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Fruitport HS FIB – 2024

Thanks to volunteers Andy S, John and Laurie, Al, Bruce, Scott, Kris and Kennedy Cole. We did a Foundry in a Box demonstration for Kathy Blasher’s 11th and 12th grade engineering class at Fruitport High School in Fruitport Michigan. AFS West Michigan has been working with Fruitport HS for about 25...

2024 West Michigan AFS Golf Outing

Another successful West Michigan AFS Golf Outing. Check out these photos!...

Bunker Elementary FIB – 2024

Thanks to Scott, Beth, Joy and Martha Barnard, Landon Timmer, Don Hutchins, John and Laurie Mackay and their granddaughter Zelda, Leslie and three interns from Padnos, Marty Holzschuh and Andy Scherf for volunteering for a Foundry in a Box Demonstration at Bunker Elementary School in Muskegon Michigan on July 22nd 2024. We presented to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. Thanks to Chauncey Williams for setting this...

Kids Hope Mentoring Program FIB – 2024

On Wednesday May 29th 2024 our chapter did a Foundry in a Box demonstration for 35 children and adults at the Kids Hope Mentoring Program party at Covenant Life Church in Grand Haven Michigan. Thanks to volunteers John and Laurie Mackay, Scott, Joy and Martha Barnard and Andy and Jan Scherf. The West Michigan Chapter Foundry in a Box program has reached over 1200 folks this school...

Whitehall High School FIB – 2024

Thanks to Andy Scherf, John and Laurie MacKay, Marty Holzschuh, Adam Snyder, Scott and Beth Barnard and Laura Sikkenga for demonstrating to 65 students at Whitehall High School in Whitehall Michigan. Teacher Jeremy Sheaffer had a couple of his classes 3d print some patterns for us to mount and mold. Very successful day. Got some really nice...

Shelby Middle School Foundry in a Box – 2024

Thanks to John and Laurie MacKay, Andy, Bruce, Marty, and Kelly for volunteering at Shelby Middle School on Friday May 10th, 2024....

Cannon Muskegon FIB – 2024

The West Michigan Chapter of the American Foundry Society performed a Foundry in a Box Demonstration at Cannon Muskegon at their company picnic. Also there was a bounce house and a trout fishing pond. Face painting and a food truck were there also. Thanks to Emma Markert for arranging this. We probably had 200 people come to our demonstration. Thanks to our volunteers Andy and Jan Scherf, John and Laurie Mackay, Scott and Beth Barnard along with their daughters Joy and Martha, Landon Timmer, Al Hass and Marty Holzschuh. Cannon’s 3’d department provided us with some small patterns we could cast of their logo. They could be painted and made into key chains. Thanks to Cannon Muskegon for having...

Montague High School FIB April 26th 2024

Thanks to Maddie Kaminski, Rob Patton, Makenna Schwass, Sherri Lemmen, Kate Feuerstein and Christy Thommen for having us at Montague High School. John and Laurie Mackay, Scott and Beth Barnard, Landon Timmer, Reg Crowe, Al Hass and Andy Scherf presented to four AgriScience classes. We were able to cast a corn cob for the AgriScience...

Grand Haven Central High School FIB – 2024

Volunteers John and Laurie Mackay, Scott Barnard, Landon Timmer, Adam Snyder, Bruce Hass and Andy Scherf did a Foundry in a Box Demonstration at Central High School in Grand Haven Michigan. Thanks to teacher Colleen Warner for having...

Girl Scout Troop FIB – 2024

John and Laurie MacKay, Andy and Jan Scherf along with Al Hass did a Foundry in a Box demonstration for a group of Girl Scouts from the West Olive Michigan area. April 18 2024....

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