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Youths Discover a New Path for Learning
Employees at TopLine Partner With BestPrep to Coach High-Schoolers in Real-World Career Experience
| Source: TopLine Federal Credit Union
MAPLE GROVE, MN--(Marketwire - February 11, 2010) - Employees at TopLine Federal Credit Union have
partnered with Minnesota nonprofit BestPrep in volunteering to help
students understand the relationship between classroom learning and career
skills. BestPrep's program, eMentors, joins business professionals with
senior high students to offer career-related advice and a glimpse into
post-secondary and real-world experiences.
Twenty TopLine employees have been
serving as one-on-one email mentors to 20 students from Osseo Senior High School in
Osseo, MN. The students, with the guidance of their teachers, have been
corresponding weekly with their mentors based on questions relating to financial literacy and career-related
skills.
"Developing relationships between adult professionals and Minnesota
students is what eMentors is all
about," says Bob Kaitz, President and CEO, BestPrep. "An email mentoring
partnership between students and volunteers from almost any career field
helps students understand how to connect what they learn in the classroom
with what they can do for a career. eMentors is an excellent opportunity
for students to learn how the skills they develop in school play into their
future success in the workplace -- and in life."
"This has been a great opportunity for our employees to carry on our goal
of giving back to our communities," says Harry Carter, president and CEO,
TopLine Federal Credit Union. "Participating in this program is one of many
ways that our employees continue to demonstrate their commitment to help
future generations succeed."
BestPrep is a Minnesota nonprofit with a mission to best prepare students
with business, career and financial literacy skills through experiences
that inspire success in work and life. Enriching teaching and learning
experiences for students and educators, BestPrep's programs connect
classroom theory with the world that lies beyond academia. Each year, more
than 80,000 students and educators are served by BestPrep's five programs,
with the help of more than 2,500 volunteers.
TopLine Federal Credit Union, a Twin
Cities-based credit union, is Minnesota's 13th largest, with assets of
more than $260 million. Established in 1935 and celebrating its 75th year of
operations in 2010, TopLine offers a complete line of financial services
from its headquarters in Maple Grove, and five branch offices located in
Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Edina, Maple Grove and Plymouth, as well as
by phone and online at http://www.TopLinecu.com. Membership is available to
anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school or volunteers in Anoka,
Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott or Washington Counties and their
immediate family members.