{"id":45360,"date":"2023-08-04T22:53:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T02:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=45360"},"modified":"2023-08-04T23:12:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T03:12:51","slug":"genesee-county-camp-hard-hat-6th-10th-graders-make-their-mark-this-summer-at-genesee-county-park-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/04\/genesee-county-camp-hard-hat-6th-10th-graders-make-their-mark-this-summer-at-genesee-county-park-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Camp Hard Hat 6th &#8211; 10th graders make their mark this summer at Genesee County Park &#038; Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ribbon-cut-video.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Video of ribbon cutting on August 4, 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provided information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty 6th -10th grade students used math, process thinking skills, power tools, safety equipment, and the power of teamwork to build a picnic pavilion at the Fleming Hill Area at the Genesee County Park &amp; Forest this past week in East Bethany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:42.80280%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"45371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/20230804_135008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135008-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1691157008&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0006&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230804_135008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135008-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135008-1024x819.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135008-1024x819.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135008-1024x819.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2048\" data-id=\"45371\" data-link=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/20230804_135008\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135008-1024x819.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135008-1024x819.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:57.19720%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"45370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/20230804_134949\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134949-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1531&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1531\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1691156989&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230804_134949\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134949-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134949-1024x612.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134949-1024x612.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134949-1024x612.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1531\" data-id=\"45370\" data-link=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/20230804_134949\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134949-1024x612.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134949-1024x612.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camp Hard Hat is in its ninth year of operation and is a special partnership between Genesee County Park &amp; Forest, the Genesee County Business\/Education Alliance, Livingston Associates, Builders Exchange of Rochester, and GVBOCES Building Trades Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"645\" data-attachment-id=\"45383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/04\/genesee-county-camp-hard-hat-6th-10th-graders-make-their-mark-this-summer-at-genesee-county-park-forest\/20230804_134715\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1836&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1691156836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230804_134715\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C645&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715.jpg?resize=900%2C645&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C734&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C551&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1102&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1469&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134715-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Led by GVBOCES Building Trades instructors Rich Monroe and Kelly Mileham, Camp Hard Hat promotes skilled trade careers and teaches local youth the value of learning to build a community project with their hands. In addition to learning the principles of design, construction, and safety, campers also learned more about different skilled trade careers from guest speakers and industry leaders like Bill Hayes (former owner of Turnbull HVAC), Tim Hull of the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC),<br>Lindsie Cook from Livingston Associates, and Taylor McCabe from McCabe Enterprises Electrical Contractor. (Provided press release information.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Park &amp; Forest provided nature activities for Camp Hard Hat students during the week so that students also learned to appreciate all that the park has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"636\" data-attachment-id=\"45384\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/04\/genesee-county-camp-hard-hat-6th-10th-graders-make-their-mark-this-summer-at-genesee-county-park-forest\/20230804_134756\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_134756-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1810&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135101-1024x850.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135101-1024x850.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2124\" data-id=\"45385\" data-link=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?attachment_id=45385\" data-url=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135101-1024x850.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_135101-1024x850.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campers completed the picnic pavilion project on Friday August 4th, and a dedication ceremony was held compliments of the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce during the afternoon, with Hard Hat Campers and their families, instructors and sponsors in attendance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"515\" data-attachment-id=\"45389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/04\/genesee-county-camp-hard-hat-6th-10th-graders-make-their-mark-this-summer-at-genesee-county-park-forest\/20230804_143156\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230804_143156-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1466&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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three years, this year was his first year as a Student Camp Counselor. &#8220;You learn a bunch of different skills from working with different equipment like impacts and drills, learning how to build pavilions, learning how to set trusses,&#8221; says Cacho. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He says you also have to learn to work as a team and you get to meet a lot of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I went into this camp originally thinking I wanted to do construction, but that&#8217;s not what I am going into. The takeaway from this is you still have skills that you are going to be using whether you are going into construction or not. At camp we always say straight square, plum level, which is the saying for making sure everything is set straight to a point to have a certain standard of working. 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