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VPCC Work Force Development Center will be hosting our Section Event on<strong> April 22nd at 5:30PM EST.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Welding Society Tidewater Section is proud to welcome AWS President Dick Holdren for a very special National Welding Month meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Food and drink will be provided, and a raffle will be held for students. You don&#8217;t want to miss this one!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see the attachment for additional details. We expect this to be a large meeting, so please RSVP to the contact information provided in the bulletin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSVP: Please call to ARC 3 Gasses (757) 728-9353 <strong>By April 21<sup>st<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location: VPCC Work Force Development Center Conference Center (Rooms 1301 and 1302) &#8211; <strong>600 Butler Farm Rd., Hampton, VA 23666<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/tidewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Tidewater-4.22-National-Welding-Month-Visit-from-AWS-President-Dick-Holdren.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Tidewater - 4.22-National Welding Month Visit from AWS President Dick Holdren.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bde5832d-3550-47d1-bdad-09b914620bb5\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/tidewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Tidewater-4.22-National-Welding-Month-Visit-from-AWS-President-Dick-Holdren.pdf\">Tidewater &#8211; 4.22-National Welding Month Visit from AWS President Dick Holdren<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/tidewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/Tidewater-4.22-National-Welding-Month-Visit-from-AWS-President-Dick-Holdren.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-bde5832d-3550-47d1-bdad-09b914620bb5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come join us in Hampton, VA! 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