The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) said it will host its first annual day-long fundraising campaign on Wednesday, May 3, during National Skilled Trades Day to bring awareness to flooring installation as a skilled trade. National Skilled Trades Day was established in 2019 by City Machine Technologies in Youngstown, Ohio, to raise awareness about the value of the skilled trades workforce in the United States and honor skilled trades workers.
The all-day event will feature the FCEF team livestreaming so industry professionals can join at their convenience. A lineup of industry executives and special guests will join the FCEF team throughout the day; this schedule of speakers is still being developed. FCEF will also feature a dedicated online donation portal to monitor contributions throughout the day.
“We’re asking everyone to mark their calendars for Wednesday, May 3, as the day to make a commitment in support of the FCEF,” stated Kaye Whitener, director of operations of FCEF. “We’d love to see all manufacturers, distributors, buying groups and independents use this day to promote support of the FCEF within their organizations. Perhaps challenges [can be] made across competitive lines on who can raise the most support for this very important initiative.”
For more information on FCEF’s Basic Floor Covering Installation college program visit https://fcef.org/step-up/technical-colleges.
