More than 130 tradeswomen from 19 states, as well as Canada and Denmark, started their Tradeswomen Build Nations conference weekend with an all-women hike on the morning of Dec. 1, courtesy of the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance.
IBEW sisters were joined by women from 12 other unions on the River Trail at Great Falls Park in McLean, Va., about 10 miles from the conference hotel. Hikers were also entered in a drawing for a prize package that included a sleeping bag, camp stove, backpack, hydration pack and Danner boots. Kimberly McGraw of Laborers Local 238 in Spokane, Wash., was the lucky winner.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with how the hiking event turned out,” said USA CEO and Executive Director Walt Ingram. “Registration filled up so quickly, we had to reserve a third bus and order additional gift bags — a terrific problem to have.”
