(KNSI) — There is a free back to school event in St. Cloud this weekend to celebrate the start of a new year and teach kids to start planning for their futures.
Several area youths who were in the Summer Earn & Learn STEAM program expressed an interest in law enforcement, becoming firefighters, and opening their own towing company, and according to back to school career day organizer Marettsa Lewis, that sparked an idea, “So the kids can see what it is that they do, how to interact with law enforcement; just to try to build relationsips with the different organizations that work in the community [and] around town.”
Lewis says the program’s overall goals are to bring guest speakers in to introduce various career paths to kids.
“The owner of Legacy Auto came out and just talked to the children about their hopes and their dreams and how they have to work toward your goals and start planning you life early.”
The back to school career day event is on Saturday, August 20th, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 510 Highway 10 South in St. Cloud. The St. Cloud NAACP sponsors it. There will be a bounce house, free food, games, prizes, and an ice cream truck.
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