80 kids
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28 different career paths
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Dozens of working professionals
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Many months of planning
That can only add up to one thing: Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work 2008 (TOSD).
EECM's annual Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day was a smashing success. On Thursday, May 8th, eighty middle and high school students set off for a day of career exploration
at more than fifty different job sites.Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Veterinarians, Hair Stylists, Construction Workers, Software Developers, Realtors...the list goes on and on. This year, we managed to round up mentors in 28 different careers who were willing to bring a student to work for the day.
The purpose of TOSD is to give our young people a chance to experience a "day in the life" of a career they are considering. They're matched up with a mentor and then shadow that mentor for a day, learning about that job and what kind of goals they need to set if they want to achieve that career path later in life. It's a great program and a wonderful experience for the students.
The picture above shows a high school EECM participant amongst a cadre of other children that visited Horty, Springer, & Mattern law firm. The firm aligned its own annual Take Our Kids to Work Day for the children of the firm with EECM's program.
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