Asheboro man honored for helping underserved youth | News

Asheboro, NC – On Saturday, May 29, N.C. Rep. (Dist. 59) Jon Hardister presented Joel Leonard with a state flag that had been flown over the N.C. Legislative Building in his honor. Leonard was recognized for his development of the first mobile makerspace in North Carolina. MAKESBORO USA, as the mobile unit is called, is packed with equipment used in manufacturing plants. Hardister also recognized Leonard’s years of working with workforce development organizations and his international efforts to help build the next generation of engineers, maintenance professionals and manufacturing employees. With the mobile makerspace, Leonard is taking modern manufacturing equipment into rural and underserved areas of the Carolinas to expose youth and adults to…