WFW Receives Donation from Core Powered
The tooling manufacturer donates $37,000, a vending machine for students, and launches a fundraising campaign to supply students with a daily meal.
Posted: November 17, 2015
Workshops for Warriors (San Deigo, CA), a nonprofit assisting veterans who are transitioning into civilian life through training, certification and job placement, announced it received a $37,000 donation from tooling manufacturer Core Powered Inc. (Oakville, ON), which also contributed a vending machine for students that they will keep stocked and launched “70 Veterans at the Table,” a fundraising challenge to provide students with a meal daily.
“They are passionate, caring and committed to supporting veterans in our program. Aside from their monetary donation, they’re helping us in unique ways with the vending machine and keeping it stocked,” said Hernàn Luis y Prado, the founder of Workshop for Warriors. “It costs $10,000 to train a student every semester. We’re extremely grateful for their donation and all they continue to do to support our students and our mission.”
Core Powered’s vice president Deborah Doyle launched the GoFundMe campaign “70 Veterans at the Table” with the goal of raising $55,000 by December 2015. The funds will go directly towards feeding veterans enrolled in Workshops for Warriors’ training program. “Despite tough circumstances, these veterans have the courage and discipline to enroll in the program. We want them to know that they’re not forgotten and are supported as they work to achieve their goals,” said Doyle. “From our table to theirs, let’s share a meal together!”
Founded in 2008, Workshops for Warriors provides veterans and injured vets with training in CNC machining, CAD/CAM programming, and welding. Since 2011, 194 veterans and wounded warriors have been trained on-site and received third-party nationally recognized credentials, with 100 percent of graduates obtaining jobs in advanced manufacturing.
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