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On February 2, 2012 the Citrus County Builders Association Future Builders of America Club traveled to Gainesville, Florida to visit the Santa Fe College Careers in Construction Day. 

Students and Chaperones from Citrus, Crystal River and Lecanto High Schools enjoyed a tour of the Charles R Perry Construction Institute, speakers from the company that donated the building in memory of its founder and had lunch with more than a hundred other high school students visiting on that day. Students learned about the Building Construction Program at Santa Fe College, the Santa Fe College “Student Builders Association” that is active there as well as the Habitat Home that current Santa Fe College students are building.  Field trips to learning institutions like Santa Fe College help to eliminate the common misconception that construction industry careers are an alternative to or a distraction from a college education for the student.

On Friday, February 10, 2012, for the first time since its inception, the Citrus County Future Builders of America Club successfully coordinated a student field trip to the International Builders Show in Orlando, Florida for their 3^rd & final field trip of the 2011-12 school year. Students toured the trade show and learned about many of the new products and services in the building industry along with statewide and nationwide suppliers.

Field trips like Santa Fe College and the International Builders Show are made possible by FBA Club Sponsors like Porter’s Locksmithing. If you would like more information on the Future Builders of America Club, hosting an FBA field trip or would like to become a club sponsor, please contact the Citrus County Builders Association by calling (352) 746-9028