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IBEW Local 103, NECA Contractors Support Vocational Students

Madison Park students and staff, and representatives from IBEW Local 103 and NECA Greater Boston, stand with Madison Park’s new van and equipment.

Boston – The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 103 announced it donated a brand new van to the electrical department of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Roxbury.

The van, complete with a Madison Park branded decorative wrap, was filled with new electrical equipment, tools, and supplies valued at $10,000 and was donated by NECA Greater Boston electrical contractors. The donations were given to Madison Park to support students preparing for careers in the trades.

At an event on Feb. 9, Madison Park students and staff greeted IBEW Local 103 and NECA representatives outside of the school to help usher in the donations. IBEW Local 103 purchased the van for Madison Park and decorated it in the school’s colors, with “Madison Park Electrical Dept.” printed along the side. Supply donations contributed by NECA included power tools, hard hats, PPE and branded merchandise.

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Lou Antonellis and Madison Park electrical instructor, Michael Norris, pose with the keys to the school’s new van.

“Giving back to the cities and towns we work in is a pillar of both the NECA and Local 103 organizations and truly all our partnerships,” said Kristen Gowin, executive manager of NECA Greater Boston electrical contractors. “We hope this equipment serves the students well and that we’ll see many of them again soon coming through the doors for our apprenticeship program!”

“As Boston’s premiere institution dedicated to technical and vocational education, Madison Park is absolutely critical to the fabric of public education in our city,” said IBEW Local 103 business manager/financial secretary, Lou Antonellis. “Local 103 and NECA are proud of our longstanding partnership with Madison Park, and we want to do anything we can to support its mission and to help further prepare the future of our industry. We’re very happy to donate this electrical equipment that students will be able to use for years to come.”

New electrical equipment, tools, and supplies donated by NECA Greater Boston electrical contractors