Sixteen people attended the Mechanicsburg, Pa., workshop. CTEF’s Scott Carothers (l.) stopped in on his way from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to lend his support to the workshop effort. A second surprise visitor was NTCA vice president Chris Walker, who happened to be traveling from New York to Washington with his mother-in-law, and made a slight adjustment to his travel plans to attend and support the workshop. Chris and Scott both provided outstanding commentary on successful contractors and installers joining and participating in the NTCA and challenging themselves with the Certified Tile Installer exam. On February 23 – National Tile Day – NTCA celebrated at the Daltile in Allentown, Pa. Jerry Dwyer, Dal’s NE Region VP presented manager Shawn Friel with his 25 year service award and the staff with a tile plaque recognizing Dal’s 70 years in business. Lots of great prizes were given away including trip for four and tickets to a game in a skybox at Yankee Stadium! The new van in which Mark and Connie Heinlein will tour the coun- try is fully emblazoned with train- ing and education sponsor logos! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WORKSHOP AND NEW MEMBERS TileLetter | March 2017 73