Impromptu Arlington National Cemetery Project The North American Fence Contractors Association, NAFCA, concluded the year 2021 with an impromptu service project at Arlington National Cemetery on December 20, 2021. NAFCA has a long history of giving back at Arlington by replacing dilapidated fencing at our nation’s cemetery with new material donated by members. Volunteers provide labor; during a typical project it is customary to have 40 to 50 people attending and contributing to the service project. A large service project was planned for October, 2021, but the pandemic changed those plans. In preparation for the October project, Ultra Aluminum Manufacturing sent 140 feet of black ornamental aluminum to Arlington for installation. Around Thanksgiving, Chief Warrant Officer Rios contacted NAFCA asking if they had the ability to store this material elsewhere as it was
blocking their limited storage yard. “We contacted Hurricane Fence as they are local to Arlington, to see if they would mind storing this material until next year. In conversation, the idea was born to schedule an impromptu service project,” says Clint Iams, executive director of NAFCA. Six people from four different companies gathered to install the fence. “We would like to thank Ultra Aluminum Manufacturing for donating the material, Hurricane Fence for taking the lead to provide the main power and tools necessary to install the fence, Builder’s Fence, CertainTeed, and Log Cabin Fence for sending additional people to provide the manpower to complete this project,” says Iams. Plans are being made for the Arlington 2022 project, it will most likely be in October 2022. For more information, please contact Clint Iams at info@4nafca.com.
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