Women In Construction (WIC) Week is March 1-7, 2020
Regional Chair: Tania Bowman, Gr. Des Moines #80
Be sure to tag all of your social media posts:
#WICWEEK2020
JOIN US THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH 2020 TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE ALL WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION!
The focus of Women in Construction (WIC) Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. WIC Week also provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. It is also a time for local chapters to give back to their communities.
Let's share our activities, pictures, videos and successes here for the Region to celebrate!
As you post photos on your chapter social media pages and on Facebook, tag them with the @NAWICMWR to post them to the regional page and use any (or all) of these hashtags!
#NAWIC
#WICKWeek2020
#WomenInConstruction
JOIN US THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH 2020 TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE ALL WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION!
The focus of Women in Construction (WIC) Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. WIC Week also provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. It is also a time for local chapters to give back to their communities.
Let's share our activities, pictures, videos and successes here for the Region to celebrate!
As you post photos on your chapter social media pages and on Facebook, tag them with the @NAWICMWR to post them to the regional page and use any (or all) of these hashtags!
#NAWIC
#WICKWeek2020
#WomenInConstruction
Activities Planned in the Midwest Region.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
As chapters submit their activities, they will be shared in this space! Check back often as the list of events throughout the upper Midwest grows!
As chapters submit their activities, they will be shared in this space! Check back often as the list of events throughout the upper Midwest grows!
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WIC Week Activities: March 1-7, 2020 |
NOTE: Click the Chapter number/name to visit their social media or website for the most current schedule information!
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Sat. 7 |
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Ongoing: STL Alliance for Period Supplies |
"Moving Up!" HR Session |
Exploring Careers in Construction Panel Discussion |
Women in Construction Tech Webinar |
STL City Foundry Jobsite Tour |
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City Councils & Mayors of Bettendorf, Rock Island, Moline, Silvis, and Davenport have declared this WIC Week! |
Hard Hat Happy Hour at Russell. Construction |
Community Service Day at Humility of Mary Homeless Shelter |
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Support for Give Grace Give Hope |
Networking Event at Cub Club at Principal Park |
Women in the Workplace presentation at Baker Group |
Girls in Construction Career Discovery Day at DMACC Ankeny Campus |
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Billboards throughout downtown all week! |
Self-Defense Class, Builders Assoc. & Clay County Sheriff's Dept. |
Jobsite Tour: Downtown YMCA Renovations Donations for Care Beyond the Boulevard |
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#105 Milwaukee |
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Wear Red for NAWIC this week! |
Mayoral Proclamation of Women in Construction Week |
Volunteer for Taco Tuesday at Ronald McDonald House |
WIC Week Selfie Day |
Wine Tasting at Jenny Dawn Cellars |
DIY Painting Class |
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#142 NE Kansas |
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#160 Cedar Rapids - Iowa City |
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Billboards throughout town all week! |
Social Media / Selfie Day |
Pizza, Pop & Power Tools |
NAWIC 101 Lunch & Learn |
Industry Appreciation Mixer |
Morning Coffee -- After Work Happy Hour -- Habit Woman Build Day Friday |
Habitat Woman Build Saturday |
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#246 Fargo - Moorhead |
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#269 Black Hills |
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#341 Central Missouri |
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#346 Southeast Minnesota |
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#366 Southwest Missouri |
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#382 SE Kansas |
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Donation drive in support of Bethlehem House |
Speed Networking for Construction Connections |
Construction Equipment Lunch & Learn |
MCC Simulator and Breakfast |
Family Fun Event |
Women's Self-Defense & Awareness |
WIC Week Awards
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WIC Week awards will be based on four categories:
You choose which category, or categories you want to compete in. You can choose just one or all four! (which I suggest) 😊 When you submit your WIC Week recap online, WHICH IS DUE APRIL 2nd) be sure to include the category (ies) you want to be judged in. The chapter or Region with the best score in the category will be announced at Annual Conference in Atlanta in 2019. Prizes will be a donation to the chapter or region general fund! |
The WIC Week Midwest Region Awards can be found in the attachment below. Here are the 3 categories that will be awarded in Chicago:
Women Working Together…to make our World Fair Social Media Prize-Winners: Your chapter swarmed as a team and went the extra mile to spread the buzz online about women in construction! Women Building Together…to make our World Fair Blue-Ribbon Wearing PR Specialists: We know it takes time to get in the news, but your chapter didn’t shy away from yelling from the rooftops about WIC Week! Women Coming Together…to make our World Fair Prize-Winning Networkers: Your chapter created multiple events, and then followed through and attended in droves to spread the word about WIC Week! |
Midwest Region WIC Week Award Information:
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WIC Week Ideas.
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Click here to download your own 2020 WIC Week Facebook Profile Picture Frame!
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Each chapter in our region has done some outstanding events during WIC Week in the past. Here is a compilation of suggestions that might help you finalize a few new things for 2020!
PR & Marketing
PR & Marketing
- Newspaper or Magazine Articles
- They are always looking for content….submit press releases and letters to editor, articles about your chapter and what you’re doing, etc.
- Billboards
- Posters
- Get them from national, or print off a copy and post them in all trailers, offices, schools, and around town!
- Radio or TV promotions
- Just ask – it can never hurt. Submit a story idea and you might just get on the air….for free!
- NAWIC Attire and/or pins worn at events or membership drives
- Many chapters are selling clothing right now. Our chapter has a new online store that includes WIC Week shirts! (https://qrg.four51ordercloud.com/NAWIC/catalog)
- Social Media Campaign using #WICWeek2020
- Change your cover photo to the WIC Week Logo (be sure to include the one that has the dates on it)
- Change your profile picture to the WIC Week Logo (be sure to include the one that has the dates on it) ---See the sample for 2020 and download your own link to put on your chapter facebook page. 😊
- Articles
- Stats
- Member profiles
- Information on how to join/get involved in NAWIC
- Posts about your WIC Week events & happenings
- Joint Chapter/Association Meetings
- Joint Chapter/Association Events
- Joint Region/Association Events
- Charity/Fundraising
- Partner with a local charity that week. There are lots of small…to large ways to make a difference in your community all week long! 😊
- Food or supply collection
- For your WIC Week events….ask members to bring items that will go to a local charity
- Blood Drive
- Habitat for Humanity
- Lunch N Learn
- Job Site Tour
- Career Fair
- NAWIC 101 Presentations