Employment counseling and recruiting; association services, namely, promoting the interests of organizations and persons who support the merit shop philosophy,namely, the belief that business decisions should be based on quality of work rather than labor union affiliation in the construction industry and promoting the interests of apprentices, craft professionals, managers, executives and owners who support the same philosophy for the purpose of education and training in the field of construction

Charitable fund raising and providing grants to construction employees,construction employers, students, schools, and construction organizations to promote education and training of others in the field of construction; charitable fund raising and providing grants to organizations that provide education and training to others in the field of construction; providing grants to organizations that provide education and training to others in the field of construction;charitable fund raising services; providing educational and training scholarships,namely, providing high school, post-secondary and continuing education students with scholarships for education and training in the field of construction

Education and training, namely, providing courses of instruction, seminars and workshops in the field of construction, construction management and construction safety, and distributing course materials in connection therewith; development and dissemination of educational and training materials in the field of construction, construction management and construction safety; providing recognition and incentives to college or university faculty members, craft professionals, and contractors by way of awards and on-line acknowledgment,namely, acknowledgment via publication in the nature of information posted on Websites and announcements sent via electronic mail, to demonstrate excellence in the field of construction education and training; entertainment in the nature of competitions in the field of construction; and entertainment in the nature of organizing and conducting auctions and foot races to raise money for grants,scholarships and promoting education and training of others in the field of construction