Factory Five Hosts Students of Bay Path

One of my favorite things to do at Factory Five is to host school tours. I clearly remember when I was younger those people who took the time out of their day to show me their cars or teach me something. So, I feel an obligation to answer questions and give whatever advice I can to young people at the headwaters of their own journeys, especially today where kids are more and more removed from tools, cars, projects, and doing things with their hands.

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The students at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School along with their instructors spent a few hours at Factory Five the other day. One of the instructors in named Mike Romer who teaches auto body at the school. Mike also runs Mike’s Auto, the company that paints all of our cars with BASF Paints. I gave Mike a dozen donuts along with his test drive!

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