During the week of June 14 to 18, 12 female students from Lancaster County attended a weeklong summer camp at ABC Keystone's training facility in Manheim. The chapter's inaugural All 'bout Construction (ABC) Girls Camp, funded through a grant by the Lancaster County Workforce Development Board, provided the students with the opportunity to meet with female construction industry leaders, visit job sites of local contractors and learn beginner trade skills. During the week, the campers used the knowledge and training they gained to create their own steampunk-themed, lighted charging station.

Over the course of the camp, attendees worked together as a team while discovering the career opportunities that the construction industry provides. They were taught basic safety skills, blueprint reading, electrical wiring, carpentry, plumbing, and more under the guidance of ABC Keystone's apprentices, instructors, members, and staff members.

ABC Keystone is committed to building awareness of the opportunities in the industry, and next year, the chapter hopes to expand the camp's outreach into the surrounding counties of ABC Keystone's 11-county footprint. To learn more about the chapter, visit http://www.abckeystone.org.