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Restoring hope

See how life in the trades helped Rodney Strong restore his former middle school–one of the last in America to desegregate.

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Meet the cement mason. His most meaningful project.

A video where Rodney Camper, a cement mason and concrete finisher, shares his story and discusses plans to rebuild his old middle school into a Boys & Girls Club

Mace’s lane middle school

From ruin to rebuilding

Rodney Camper, a dedicated and demanding mason, and his two sons take on their biggest, most meaningful job yet: The Mace’s Lane Project in Cambridge, Maryland. As one of the last segregated schools in America, located in the hometown of the legendary Harriet Tubman, this building holds a special place in the hearts of the community—especially for Rodney. The structure, left in ruin for more than two decades, gives Rodney the unique opportunity to transform his former middle school into a thriving, welcoming Boys & Girls Club.

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Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

All in for the trades

We're proud to tell these stories, to inspire the next generation of tradespeople, and to support current tradespeople with the tools they need to get the job done—literally and figuratively. Because it's not just a job to us either.

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