ABC Keystone’s Construction Wars
A Middle School Hands-on Career Exploration Event!

This event is full! Waitlist is available – please sign up below.

Choose Your Date:

• Tuesday, March 29, or (Full! Please complete a waitlist request ticket below.)
  
• Wednesday, March 30, or (Full! Please complete a waitlist request ticket below.)
• Thursday, March 31, 2022 (Full! Please complete a waitlist request ticket below.)

9 am – 1 pm each day

Event held at: ABC Keystone | 135 Shellyland Road | Manheim, PA 17545

Your Students are Invited to Construction Wars!

Over the course of three days, 200 area middle school students from our 10-county footprint will be attending this spring’s Construction Wars, an interactive career exploration event that offers hands-on activities with the help of construction professionals and provides students with an understanding of the many possible career paths offered by the construction industry. During this Construction Wars event, students will have the educational opportunity to see our training facility, work with tools, understand safety requirements, and learn more about the skilled trades. Students will be building wood benches, testing electrical circuits, bending sheet metal to make their own tool boxes, and more. Educators will learn what the construction industry needs in its future workforce and how careers in skilled trades are a viable, well-paying alternative to college. View/Download the event flyer

Watch a brief video of highlights from Past Construction Wars events!

View photos from the Fall 2021 Construction Wars event!

Hear from the Attendees:

“This event was important because we get to choose [our path] while we’re young, and we might get ideas on careers. I loved it! It was a fun day filled with working, learning and fun.” – Student Attendee

“Great opportunity for students who haven’t had exposure to tools and trades to get their hands on tools and learn opportunities for the future.” – Educator Attendee

“Excellent way to be exposed to many careers in a day!” – Educator Attendee

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

• Carpentry Station: Bench Dogs
• Hardhats: Benchmark Construction, The Tuckey Companies, Warfel Construction Company, Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc., H. L. Wiker
• Heavy Equipment: Flyway Excavating, H. L. Wiker
• Lunch: Acuity Advisors and CPAs, Flyway Excavating, Samaritan Business Consulting, Wohlsen Construction Company, Pyramid Construction
• Masonry Station: The Witmer Group
• Plumbing Station: Brubaker/HAJOCA
• Safety Glasses: High Construction Company & Strategic Executive Consulting
• Sheet Metal Station: James Craft & Son, Inc.

Sponsor the Event!

Support Careers in Construction by sponsoring Construction Wars!  Available sponsorship opportunities:

• Lunch Sponsors – Full! Thank you for your support!
• Hardhat Sponsors – Full! Thank you for your support!
  
• Safety Glass Sponsors – Full! Thank you for your support!

View/Download the sponsorship flyer for more information. To sponsor, please email: stephanie@abckeystone.org

Volunteer & Inspire the Next Generation!

Thank you to our members for volunteering their time to mentor Construction Wars attendees. Many of our volunteers return each year and have shared the experience is both inspiring and rewarding. Your expertise and knowledge are valuable resources to our attendees! View/download the volunteer flyer

Please contact stephanie@abckeystone.org for more information and register your students using the ticket selection below.