RIDGID Awards Four PHCC Scholarships

RIDGID® Awards Four PHCC Scholarships

ELYRIA, OHIO – RIDGID® has awarded four scholarships through the Educational Foundation of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors – National Association (PHCC) to students enrolled in plumbing-heating-cooling apprentice programs. PHCC administers the scholarship program, which is designed to attract new talent essential to the future of the plumbing and HVACR industry, and is also responsible for selecting the award winners. Scholarship recipients will receive up to $1,000 in tuition assistance and $1,500 in RIDGID tools.

“RIDGID is proud to lend our support to apprentices who are getting started in the trades,” said Steve Dyer, Sr. Director Brand Marketing for RIDGID. “Through these scholarships, we can put professional tools in their hands and get their class costs paid – that’s a huge head start toward a successful career and we’re happy to be able to do it.”

The 2014 scholarship recipients are:

• Nicholas Bonnema of Sioux Center, Iowa graduated from Unity Christian High School in 2014. He is working part-time at B&B Plumbing & Heating, Inc., and will be enrolling at Southeast Technical Institute for HVAC.
• David Haight of Brownsburg, Ind. is working full-time at Steg Plumbing in Indianapolis, Ind., and is enrolled at Mechanical Skills Plumbing Apprentice School.
• Daniel Kent of Ramona, Calif. is working full-time at PHCC member Black Mountain Plumbing in San Diego. He is enrolled in the San Diego PHCC Plumbing Apprentice Program.
• Scott Whitson of Anaheim, Calif. is working full-time at PHCC member Biard & Crockett Plumbing Service, Inc. in Orange, Calif. He is enrolled in the Orange County PHCC Chapter Apprentice Program.

About PHCC Educational Foundation®
PHCC Educational Foundation, a partnership of contractors, manufacturers, and wholesalers, was founded in 1987.  Its purpose is to serve the plumbing-heating-cooling industry by providing educational tools and preparing contractors and their employees to meet the challenges of a
constantly changing marketplace. For more information contact a member of the Foundation staff at (800) 533-7694 or visit www.phccfoundation.org.