Big Brother Big Sister teams with Unison
NORWICH – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chenango County partnered with employees at Unison earlier this month in an effort to match kids in the program with the best mentor while also exposing the kids to different fields of science and technology.
During a day trip to Unison industries, 10 kids in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program learned what it takes to make a plane fly and other basic concepts of aviation as 12 different GE employees gave them a tour of the factory, lessons in electricity and power generation, airplane trivia, and a close-up look at an air craft engine.
According to GE employee and Big Brothers Big Sisters Advisory Committee member Dawn Thomas, the first-time partnership was a worth while experiment between the two organizations.
“Any time we get a chance to expose kids to science, we want to take advantage of it,” Thomas said, citing the recent federal mandates for increased exposure of math and science in education. “These kids could be potential employees of GE and we want to encourage them wherever we can.”
One of the highlights of the trip, she added, was a presentation from a Unison employee who demonstrated the chemical effects of liquid nitrogen. “They loved freezing marshmallows and seeing it break ... They had lots of fun; they were all smiles at the end of the night,” said Thomas.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Director Mark Parsons believes the visit was a positive experience and claimed the agency hopes to continue doing the same with other local industries in the future.
“This experience provided a fantastic set of role models for these children,” said Parsons, noting his aspirations for the non profit agency and other local industries. “We’ll be reaching out to a lot of corporations that we’ve worked with in the past. The interest we’ve seen [from GE] is something we’ve enjoyed and will be a model to other corporations.”
Thomas referred to growing industries in the area including Chobani, Frontier and Norwich Pharmaceuticals, that might also potentially benefit from a Big Brother Big Sister partnership. Such corporations would have an advantage if kids choose to return to the area as adults, and kids will always benefit from the educational value should they choose to work outside Chenango County, she said.
Thomas went on to say GE plans to host the on site match program for Big Brothers Big Sisters again in the near future. “We enjoy being able to show off the opportunities that are right here in our own back yard,” she said.
During a day trip to Unison industries, 10 kids in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program learned what it takes to make a plane fly and other basic concepts of aviation as 12 different GE employees gave them a tour of the factory, lessons in electricity and power generation, airplane trivia, and a close-up look at an air craft engine.
According to GE employee and Big Brothers Big Sisters Advisory Committee member Dawn Thomas, the first-time partnership was a worth while experiment between the two organizations.
“Any time we get a chance to expose kids to science, we want to take advantage of it,” Thomas said, citing the recent federal mandates for increased exposure of math and science in education. “These kids could be potential employees of GE and we want to encourage them wherever we can.”
One of the highlights of the trip, she added, was a presentation from a Unison employee who demonstrated the chemical effects of liquid nitrogen. “They loved freezing marshmallows and seeing it break ... They had lots of fun; they were all smiles at the end of the night,” said Thomas.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Director Mark Parsons believes the visit was a positive experience and claimed the agency hopes to continue doing the same with other local industries in the future.
“This experience provided a fantastic set of role models for these children,” said Parsons, noting his aspirations for the non profit agency and other local industries. “We’ll be reaching out to a lot of corporations that we’ve worked with in the past. The interest we’ve seen [from GE] is something we’ve enjoyed and will be a model to other corporations.”
Thomas referred to growing industries in the area including Chobani, Frontier and Norwich Pharmaceuticals, that might also potentially benefit from a Big Brother Big Sister partnership. Such corporations would have an advantage if kids choose to return to the area as adults, and kids will always benefit from the educational value should they choose to work outside Chenango County, she said.
Thomas went on to say GE plans to host the on site match program for Big Brothers Big Sisters again in the near future. “We enjoy being able to show off the opportunities that are right here in our own back yard,” she said.
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