They Nailed This One

  We hammered home a new point today as part of day four of Mini-Society.  One of the goals of Mini-Society is to introduce youth to careers.  Today they were introduced to woodworking or carpentry, birds or ornithology, and art.  Although not careers you might traditionally think about, they are all very important, and it is important to introduce youth to nontraditional careers.  You never know when it might spark something in them to identify a niche and create a job or a business that meets the needs of the world.  Today, thanks to our wonderful volunteer Bobby Rogers our youth had bird houses to paint and express themselves on, and they were able to take them home.  They learned about the construction of these houses, the difference between bird feeders and bird houses, and how to protect their art work in the great out of doors.
  After working hard on the bird houses it was time to get paid, and go shopping.  Today the shops were a little more tailored to meet the needs of the clientele.  At one shop, nails could be done, and there were snacks galore being sold.  At Mrs. Aggie's store they learned that they could buy the same items much cheaper at other stores, and learned how to bargain for a better deal.  During the auction the youth had to decide if they were going to save their money for what they really wanted being auctioned on Friday or if they would buy lots of cheaper stuff today.  For some of them the cash was burning a hole in their pocket.  Others did not have a problem sitting on a wad of cash and planning on how to gain more the next day for the big auction items.
  Stay tuned for more information on how the auction battle turns out tomorrow.