Old Colony carpentry, electrical, and CAD drafting students were selected to receive the Volunteer of the Year award from the Buzzards Bay Coalition in recognition of work they did on the new learning center at the Acushnet Sawmill Project.
The students are sharing the award with students from the New Bedford Vocational Technical School in New Bedford, MA who also worked on the project.
“Each year, the Buzzards Bay Coalition staff selects a volunteer that stands out from the rest to recognize at our annual meeting. I am very pleased to inform you that our staff has selected you and your students to collectively receive this esteemed Volunteer of the Year Award,” said Sara N. daSilva Quintal, Restoration Ecologist for the Buzzards Bay Coalition, in an email to Old Colony.
“Our organization greatly values the time and energy that Old Colony Regional and Greater New Bedford Voc. have dedicated to helping us design, move, and renovate the new learning center at the Acushnet Sawmill, which is slated to be open to the public this August,” said Quintal.
The students are slated to receive the award at the annual meeting of the Buzzards Bay Coalition on May 15 at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in Falmouth at 6:00 pm.
“We are thrilled to learn that students and staff of the Carpentry, Electrical and CAD departments that have been working on the Acushnet Sawmill Project for the Buzzards Bay Coalition have been designated to receive the “Volunteer of the Year Award,” said Jacqueline Machamer, Assistant Principal and Career Vocational Technical Education Coordinator at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School.
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, located in Rochester, MA, provides vocational training to high school students who live in Acushnet, Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett, and Rochester.