Eight Donegal High School juniors who are participating in the Lancaster Chamber's Women in Business Mentoring Program visited the Milanof-Schock Library in Mount Joy in March. One requirement of each student active in the program is to participate in a volunteer experience in her local community. The young women identified Milanof-Schock Library as a place where they wanted to spend time and offer their help.
The students took on a number of spring cleaning tasks for the library, including cleaning windows and blinds, shredding papers and organizing books. At the library, the young women learned that the library, though a nonprofit organization, is a business. They also learned the library is technology-driven in its community services.
The Women in Business Mentoring Program aims to help shape and grow the future leaders of the local workforce by providing guidance, sharing wisdom and offering encouragement to young women during their junior year of high school. The program includes a variety of facilitated experiential career exploration opportunities and learning experiences aimed at introducing students to the myriad educational and professional options open to them after graduation. The eight-month program currently serves a total of 118 young ladies from 15 school districts.
Eleventh-grade students are matched with accomplished professional women in the Lancaster County area to receive information about career options, including science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and nontraditional careers for women; educational paths that will be required for careers; and the importance of social responsibility. The program also focuses on one-on-one experiences through job shadowing.
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