News: Piggy bank inspires job insights for kids
In Wisconsin, the president of Central States Warehouse began a mentoring program for kids by first having 11-year old D’Andre McNeill “shadow” him for a day while he ran the company. The president, Cliff LeCleir, credits the origin of the mentoring program to a piggy bank he received while applying for a loan at a Wells Fargo bank. It was perhaps the design of the piggy bank, a little red stagecoach, that frequently prompted people to touch it or pick it up when they saw it. LeCleir says he started charging a quarter per touch as a joke. Charging for each touch may have started out as a joke, but now it appears to be more of an inspired decision as enough money was raised to unfold his mentoring program into existence for deserving children. This story provides a good example of why we observe piggy banks to be a symbol of prosperity. The magic of piggy banks’ giving back can be experienced by those who do not even come into contact with them; prosperous experiences will enrich lives whenever a piggy bank is given some attention. [news source: La Crosse Tribune, “Piggy bank inspires mentoring program” 7-26-06; written by Jenny Dolan]
