b'INCLUSIONHammer Heads will always be a part of me and I will always give back to them, just for whatthey\'ve done for me.more people upon this journey." This includes many friends who are in the streets and headed down the wrong path."They\'re trying to find ways to make money, and it\'s not necessarily that they\'re bad people, it\'s just that don\'t have another option," he explains. Now, he says, those people can look at him as an inspiration. Included amongthoseinspiredarehisyoungerbrother,whorecentlyalso completed the program.Having that kind of impact on a family is huge, Truong says."You\'re not only changing this life, but you\'re changing the whole face of this family\'s life," he says.There\'s no clearer evidence that this program is extremely successful than the enduring gratitude of its graduates."That\'s the crazy part because even to this day, I\'m still following the skills they gave us," Paris says. "Hammer Heads will always be a part of me and I will always give back to them, just for what they\'ve done for me."IBEW Local 353 Success StoriesBesides Paris with Speedy Electric, there have been many success stor-ies among the 71 electric apprentices who graduated from Hammer Heads and have been added to roster at IBEW Local 353.The program is ecstatic that the union has been so supportive. We are thrilled that the IBEW Local 353 and the Electrical Appren-ticeTrainingAlliancehavebeensuchvaluableHammerHeads partners," says James St. John, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, CentralOntarioBuildingTradesandDirectoroftheHammer Heads Program.AmongtheOntariocontractorsthathavehiredHammerHeads graduates are:Jay Electric Ltd. (Brampton),Ozz Electric Inc. (Concord),C.M.S. Electrical Group (Scarborough),Univex Group of Companies (Ottawa),Quantech Electrical Contracting (Thornhill), and Plan Group (Concord).Ontario Electrical Contractor17'