 13-18. Not
only do the students
earn 100 percent of the
profits, they can come
back as apprentices
to develop skills for
employment when they
age out of the program.
Above: Graham Webster instructs Marchello David-Cortez in turning a pen at the
Kids Making It woodworking program. Top left and right: Byron Rosbrugh turns a
platter in his workshop. Bottom left: Two finished pieces that incorporate coffee
stirrers as handles.
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