Her rural upbringing reinforced Heather’s belief in the value of the trades — those hands-on jobs that a lot of people call “blue collar”. After mastering her high school’s metal work classes, Heather moved to the nearest city to build a blacksmithing program at a technical college.
Then, the economy crashed and her college canceled all non-degree programs, so Heather found herself looking for employment. Just as her dad taught her, she wanted to empower people’s self-sufficiency, and instill in others the idea that a home is built with labor and love. She turned her attention to an area in her neighborhood to create a space for kids and families to learn to work with their hands.
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To support your implementation of Pushing the Limits: Transformation, you can download this document, which contains:
Marketing your Program
We recommend starting your planning and marketing at least 2-3 months before your program date. Please note that instructions for appropriate credit are included in the Marketing and Communications Plan Template. At minimum, the following program credit line must appear in all published materials relating to Pushing the Limits:
Download Heather’s story here. This video is approximately twelve minutes long and may take several minutes to download. We recommend that you download all the files for your public program, rather than stream them from this website.
Download a one-minute video that you can use to promote the program through your own website.
Download a list of short readings related to this topic. You and your science partner may want to use these as additional examples in your program, or they may lead to ideas for customizing the programs for your own community.
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