Industrial Companies Help Build Industry Workforce Initiative
Chicago, Ill.—June 26, 2008—The PTDA Foundation today announced that
it has been awarded a $10,000 donation by BC Bearing Engineers Ltd. in
support of its major workforce initiative, the Industrial Careers
Pathway® (ICP). The company’s donation is
the largest gift ever to be given to the PTDA Foundation by a
distribution company and the second largest investment made in
2008. The donation is also a $3,000 increase over the company's
2007 gift.
“We understand the importance of investing in the future of the
industrial distribution industry. One way for our company to
effectively promote the excellent careers available is to support the
ICP initiative,” said W. Penny Omnès, vice president external
affairs and corporate relations, BC Bearing Engineers Ltd.
“ICP also ties in with our own company efforts through the Wendy
B. McDonald School of Distribution to provide ongoing education, and we
see real value in that.”
“BC Bearing Engineers Ltd. has been a leader in ICP since its
inception with its financial investment, helping make important
connections and providing involved volunteers at every level of the
initiative,” says Phyllis Russell, PTDA Foundation executive
director. “Now, they've raised the bar for all distributors
committed to building a skilled industrial distribution workforce for
today and the future with a $10,000 annual gift. This level of
support helps us move ahead rapidly in building the programs and
services needed to connect with and prepare the people our industry
needs.”
In addition to the donation made by BC Bearing Engineers Ltd.,
several other key players in the industrial distribution and
manufacturing industry have stepped up in support of ICP to help build
tomorrow’s workforce. To date in 2008, a total of $177,994
pledges and donations have been invested in ICP, and the following
companies and organizations have made contributions of $2,000 or
more:
A.R. Thomson Group
American Supply Association Education Foundation Inc.
Baldor Electric Company
Baldwin Supply Co.
BDI
Bearing Belt Chain Co. Inc.
Bearing Service Inc.
B & D Industrial
Canadian Bearings Ltd.
Carlisle Power Transmission Products Inc.
Drives, LLC
Gates Corporation
HALO Auxiliary of HARDI
IBT, Inc.
Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation
Miller Bearings
Motion Industries Inc./Motion Canada
NSK Canada Inc.
NSK Corporation
NTN Bearing Corp. of America
Oilite Bearing Division (Beemer Precision, Inc.)
Power Transmission Distributors Association
Regina USA Inc.
Rexnord LLC
Schaeffler Canada Inc.
SKF Service Division
SunSource
The Timken Company
Tomkins Corporation Foundation
Spearheaded by the PTDA Foundation, the Industrial Careers
Pathway® is a multifaceted North American workforce
initiative that addresses the need for a skilled industrial distribution
and manufacturing sales and customer service workforce today and
tomorrow. ICP links students and job seekers to career paths in
industrial distribution and manufacturing through partnerships with
local educators and employers.
For more information about efforts being made by ICP to address the
need for a skilled industrial distribution workforce, visit www.idcareers.org or contact ICP at
info@industrialcareerspathway.org
or +1.312.516.2100.
The PTDA Foundation, whose work is funded solely by donations, was
founded in 1982 to enhance knowledge, education, professionalism and
productivity within the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC)
industry.
The Foundation is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation
whose operations are funded entirely by tax deductible contributions.
Contributions are tax deductible to the full amount allowed by law.
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