March AFS Chapter Meeting - Student Night

513 West Pontaluna Road,Norton Shores MI 49444

08 March, 2022

Description

Student Night and Executive Round Table This month we will be presenting scholarships to college bound students in our area. The whole year's fund raising efforts are done for this purpose! Students are welcome and encouraged to attend free of charge. We will also be hosting a panel of local foundry leaders discussing issues they face running a foundry related business in our area. A variety of topics ranging from recruiting, supply chain, business level, etc. will be discussed. The panelists will be Jay Morrison of Carpenter Bros., Kyle Klein of Cadillac Castings, Dave Fazakerley of Eagle Alloy, and Jim Jacobs of Century Foundry. There will be a question and answer session at the end of the discussion. Be sure to bring your questions, ideas, and opinions! This meeting is sponsored by Beacon Recycling and BDI. Our organization is not for profit.  We are part of the American Foundry Society, a national organization, and focus on making the foundry industry in western Michigan strong and prosperous.  Our main efforts are: 1.  Organize monthly meetings to bring foundries, vendors and related persons together to promote the exchange of knowledge and resources. 2.  Promote understanding of the foundry industry by going to local schools and colleges to present the benefits and challenges of the foundry industry in the local community and the national economy. 3.  Raise funds through the monthly meetings and our annual golf outing to distribute as scholarships and stipends to local students and as funds to support the industrial arts foundry and metallurgical programs at local high schools and colleges.