On April 2, 2019, EllisDon Project Manager Ashley Maxwell, MEng was a featured speaker at Build a Dream Kitchener-Waterloo. We strongly believe that closing the gender gap in all industries requires men and women at the table and we asked Ashley if we could share his insight on our blog. His speech from the evening…
On April 2, 2019, Build a Dream transformed Bingemans Conference Centre into a career pathway exhibition. Kitchener-Waterloo is the third region in the province to invite the organization to the area as school boards learn of the success other cities have had connecting young women and their parents to careers that they may not…
When the opportunity presented itself to become a national sponsor of Build a Dream, we were immediately intrigued. We wanted to know more about the Build a Dream initiative, about the team behind the scenes, about the long-term commitment, and growth plans of the program. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that each volunteer member…
Our work with helping young women pursue exciting and rewarding career paths was highlighted in two publications recently. Our article in Toronto’s StarMetro highlighted the important role that parents play in helping with future career goals. Here’s an excerpt from the article that offers some suggestions of how young women can follow a career path in skilled…
It’s contest time! Our Instagram followers have a chance to win a meet and greet Sherry Holmes at the Windsor Build a Dream event on November 8. To enter, young women (grades 9-12) need to: Follow Build a Dream on Instagram Post a photo of yourself and tag us (@build_adream) Use hashtags #WEBuildaDream & #idreamtobe.…
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