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On Tuesday May 15, 2018, three Canton Rotarians, Chris Burt, Mark Clendenin, and Rick Taylor, through the auspices of Junior Achievement, mentored approximately 100 McKinley High School juniors as part of the Canton City Schools' "Success Classes", which are designed to prepare young people for life after graduation.Over the course of several hours, these three Rotarians taught several classes of students about savings, investing, and insurance, including the power of compound interest. Breaking down into small groups, they also were able to answer students' individual questions on these subjects, as well as share information about their careers and backgrounds.........giving the students some valuable insight into the real world of work.
As requested by Junior Achievement of East Central Ohio, this was a departure from what has been the somewhat traditional Canton Rotary involvement in JA: presenting JA programs to elementary students in the Canton City Schools.
A big thanks to Chris and Mark for volunteering to spend a few hours with these students to teach them this valuable information.