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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

St. Paul Team

Project Alpha

LEADERS OF TOMORROW – MENTORING
Four St. Paul team members shared information about themselves, their
beginnings in engineering and their work with Haskell during the Leaders of
Tomorrow event conducted by Hispanic Advocacy and Community SOUTHEAST IDAHO TOYS FOR TOTS
Empowerment Through Research (HACER), the only advocacy-driven, Haskell team members become part of the fabric of the communities
Latino-specific research organization in the Upper Midwest. they serve, and this year our Project Alpha team showcased this

Each member of the Haskell team was pleased to speak about themselves, commitment extraordinarily. Led by Senior Safety Coordinator Tim
how they got involved in engineering and their work. Kevin Vazquez gave a Riddell and his wife, Shelly, team members from the Production
short presentation on becoming an engineer in Mexico and the U.S. and on Line 7, Cold Storage and Wastewater units came together on
basic concepts of civil and structural engineering. behalf of the 2023 Southeast Idaho Toys for Tots campaign.

The event also included a hands-on activity where students were asked to Their efforts were inspiring, gathering about $3,500 worth of toys
apply basic engineering principles. They were taught to make truss bridges to bring joy to children across Bannock, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin,
built with K’Nex stronger and test them by applying loads and seeing the Oneida and Power counties and on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.
improvement in their strength and stiffness. It concluded with questions The Riddells have led collection efforts for nearly a decade, and this year
from students. marked their largest donation yet. The spirit of giving extended beyond the
Since its founding in 1988, HACER has evolved to serve Latines in Minnesota Haskell team, with many subcontractors supporting this heartwarming cause.
through research, focus groups and programs.

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