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April 22 is Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day
Photos and Story by James Hill
Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality2004 Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work DayThursday, April 22, 2004This year’s theme for the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality represents how our nation’s daughters and sons envision their future lives at work, home, and in the community. Giving a voice to their vision today will help make it a reality for girls and boys tomorrow. daughtersandsonstowork.org. We encourage you to bring your children to work to learn about the job opportunities available to them in the future. By opening doors to our workplaces and opening the eyes of our children to the innumerable choices that await them, this program stimulates learning, inquiry, and self-confidence. PCC has innumerable role models involved in wonderfully diverse areas; often non traditional. The Sylvania Women’s Resource Center has developed a strong program for your kids with support from the Campus President’s office. (See info below)You are invited to bring your 8-15 year old child to work on Thursday April 22, 2004 to experience some of the many careers represented in the PCC community. The program (pre-registration is required) is designed to introduce them to the world of work and to the wide array of skills needed in today’s workplace and in the future. A day at work will help your child discover the link between what they do now in school and what they can become in the future. They will have an opportunity to witness first-hand the essential public services that you and your co-workers provide each day. In addition, there will be many hands-on workshops and demonstrations scheduled to show them what other groups are doing here at PCC. We hope that this event will inspire your child, open their eyes to new possibilities, and encourage future careers in science, technology, art, and education.SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, April 22, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Sylvania campus has planned educational and just-for-fun activities, hands-on workshops, tours and demonstrations for your child. LOGISTICS The program is geared towards children ages 8-15. Pre-registration will be required for those wishing to participate in the day’s planned activities. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot today. To register either E-mail the Sylvania Women’s Resource Center wrc@pcc.edu, come by CC 273, or call Ext. 8101 (leave your name, campus phone, e-mail, and building address, child’s name, age, and gender.) A Welcome session, hosted by Interim Campus President, Paul Hill will begin at 9 a.m. in the Oak Room.Workshops for your children and you will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Registration for the workshops will take place during the Welcome session.Bring your sack lunch (we’ll provide the cookies) and join us in the Oak Room at 12 noon for a closing group activity.Then spend the rest of the day with your child job shadowing you at your work site.Parents are responsible for their children the entire time that they are at PCC. There will be no special child-care services available.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »