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Mason Kraese was a steamfitter with Local 638, a Huntington Manor firefighter, and a country boy who found his place in the trades. He always said, &ldquo;College isn&rsquo;t for everyone.&rdquo;His foundation helps Huntington students find their place too. Every June, six graduates from Huntington High School and Walt Whitman High School start in the trades with a $500 scholarship and up to $500 more in tools for the work they chose.Every gift helps fill a toolbox. Work gloves, safety glasses, a set of wrenches: $500 fills one student&rsquo;s whole kit.The Mason Kraese Blue Collar Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax deductible, and you&rsquo;ll get a receipt by email. Thank you for keeping Mason&rsquo;s story going.

Mason Kraese was a steamfitter with Local 638, a Huntington Manor firefighter, and a country boy who found his place in the trades. He always said, “College isn’t for everyone.”His foundation helps Huntington students find their place too. Every June, six graduates from Huntington High School and Walt Whitman High School start in the trades with a $500 scholarship and up to $500 more in tools for the work they chose.Every gift helps fill a toolbox. Work gloves, safety glasses, a set of wrenches: $500 fills one student’s whole kit.The Mason Kraese Blue Collar Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax deductible, and you’ll get a receipt by email. Thank you for keeping Mason’s story going.

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