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Soldadores Sin Fronteras

            By Calvin Scharrer































            Mr. Samuel Colton
                                              government and education experts together   One of the goals Mr. Colton has is to
            “With the growing demand in the welding   to share their experiences with   establish, beginning in 2018, a dual
            industry, the need for welders throughout   students and introduce them       language welder training
            the United States is very high”, stated Sam   to a future in welding.          program in his home town
            Colton.  One may ask, how do we meet the   Mr. Samuel Colton Sr.                of Yuma Arizona that can
            demand for skilled and qualified personnel   founder of Welders                  provide educational
            in this field to meet the demand needed   Without Borders                         opportunities to
            over the coming years? Well, there has been  explains; “This has                   individuals in English
            a multitude of theories on how to solve our   resulted in an ever-                 and the Spanish
            growing problem, but one philanthropist has  growing network of                    language using training
            the right philosophy, one welder at a time.  welding educators,                   materials developed by
                                              students and industry                           the Hobart Institute of
            Welders Without Borders was founded   leaders working together                 Welding Technology. This
            in 2000 with a vision to bring industry,   to serve others.”                 model represents the potential
                                                                                      to bring welding education and
                                                                                second language acquisition to communities
                                                                                anywhere the need exists.

                                                                                From my experiences Welders Without
                                                                                Borders and Mr. Colton represents a
                                                                                vision of serving others through welding
                                                                                education to help them improve their lives
                                                                                and the lives of those around them. Welders
                                                                                Without Borders is always looking for
                                                                                service opportunities at home in the United
                                                                                States and in other parts of the world. If
                                                                                you would like to learn more about Welders
                                                                                Without Borders you can contact them via
                                                                                e-mail at: welderswithoutborders@yahoo.
                                                                                com, or visit their website page at www.
                                             Follow us on Facebook:             welderswithoutborders.org or follow them
                                             www.facebook.com/DiversInstituteofTechnology
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