The 2010 Winter edition of the Operations Shoestring Newsletter is availble in PDF format by clicking here.

Happy new year! I hope you’ve enjoyed the early days of 2010. It’s a busy time here at Operation Shoestring as we welcome back our students – both elementary and high school – and prepare for an active summer.

One of our signature summer programs is the Youth Employment Program, which will again provide summer jobs to qualified honor students at Lanier High School. You may recall from previous emails that these honor students learn the importance of financial and time management, they learn the appropriate attire for a professional workplace and the expectations an employer has for employees. After their training this past summer, students worked at numerous Jackson-area organizations and businesses, including University Medical Center, Barksdale Cadillac and The Clarion-Ledger.

We were so proud that a program participant, Tegi Jenkins, was one of several people profiled in the New Year’s Day edition of The Clarion-Ledger. Please take a moment to read the story here.