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COMMUNITY OUTREACH


Rocky Mount Radiator Connects with High School Students


STUDENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA recently got to learn more about the cooling systems industry thanks to Rocky Mount Radiator & A/C.


NARSA/IDEA member Chuck Braswell is on the Board of CITI High School, which stands for Center for Industry, Technology, and Innovation, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. There is a public school initiative that helps prepare young adults for entering the workforce. According to the administration, CITI students earn stackable certificates in a variety of pathways with the hopes of completing an Associate’s degree. Among the tracts they can pursue include automotive and industrial courses.


“At a Board Meeting, we were discussing setting up workplace tours, and I just thought our shop would be an ideal place to see many different facets of the service industry in progress,” said


By: Linda Nguyen Skoglund


NARSA/IDEA Communications Director linda@narsa.org


Braswell. “There were 30 Automotive and Industrial students in grades 10-12. Bryan and I brought them in and gave them a 15-minute rundown of what makes us tick, about our commitment to training and the importance of ‘investing’ in the future generations - mostly by the giving of our time and our experience - and to allow them to use their skill sets to take what we do, for example, to another level.”


During their visit, students separated into 3 groups. They rotated throughout the shop to learn directly from Rocky Mount Radiator employees. They heard from the administrative side as well as from the technicians. “We had employees speak about what it takes to run the office and the importance of good record keeping and accounting practices,” said Braswell. “The automotive technicians were able to


8 | THE COOLING JOURNAL | November/December 2021


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