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VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS SET TO RECEIVE EQUIPMENT AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS VALUED AT $50,000

CONTACT: Alberto M. Carvalho
305-995-1126

September 6, 2000


Miami-Dade County Public Schools' Heavy Duty Truck & Bus/Diesel Engine Mechanics Advisory Committee and its local industry partners will celebrate the donation of valuable state-of-the-art equipment and instructional materials to vocational education mechanics laboratories at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept., 14 at Kelly Tractor Company, 8255 N. W. 58th Street, Miami.

The donation, valued at nearly $50,000, culminates a collaboration between Kelly Tractor Company; Caterpillar, Inc.; Ryder System, Inc.; Pantropic Power; and McArthur Dairy. It includes Caterpillar HEUI engines and accompanying CD training packages, software and lesson plans.

For more information, call Bob Sandmeyer, Training Manager, Kelly Tractor Company, at 305-592-5360, ext. 1188.

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