George
Town, Grand Cayman
| The Maples Group was delighted to once again have its team members
take part in the 2019 / 2020 Junior Achievement ("JA")
programme. Nine individuals from the Group volunteered as business
mentors to 11 local high school students in the recently concluded
programme.

During
the 18 week programme, local high school students formed small
businesses to create and produce their own products with the
assistance of corporate volunteers who act as business mentors and
advisors. Each student-run company elects a president and vice
president and forms a board of directors to help make real-life
strategic business decisions for their company.

Eco
was one of the companies formed under the guidance of Maples Group
volunteers. Last month, they proudly collected two awards at the 2019
/ 2020 JA virtual awards ceremony.

Eco
was formed by Jonela McLean, Bryce
Campbell, Shania Amador, Isabel Samuels, Jacqueline Jackson, Antwon
Tulloch, Deniel Watson, Johanna Dixon, Monecia Tatum, Tadeu Gollnick
and Sahil Jyoti. The students came from various schools including
Cayman Academy, Clifton Hunter High School, John Gray High School,
UCCI and St. Ignatius Catholic School.

With
sustainability and recycling as their ethos, Eco
developed handmade holiday bows using old magazines and bottle top
coasters that were paired with handmade newspaper bags with each
sale. Their products were sold at various venues, including the
annual Agriculture Show and the Cayman National Cultural Foundation's
Red Sky at Night.

Eco
received two awards at the ceremony,
President of the Year (Monecia Tatum) and the Leadership Award
(Monecia Tatum).

The
Leadership Award is presented following a formal presentation on
either a global or Cayman Islands current issue. 10 students are
selected out of the 200 plus applicants to deliver a presentation
before Government officials, the Board of Directors of Junior
Achievement and other community business partners. In addition to
Monecia Tatum, Eco's Tadeu
Gollnick, Vice President of Marketing, was also selected to present.

"We are proud to have once again supported
the Junior Achievement programme and to work with local high school
students to provide a fun but practical opportunity to learn the
basic concepts of running a small business," commented Ashley
Watler from the Maples Group and an advisor for Eco.
"The Maples Group would like to congratulate all Junior
Achievement participants in this year's programme and commend Eco on
their successful venture."

Since
1991, JA Cayman Islands has been empowering young people to own their
economic success. It is part of the world’s largest not-for-profit
educational organisation offering in-school and after-school
practical business programmes. JA programmes inspire and prepare
young people to succeed in a global economy through educational
programmes focused on business, economics and free enterprise.

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