A 501(c)(3) public charity. Cash and property gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
The vision

A free place to learn how industry is drawn.

We train young people and adults in mechanical drafting, piping, and AutoCAD Plant 3D. The workshops are free. There is a seat, a drawing, and a volunteer who has done this work for more than 16 years.

Youth +And adults
FreeNo tuition
Any giftOne item or many
16+ yearsVolunteer instructor
Vision

The drawing skill should not be locked behind a paycheck or a tuition bill.

Piping and mechanical drawings decide how a plant is built. Most people meet that work only after they already have a job, a paid course, or a school lab. The vision is a community room where a young person or an adult can start anyway.

Mission

Train young people and adults in the craft.

Mechanical drafting. Piping and P&IDs. AutoCAD Plant 3D. Free workshops, taught by a volunteer instructor. Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian’s written permission.

The work

Three skills a donor puts in someone’s hands.

A gift buys the hours: a machine to draw on, software to practice in, and time with a volunteer instructor.

01

Mechanical drafting

Lines, views, scales, and standards. The first win is a drawing a stranger can read.

02

Piping

The parts of a line, and the diagram that tells a builder what that line is for.

03

AutoCAD Plant 3D

From a blank project to a small piping model and the drawings that explain it.

Donors keep this training free.

There is no set number of computers and no minimum gift. One used laptop, a monitor, a software seat, or a cash gift of any amount does the same thing: it lets the next person sit down and learn. Cash and property gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

  • A machine. Any CAD-capable computer, new or retired, one or several.
  • The desk around it. Monitors, memory, drives, chairs, and cables.
  • The next session. A cash gift pays for licenses, upkeep, and materials.
  • A public thanks. Companies and people are named only when they agree.