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MCA of Greater Chicago Donates to New IMI Training Center

Words: Mason Banks
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From left to right: Jim O'Connor, MCA-Greater Chicago executive secretary; Jim Allen, IUBAC District Council #1 president; Ken Lambert, IUBAC vice-president; and Richard Lauber, MCA-Greater Chicago's president.

The Mason Contractors Association of Greater Chicago donated $25,000 to the International Masonry Institute's (IMI) new, state-of-the-art training center.

MCA-Greater Chicago's President, Richard H. Lauber, visited the center while in the Washington area. He brought back his views, and the MCA-Greater Chicago Board of Directors agreed to donate the $25,000.

The check was presented to Jim Allen and Ken Lambert at IUBAC District Council #1's Annual Christmas Party on Dec. 21, 2006.

For more information, visit www.chicagomasons.com.

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