A celebration of Grace and Tomorrow’s Future
By Johnson, Ashley | |
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Her desire to be an entrepreneur, and her passion to give back to the community and it's youth are what has kept
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The evening included the presentation of its scholarship winners and its Champion of the Future Awards, given to several individuals who work with youth through the organization. Honorees were:
In May, Robinson celebrated 32 years of being in the insurance industry. But it was after 10 years of achieving success in the industry that Robinson decided she wanted to give back. It was then she founded Tomorrow's
The organization's mission is to equip young people with the communication and employment skills needed to compete in today's marketplace.
"On my 10th anniversary, after enjoying a certain measure of success, I knew I wanted to give back. (It was then) I found my life's work and my life's work is actually my passion for helping our youth," Robinson said. "It's so motivating to get up everyday, knowing you're impacting someone else's life in a positive way."
Tomorrow's Future facilitates workshops taught by professionals who are experts in their particular field, provides networking opportunities and gives students their first exposure to a professional work environment while gaining valuable training and experiences. Students participate in career days, job shadowing events and so much more. Also, students are offered internship opportunities, Robinson said, at her
"Just being a part of the community, I looked at some of the things we should help our youth in, and that was presentation, and just loving themselves and who they are. So many of our youth have low self-esteem. A lot of youth would come into the program, they'd hardly speak their name, they'd say it so low."
Since its inception, Robinson said Tomorrow's Future has assisted more than 400 youths and gave out 60 scholarships. Also, every year, students receive a stipend for their participation in the program.
"You see people now doing the kind of prototype we're doing. We knew early on that we needed to help our youth," Robinson said. "We have such a great need. I knock on doors that perhaps they would not have gotten into. I knew what I had to do to make it and my desire was to help others."
Robinson said her advice to young people with an entrepreneurial spirit is to have a true passion for helping others, be creative and know that "you have the ability to succeed at whatever they want to do."
While Robinson said she has attained many of her goals professionally, when it comes to working with Tomorrow's Future, her work is not yet completed.
"My goal is to see more and more young students become successful and to be a catalyst in their success."
She said a lot of people do not give today's youth credit, but that there are plenty of youth that are driven, and have a desire and willingness to achieve; they just need a mentor and a chance.
Her motto is "Dare to dream because dreams are always a possibility."
(For more information on Tomorrow's Future, visit www.tomorrowsfutureinc.com)
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Courier Staff Writer
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