- April 25, 2024
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Security First Insurance's summer internship is helping to fill the gap while the company works to fill over 60 open positions, according to a press release.
The company's internship program is designed to attract local young talent and provide a picture of what it's like to have a career in the insurance industry. It is also designed to fill open positions in the long term.
“Many students do not have an accurate understanding of what it’s like to work in the insurance industry — they often think of the role of an insurance agent,” said Melissa Burt DeVriese, president of Security First Insurance, in the press release. “This program is strategically designed to attract talent before they begin their careers and open their eyes to the many fulfilling career opportunities available in a variety of fields, such as technology, data science, marketing, and product design."
The program runs from May to August, with many students returning during their winter break in December and January. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be accepted in to the 18-week program. Additionally, as part of their internship, the students create a community service project to support a local nonprofit; this year, the interns chose the Halifax Humane Society and organized a food and supply drive by creating a competition among Security First's nearly 400 employees.
“This is the first time I’ve worked in a corporate environment,” said Adriana Salerno, a Security First intern and new student at University of South Florida. “As part of this program, I’ve been able to develop the marketing campaign to promote our community service project internally and manage some of the company’s social media marketing. It’s been a very rewarding and fun experience so far.”
Since the program was created, 30% of the interns have been hired at Security First for full-time positions. Of those, 10% are now serving in management roles.
Every year, the Casements Camera Club presents a special assignment to its over 80 members, and the members collectively pick five of their favorite photos.
This year's focus, according to a press release, was portraits of humans or animals. Club President Ans van Beek said it was quite an "assignment" to vote on the best of the best.
“All entries were creative and it was a challenge to just pick the top 5.” she said. “We thank our members for participating with their very unique submissions.”
Here are winning entries:
Figurelli won a complimentary club membership for 2022. All entires can be viewed at www.casementscameraclub.com.
The Halifax Humane Society has joined NBCUniversal Local's Clear the Shelters 2021 pet adoption campaign.
According to a press release, this is the seventh-consecutive year that NBC and Telemundo-owned stations present an adoption campaign nationwide in partnership with affiliate stations and shelters/rescues. Thanks to the campaign, over half a million pets have found new homes since 2015.
This year's campaign will feature online donations through Greater Good Charities. Virtual pet adoptions will also be returning via WeRescue.pet. Visit ClearTheShelters.com
One Ormond Beach resident recently received a $22,000 scholarship, courtesy of the Elks National Foundation.
Marlena Pigliacampi was the top-scoring candidate for the Gunther and Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship, according to an announcement. She will be attending Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in the fall.
The Gunther and Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship is only open to current and former scholarship recipients of the Elks National Foundation. This year, the foundation awarded 10 $22,000 scholarships to students entering their first year of medical school.
