Finnie named Mold Builder of the Year

摘要

BREA,Calif.-Rick Finnie,named Mold Builder of the Year by the American Mold Builders Association,has picked the junior high school in Brea-the headquarters city of his M.R.Mold & Engineering Corp.-to receive the $5,000 that Progressive Components gave him to support an education program of his choice.Finnie grew up in Brea,a town outside of Anaheim,Calif.When he contacted Brad Mason,Brea School District superintendent,Finnie was pleasantly surprised to learn that Brea Junior High School has industrial arts classes.Just before the school year started,Finnie met with Derek Ordlock,the industrial arts teacher,and got a tour of the classroom.Ordlock explained that the money he was getting from the school district as support no longer was available,and the class was doing fundraisers and getting contributions from their parents to buy materials for the metal shop.