Fabrication companies and schools are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the Adopt-a-School program to the extent each party is willing and able.  The following are ways fabricators can contribute the students' experiences both in and outside of the classroom:

• Provide a tour of your fabrication shop (and cover transportation expenses, if possible).
• Sponsor a Student Steel Bridge Team/Club, which could include the following:
  • Donate materials for the bridge.
  • Assist in fabrication services for the schools that do not have their own shop facilities. (Students are encouraged to maximize their involvement in fabrication!)
  • Based upon the competition rules, provide guidance on constructability and cost.
  • Make a monetary contribution to the school that can be used to offset  expenses such as materials, other equipment, shop training, and travel to the regional and national competitions. See more at www.aisc.org/ssbc.
• Be a guest lecturer and give a presentation about what students should know about steel fabrication.
• Connect classes to your local projects under construction and help to arrange site visits.
• Donate samples for classroom visual aids such as slices of rolled sections.
• Donate materials for student designed and built projects or for laboratory work.
• Donate a Steel Sculpture to the school’s campus. See more at www.aisc.org/steelsculpture.
• Fund students and faculty to attend industry events such as NASCC: The Steel Conference.