In celebration of the Nineteenth Annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work® Program, Robin Freeman led a team of seven Ferguson Wellman employees that created a meaningful and memorable day for children ranging from ages 3 to 13.
This national day is designed to provide a hands-on, interactive day that connects children with their parents’ work and helps them start to articulate and envision what their own path may be in the future. Even at a very young age, children have dreams and aspirations. It was very rewarding for Ferguson Wellman employees to get a glimpse of the future by spending time with them in a work environment.
Rather than having each child “shadow” and adult, Robin and the team gave them a productive agenda to follow. Starting with a presentation led by Jason Norris, the kids learned about the many ways they could spend, save or invest their income using characters from the movie “Monsters, Inc.” as examples. The kids then moved to various stations in the office for activities that included trading with gum and candy, creating personalized business cards with titles, assembling quarterly reports and learning more about technology by touring our serve closet. The day ended with a viewing of “Monsters, Inc.” in the boardroom.