Madison Park

Technical Vocational High School

BOSTON, MA — The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 103 today donated a brand new van to the electrical department of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Roxbury. The van — complete with a Madison-Park-branded decorative wrap — was filled with new electrical equipment, tools, and supplies valued at $10k and donated by NECA Greater Boston electrical contractors. The donations were given to Madison Park to support students preparing for careers in the trades.

Madison Park students and staff greeted IBEW Local 103 and NECA representatives outside of the school to help usher in the donations. IBEW Local 103 purchased the van for Madison Park and decorated it in the school’s colors, with “Madison Park Electrical Dept.,” proudly printed along the side. Supply donations contributed by NECA included power tools, hard hats, PPE and branded merchandise.

“Madison Park is very grateful for this generous donation,” said Madison Park Head of School, Dr. Sidney Brown. “IBEW Local 103 and NECA offer so many amazing opportunities to our students and graduates. Now, they have truly gone above and beyond to support our school and to help us give our electrical program students the best possible education in their chosen field.”

“The students were just thrilled to see all the new equipment they’ll have the opportunity to use and of course we as instructors appreciate how it will enhance our lessons” said Michael Norris, Electrical Instructor at Madison Park. “The donation is really going to go a long way for Madison Park’s electrical program.”

IBEW Local 103 and NECA, which connect many Madison Park graduates to rewarding careers in the construction industry through their own jointly-run electrical apprenticeship programs, made the donation as part of their ongoing efforts to support public education, vocational education, and the future of the electrical construction industry. A Local 103/NECA electrical contractor, McDonald Electric — which employs several Madison Park graduates — helped to coordinate the initiative, which concluded with a formal transfer of the van title from Local 103 to the Madison Park school.

“Giving back to the cities and towns we work in is a pillar of both the NECA and Local 103 organizations and truly all our partnerships” said Kristen Gowin, executive manager of NECA Greater Boston electrical contractors. “We hope this equipment serves the students well and that we’ll see many of them again soon coming through the doors for our apprenticeship program!”

“As Boston’s premiere institution dedicated to technical and vocational education, Madison Park is absolutely critical to the fabric of public education in our city,” said IBEW Local 103 Business Manager/Financial Secretary, Lou Antonellis. “Local 103 and NECA are proud of our longstanding partnership with Madison Park, and we want to do anything we can to support its mission and to help further prepare the future of our industry. We’re very happy to donate this electrical equipment that students will be able to use for years to come.”

Upon completing the electrical studies program at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, graduates have the opportunity to apply to an industry-leading apprenticeship program with IBEW Local 103. The union’s renowned training center in Dorchester offers 4-year apprenticeship programs in the electrical and telecom fields at no cost to students. Apprentices in these programs earn family-sustaining wages and benefits starting day one and can expect guaranteed job placement after program completion, making it an exceptional option for secondary education.

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About Madison Park: Opened in 1977, Madison Park Technical Vocational High School is a public Boston trade school that offers students training in twenty technical vocational programs, career and internship placement opportunities, and college and real-world preparation. Visit MadisonPark.BostonPublicSchools.org

About IBEW Local 103:  IBEW Local 103’s mission is to provide Greater Boston’s developers with the best trained, most efficient, safest electricians and telecommunications specialists, while fostering our Union’s values of economic fairness, equal opportunity and charitable giving in the communities where we work, live, and raise our families. Our unwavering commitment to professional excellence is personified by the recently built addition to our Joint Apprenticeship Training facility. The Local 103 JATC is among the most advanced electrical apprenticeship programs in the country. Working for better wages, better benefits, and fair working conditions is just one part of our Union’s focus. Local 103 members take pride in giving back our time and expertise to causes and charities serving those less fortunate.