October
11, 2005
NEWS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE USE
RT Industries (RTI) in Troy, Ohio, along with their staff,
workers and consumers were
honored this fall by the Ohio
Aggregates and Industrial
Minerals Association (OAIMA) in a
special ceremony. During
the event, the OAIMA presented awards
for RTI’s special contract
job at the 110 Foss Way facilities of
the Miami County Board of
Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities (MRDD), home
of the MRDD’s Adult Program, where
workers package samples of
aggregates and minerals mined in Ohio
along with industry
informational literature.
“RT Industries has assembled 1,800 of these Ohio Rocks and
Minerals Kits,” said Pat
Jacomet, executive director of OAIMA.
“They’ve been distributed
throughout the state, mainly to schools
and teachers as
educational tools. Our OAIMA member companies
have been very gracious by
donating time and materials for this
special project. The folks at RTI have been instrumental in
meeting the increased
demand for these invaluable teaching
tools.”
Many OAIMA members also purchase the kits for local
schools,
civic groups, boy and Girl
Scout troops and open house events.
In addition, OAIMA members
presented each consumer at RTI with a
T-Shirt emblazoned with
the RTI and OAIMA logos and the caption,
“RTI and OAIMA – Partners
in Earth Science Education.”
Each Educational kit contains samples of natural gravel,
gypsum,
sandstone, clay, dolomite,
flint, salt, quartz, limestone and
slag, all of which are
available in Ohio. RTI workers assemble
and fill the sectioned
boxes and complete the package by
inserting educational materials including; a “Facts at
a Glance”
informational sheet about
the aggregate industry in Ohio; and an
“Ohio Rocks and Minerals
Kit” informational brochure describing
each sample.
Among the special guests
honoring RTI were OAIMA President
Dennis Garrison, with the
Melvin Stone Company; Richard Martin,
Chair of the OAIMA Public
Relations Committee (from Barrett
Paving Materials, Inc.)
and PR committee members: Tim Augustine
of Bowser-Morner, Inc. and
Diana Barnum with North American
Quarry News; Dennis Hull
of the Ohio Geological Survey, Karen
Mayer, superintendent of
Riverside of Miami County; Sharon
Emerick, Riverside
Vocational Development manager; Ginger Willcox
and LeAnn Bradley,
workshop production supervisors; Mayor Michael
L. Beamish, City of Troy;
and the Miami County Commissioners.
For more information and
inclusion in the OAIMA mailing list,
contact OAIMA at 162 N.
Hamilton Rd., Gahanna, OH 43230. Call:
(800) OH-ROCKS / (614)
428-7954; fax inquiries to: (614)
428-7919. Visit them
online at: http://www.oaima.org .
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By freelance writer Diana Barnum at http://ohiohelp.net
.
Email
her at diana@ohiohelp.net or call: (614) 529-9459.
SIDEBARS:
“If it can’t be grown, it has to be mined.”
Group members in OAIMA
promote awareness of the industry
throughout the community.
Neighborhood groups, school children,
media, and legislative representatives
– nearly everyone can
benefit from learning, “If
it can’t be grown, it has to be
mined.” So the group helps
educate with facts like:
AGGREGATE QUICK FACTS
· There are 95,000 Tons of Aggregate per 1-mile of 4-lane
highway
· Each Ohio Resident requires 11 tons of aggregate Each Year
· The Average Home Requires 106 Tons of Aggregate
· The Average School or Hospital Requires 15,000 Tons of
Aggregate
OHIO’S CONSTRUCTION
AGGREGATES
· Natural aggregate – 4th Nationally
· Limestone – 4th Nationally
· Slag – Top 4 (2nd in Steel Manufacturing)
· Clay and Shale – 5th Nationally
· Sandstone and Industrial Sands – 2nd Nationally
· Salt – 5th nationally
· Cement – Overall Ohio is 10th Nationally in Aggregate and
Mineral
Production
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The Ohio Rocks and Minerals
Kits represent rocks and minerals mined in Ohio.
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Ohio is the 2nd
largest producer of aggregates in the US (and this includes salt).
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Distribution of the kits is to
the schools, boy and girl scouts and geological groups.
They are
also sold in the Statehouse Museum Shop
– in downtown Columbus and
online at www.statehouseshop.com and on eBay.
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OAIMA represents all of Ohio’s
industrial mineral industries, promotes its member
interests in the
public and private sector, promotes responsible regulatory compliance,
provides education,
training and communication, and meets the growing needs of the
membership and
community.
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OAIMA represents 201 active
and associate members at this time – including over 90%
of the aggregate produced in the state.
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Media Notes:
1. Patrick A. Jacomet, Executive Director of OAIMA is available
for interviews and speaking
engagements. Contact him at:
Ohio Aggregates and
Industrial Minerals Association
162 N. Hamilton Rd.
Gahanna, OH 43230
Call: (800) OH-ROCKS / (614)
428-7954
Fax: (614) 428-7919
2. Ohio Mined Rock Sets,
great to use as promotional pieces, are
available upon request for
media. Contract Patrick Jacomet (above
in #1) for sets. Photo and
description online at Statehouse
Museum Shop: http://www.statehouseshop.com/browse.cfm/4,1353.html
3. Photos of event above are available here:
http://movingaheadcommunications.com/OAIMA