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Local 2 Michigan Rebuilt Dugouts

2023 Issue 2
Community Service

The softball players of Essexville, MI have refurbished, beautiful dugouts to store their gear and cheer on their teams, thanks to BAC Local 2 Michigan members. Retired Local 2 MI member Dennis Kloha, Local 2 MI apprentices Kayle Wooten, Jack Pattison and Bret Payne, and Local 2 Business Agents Chad Morrison and Greg Lobodzinski volunteered their time and used their best hands in the business for bricklaying and cement finishing to refurbish the existing dugouts.

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Local 2 MI Cement mason apprentices, left to right: Jack Pattison, Kayle Wooten,
and Bret Payne preparing to float the edges and prepare the straight line.
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Beautiful finish to the entry of the dugout
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Retired Local 2 MI bricklayer Dennis Kloha laying block

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

march of dimes
International Union staff and their families back row, left to right: Billy and Kim Ward with their children, Executive Vice President Keith Hocevar, Patrick Richards, Marcie McCarthy, Hannah McCarthy, and Michelle Upton. Front row, left to right: John Smith, Dorothy Norris with her grandchildren, and Roberta Haut.

International Union Marches for Babies

International Union staff participated in the March of Dimes’ March for Babies walk in April to raise funds to support healthy moms and babies. March of Dimes’ mission is to lead the fight for the health of all moms and babies, end preventable maternal health risks and deaths, end preventable preterm birth and infant death, and close the health equity gap.

BAC has been a proud Legacy Partner with March for Babies for over 20 years. This year BAC raised a total of $18,213, ranking 5th in the region for fundraising.

Local 2 New York/Vermont Members Contribute to Capt. USMC David T. Wallingford Veteran’s Park

Local 2 NY/VT members have donated their time and skills over the last five years to the Capt. USMC David T. Wallingford Veteran’s Park in Malta, NY.

Finished brick
Part of the finished memorial brick walkway, including engraved dedicated bricks, at the Capt. USMC David T. Wallingford Veteran’s Park.

The park, formerly called Malta Veterans Memorial Park, was renamed in 2021 to Capt. USMC David T. Wallingford Veteran’s Park in honor of Vietnam War Marines veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient US Marine Corps Capt. David Wallingford.

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Local 2 NY/VT Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Potter lays brick for the memorial brick walkway at the Capt. USMC David T. Wallingford Veteran’s Park.

Local 2 NY/VT Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Potter has been the point person on the project since its 2018 ground breaking and has given countless hours.

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Entrance to the Capt. USMC Da vid T. Wallingford Veteran’s Park.