Thornton Tomasetti Newark Office collaborated with a local non-profit, Compassion Action Foundation, in order to introduce twelve-students, between the ages of 12 and 18, to structural engineering.

Bahadir Ekinci hosted the teens in the Newark office on Sunday, April 1^st, 2018. After giving a tour of the office, Bahadir Ekinci invited the teens to the conference room for his presentation. After introductions, Bahadir Ekinci gave a presentation on engineering, types of engineering, Thornton Tomasetti’s practices, projects & local presence in Newark, NJ and the ACE Mentoring program. The visit concluded with a delicious lunch from Haggar’s Kitchen and small gifts were given to the students.

We are committed to providing spaces and opportunities to enhance and improve individuals and the communities. Professional development is of great importance as it relates to this commitment. We had the pleasure of hosting a well r our beautiful Newark NJ guest meeting room. Experiences and knowledge was shared, everyone benefiting from the generations best practices and business success. The group included Authors, Mentors, Designers, Health Providers as well as a number of other businessmen and women. Business is a crucial part of healthy community life. We are grateful to have been part of helping individual and community enhancement.

By Aybike / their youth to help us sort through donations. The young volunteers of Compassion Action provided time from their summer vacation to spend the day at the Embrace Relief Headquarters, learn about our programs, and help us sort through book donations to be sent to kids in the United States, as well as other countries that we assist.