It was a big year for MakerFest, moving to the Allen County Fairgrounds as it grew out of the Lima Veterans Memorial Civic Center.
Hundreds of high school students took part in the event created to ignite pride in business and industry in the Greater Lima Region. 100 businesses set up shop to meet one on one with the students looking for future employees. There were also hands-on opportunities with demonstrations and competitions on skills like carpentry. Students and instructors say participating at MakerFest is beneficial.
"We’ve been coming to this for a few years and what we really enjoy about it is that our skilled trades get to actually showcase what they do on a daily basis. We constantly tell our kids it’s not about just what you know but it's what you can do and for them to be able to show that and see where they are at with their skills is very important to us," said Justin Shank, Asst. Director of Millstream Career Center.
"It’s definitely showing us a lot of different varieties of jobs that we can get as a senior going into college or just like going right into the workforce, said Austin Miller, Pandora Gilboa senior.
Your Hometown Stations also join in on the fun this year talking to high school students about the news industry. MakerFest is put on by the Greater Lima Region and Ohio Means Jobs. On Saturday (10/19/19), MakerFest will center around the public as one of the largest job fairs in the region.
