{"id":470,"date":"2025-04-02T18:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/?p=470"},"modified":"2025-04-17T19:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:08:33","slug":"recap-section-tour-with-aws-president-richard-holdren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/2025\/04\/02\/recap-section-tour-with-aws-president-richard-holdren\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Section Tour with AWS President Richard Holdren."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"470\" class=\"elementor elementor-470\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f681562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f681562\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7b3041\" data-id=\"c7b3041\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcfc92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfcfc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 04\/02\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Lancaster, PA. New Oxford High School, Conewago Concrete &amp; Construction and BAE Systems<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 50<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>AWS President Richard Holdren<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>President Holdren and District Direct Brad Brandmeir toured the Lancaster\/York Section of District 3. We were invited to tour BAE Systems which is a leader in the nations defense department constructing tanks and other weaponry, New Oxford High Schools Welding Program where we gave a Section Educators Award to Rick Jones and Conewago Construction and Concrete.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0782e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0782e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6512.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6512\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ3NSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC95b3JrLWxhbmNhc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEwNVwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NTEyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6512-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6512-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6512-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">President Holdren giving Rick Jones an award for Section Educator.  Rick sees nearly 80 students a day in 4 different block schedulings.  Well done Rick and thank you for your continued support and teaching of young welders.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7662b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7662b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6501-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6501\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ3OSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC95b3JrLWxhbmNhc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEwNVwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NTAxLXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6501-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6501-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">President Holdren speaking with the students of New Oxford High Schools welding program.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8ad64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab8ad64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6515-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6515 (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ4MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC95b3JrLWxhbmNhc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEwNVwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NTE1LTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6515-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6515-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6515-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Group photo with President Holdren, Section leaders Ed Calamen and Dean Whitmer, District Director Brad Brandmeir along with all of Rick's students in that session.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ddcbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7ddcbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6519-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6519\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ4NyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC95b3JrLWxhbmNhc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEwNVwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NTE5LXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6519-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6519-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6519-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">President Holdren and Section leaders touring Conewago construction.  Conewago is a leader in stand-up concrete walls and metal fabrication.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf3ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcf3ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6520-rotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6520\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ5MSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC95b3JrLWxhbmNhc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEwNVwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL0lNR182NTIwLXJvdGF0ZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6520-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6520-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/york-lancaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/04\/IMG_6520-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Another photo inside Conewago Construction with President Holdren.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Event: 04\/02\/2025 Location:\u00a0Lancaster, PA. 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