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A NOTE FROM OUR TEAM

We couldn't do it without you!

F4K's success is due to partnerships—with businesses, schools, and communities. Check some of these partnerships out below, including a high school success story from Lee County.

The F4K Team—Susan, John, Rebecca and Tanja

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” —William Butler Yeats

S-U-C-C-E-S-S

Erick Andino is getting an Electronics Engineering Technology degree, and Progress Energy is paying for it. He is also getting invaluable on-the-job experience doing technical work at Progress Energy’s Nuclear Power plant—learning how to produce and send energy, working with and calibrating power breakers (which Erick says are “as big as refrigerators”) and assisting in keeping the plant working effectively. How did Erick get here? In high school, he used Futures for Kids (F4K) and through the career interest assessment identified interests in Electrical Engineering, Mechanics and Repair. When Lee McCollum came to Erick’s high school to talk about Progress Energy’s Power Careers Program, his teacher used the results of his F4K assessment and his self-starter nature to identify him as an ideal candidate. Erick described his new job as very exciting, especially the enormous pumps moving huge amounts of water. Most of all he enjoys the practical application of the math he learned in school, such as using special equipment to measure liquids and gases. Erick is grateful for the direction he received through F4K, and his entire family is so proud of him for pursuing his passion with Progress Energy.
	Erick at work at the Nuclear Power plant

SPECIAL THANKS!

We would like to thank AT&T for their generous support of F4K with a donation of $50,000

Pictured at left is Cynthia Marshall (AT&T), Linda Quarles
(Wake County Public Schools), Rochelle Guilford
(Wake County Public Schools), Susan Milliken (F4K),
Senator A.B. Swindell (District 11), Rep. Doug Yongue
(District 46), Rep. Linda Johnson (District 83), Venessa
Harrison (AT&T) and Senator Joe Sam Queen (District 47).

Our thanks to Biogen Idec, RBC Bank, the Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation
and the Verizon Foundation as well for their donations and continued support.

GOT MENTORS?

		Benjamin is using the F4K message boards to find a mentor in Graphic Design for his NC Graduation Project, and Dede (dstarnes) has several options for him. Need mentors for your students? F4K Career Coaches are an effective e-mentoring option. Want to be a mentor for North Carolina students? Click here and select "Be A Career Coach!"

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

		Thanks to NCBCE for taking F4K on the road with them! They are sharing the F4K program and distributing information at six regional meetings across North Carolina in February and March. These meetings are being co-hosted by local Chambers of Commerce.

IN THE NEWS

		Money sought for graduation projects, Raleigh News & Observer “Though districts report paying up to $20 or more for each mentor background check, [State Board of Education member Kathy] Taft said districts could find pre-screened mentors through a nonprofit called Futures for Kids, which offers students in 30 counties "virtual mentoring" through online discussion boards.” Click here to read the full article

> A Note from our Team
> S-U-C-C-E-S-S
> Special Thanks!
> Got Mentors?
> On the Road Again
> In the News

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