Community Action
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Awarding Scholarships alongside the Cleveland Cavaliers
With over 33 years of partnership, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Huntington have awarded more than half a million dollars to over 300 students. Together with the Cavaliers once again, we awarded $10,000 scholarships to 5 Northeast Ohio high school seniors to attend college, vocational/trade school, or a similar education course that will provide certification or a degree. Out of nearly 500 submissions and 20 finalists, the 5 scholarship winners were selected based on academic performance, community service, recommendations, financial need, and essay and interview responses. Scholarship funds can be applied to verifiable costs associated with college or vocational/trade school, including tuition, fees, books, and other related educational expenses.
Huntington Sparks an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Tomorrow’s Leaders
Inspired by the reality show Shark Tank, Huntington’s Junior Shark Tank takes a real-world, hands-on approach to teaching students about entrepreneurship and starting their own business. A signature initiative of Huntington’s Business Entrepreneurship Strategies and Training (B.E.S.T.) program, it empowers students from under-resourced communities to develop the entrepreneurial mindset, skills, and confidence to dream big and improve their world.
Huntington colleagues and volunteers from the Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing participated in our inaugural program at KIPP Columbus charter school. They guided fifth-grade students as they chose a business concept and worked in teams to create a company name, determine what they would sell, and how to sell it. The students learned how to calculate expense versus profit and practiced their pitch before confidently presenting to a panel of judges.
These students put a lot of hard work into the program, demonstrating tremendous growth in their critical thinking, creative problem-solving, teamwork, finance, and communication skills. Through this program, Huntington is sparking an entrepreneurial mindset among tomorrow’s leaders who will dream big, solve important problems, meet community needs, and improve their world.
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