Querrey & Harrow Among Sponsors "Block-Kids Building Program"

The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) has organized an event for elementary school children to bring an awareness of and promote interest in the trades. The Block-Kids Building Program is sponsored on the local level by NAWIC chapters and other organizations.

The event involves a timed challenge for the children, who are divided into groups and given a set of  “tools.”  The children use their imaginations to construct almost anything (other than a person, vehicle, or equipment).  The "tools" they are provided include blueprint pages, hard hats, building blocks, string, a rock, and a piece of aluminum foil. The children are informed about the different areas of construction and their goal to make a unique structure.  Judges discuss the different aspects of the construction site with the children during the competition.

Querrey & Harrow will provide hardhats for the kids participating in the event organized through the Lake/McHenry County Chapter of NAWIC.  Last year, approximately 500 children participated in the event session in the Fox Lake/Roundlake area in northern Illinois.