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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Phi-Nance Principles 1916
By Nyanquoi Yargawan
Every summer, the city of Washington D.C. employs thousands of youth between the ages of 14 and 21 under the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). This year, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) hosted about 250 students as interns under this program, providing them with an opportunity to gain experience and still be compensated.
On Thursday, July 29th, four board members of the Fund joined the participants of DDOT’s SYEP Enrichment Series for a day of presentations about Funding for College, Financial Fitness, Career Development and Health and Wellness. Scholarship Chair, Steve Mobley and Treasurer, Erika McDaniel hosted a 1 ½ hour workshop and discussed topics ranging from the best ways to search for and acquire financial aid for school to who and what influences our thoughts about money and our spending habits. The presentations also focused on financial budgeting and how having a financial plan now could save them a lot of time, energy, and stress later in life. “Personally, I found the students to be bright, engaging, curious and very funny.
They had a lot of great ideas and were eager to learn how they can make their money work for them,” said McDaniel. The Fund’s board members all found this to be a truly rewarding experience and look for the scholarship committee to host more workshops to educate our youth about higher education. “I could tell that each of the students appreciated our efforts,” remarked Chairman Lloyd Freeman. Secretary Darby Baham noted that this workshop marked the beginning of the Fund’s efforts to increase their work beyond the scholarships. “While the scholarships are a very big focus, the Fund is definitely looking forward to increasing our impact in the community in many different areas.”