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BrevardBrevard BusinessBusiness BBNBBN NewsNews Vol.Vol. 3720 No. 130 JulyJanuary 29, 2019 7, 2002$1.00 A Weekly Space$1.00 Coast Business Magazine with PublishingA Weekly Roots Space in Coast America Publication since 1839 BrevardRolling Readers Job looks Link to build key relationships with businesses; to expand resourceBy Ken Datzman connecting PALM BAY — The importance of learning to read at a young age can’t be firmsoverstated. and job seekers And one of the smallest nonprofits in the access to America’s Job Bank and other region making some of the biggest impacts employment Web sites, videos, career Byon Kenchildren’s Datzman lives is Rolling Readers Space Coast Inc., a more than two–decade–old guidebooks and an in–depth collection of organizationThe visibility with of a t hededicated Brevard team Job of Link role– periodicals, including “The Wall Street gotmodel a big volunteers boost in 2001. in the community. Journal.” TheThe continuing volunteers contractionshould be applauded in the for The centers also have computers economy,the work they although do to amake rebound society is expected and the equipped with word–processing software, incommunity 2002, focused better. a much Many brighter of them —light from on fax machines, copiers, laser printers, and theretirees importance to businesspeople of the organization to former and teachers telephones with long–distance access. A 1.2 inches x .35 inches itsto missionliteracy advocatesin the county. — have been part of the videoconference system is available, 6.5 picas x 2.7 picas mission–drivenThe four full–service, Rolling Readers one–stop organization career which may be used for conducting centersfor years. in Brevard — from Palm Bay to interviews. TitusvilleSince its — handledfounding, significantl Rolling Readersy has Employers, said South, can provide The pictures looked much better this past week. increasedengaged more traffic, than even 110,000 catering students to peopl in eits the Job Link with its openings free of remember the midtones whoprograms. have never And with had the a need help to of tap community this charge either online, by fax or phone, resourcepartners, before. it has gifted more than 134,000 visit one of the centers “or they can ask books“It’s to been area a children. great year The in volunteersthat we have drive for a representative to come and see Thanks! beenthe success able to of get Rolling services Readers, out to peoplyear–after–e them at their place of business. We quickeryear. and more efficiently than ever would like to see every single job order in before,”“I believe said Lindaat least South, 50 percent executive of the Brevard County to be in the Job Link volunteers have been with Rolling Readers director of the organization. She added, “I system, so that we can rapidly match for more than 10 years. Some of them have think a lot more people have come to skill sets. And if we don’t have the match been with us since the very beginning — 22 understandyears ago,” said the valueMichael of thePayne, rich the re- execu- we’ll use the information to create sourcestive director that areof Rolling available Readers, in the an Brevard organiza- education and training opportunities that Jobtion Link that centers, provides not reading only frommentors a job– to Title 1 are responsive to the need.” seeker’sschools in standpoint Brevard County. but also from the Brevard Job Link is funded through employer’sKaye Koines, standpoint. for example,” who lives in the Brevard Development Workforce BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth These information–packed centers Board Inc. in Rockledge. It also has been Cocoa Beach, has been a longtime volunteer The four full–service one–stop career centers of Brevard Job Link are seeing increased traffic. Linda South, offerwith aRolling variety Readers. of services Twenty–one to job seekers, years ago, successful in winning competitive grants executive director, said her organization is a rich resource for both the job seeker as well as the employer. businessesshe first started and the reading unemployed. to students For at Cape Michael Anderson is associate director. They are at the Melbourne site in Perimeter Center. instance,View Elementary there are School job referrals, in Cape Internet Canaveral. Please see Brevard Job Link, page 18 “Kaye has sparked children’s interest in reading through her excitement in the class- room and showing students how it opens Whatdoors in life. Andthe she has Social been doing it all Security plan would mean to you these years. Kaye has been such a positive Nothing will happen immediately The 16–member panel unanimously Byinfluence Mary Deibel on the lives of many youngsters,” since President Bush isn’t expected to approved these options three weeks ago Scrippssaid former Howard elementary Service school educator make any recommendations to Congress to carry out Bush’s campaign pledge to Cordelia “Coco” Wood, a program coordina- until 2003, after the 2002 congressional let younger workers divert some of the torHere’s and staff what accountant to expect at if SocialRolling Readers. elections. 6.2 percent payroll tax they owe on BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth “We are looking to bring aboard more Security is changed so that younger RollingBasic SocialReaders Security Space Coast checks Inc. would is a nonprofit be thatwages links to Brevard individual elementary–aged accounts that children own with books and caring adults to pro mote a community volunteers and onboard more business workers can invest some of their payroll smallerof lifelong than readers. called The for Rolling in current Reader law. volunteersstocks work with and the bonds. classroom teachers. The organization is now expanding its reach with a new program partners,” said Payne. “I recently met with tax money in private accounts, as Dependingcalled ‘Rolling on marketReaders performance,Writes,’ partnering total with FloridaWorkers Tech’s Foosaner who opted Art Museum, to take partwhich would has a program called ‘Foosaner Draws.’ The Rolling Reader representatives from Bank of America and President Bush’s Social Security Com- benefitsstudents from will be Social writing Security articles plusto be your published andchoose the Foosaner from the youngsters five low–risk will be funds, illustrating one the stories. From left: Mary McIntyre, BREVARD board member, they are going to provide people within the Rolling Readers; Cordelia ‘Coco’ Wood, program coordinator, Rolling Readers; Jo Haight Sarling, board president, Rolling Readers; and Michael mission proposed a few weeks ago. personal account could be higher or each for government bonds, corporate PRESORTED area to be volunteers for this program, which Payne, executive director, Rolling Readers. is great.Current I believe retirees that and people those who nearing become lower. bonds and a stocks–and–bonds mix, plus BUSINESS BUSINESS retirementinvolved in —our anyone organization 55 or older will find today it very The commission plans call for extra two stock–index funds that track the US — would get Society Security benefits as tax money of up32904 to $71 billion a year and broader market. Workers could change rewarding. We are always reaching out to POSTAGE PAID promisedfurther develop under relationships the present system. that are going require otherINC. changesNEWS, that could raise their choice once a year and couldn’t to Workerstake us into younger the next than 10 55 years could or putso.” income or payrollBUSINESS taxesBREVARD or raise the borrow or withdraw money. STANDARD moneyPayne into said a private Rolling account. Readers GOPis seeking panel retirement agePAID for future retirees. l PLAN 1. “Free Lunch” — lets NEWS, memberpeople who and “share former our Congressman vision as we try Bill to Social SecurityPOSTAGE currentlyUS collects workers put 2 percentage points of their STANDARD Frenzel calls the Bush Commission’s enough payroll taxPRESORTED to pay 100 percent of 6.2 percent payroll tax into a personal INC. three–accountPlease see alternatives Rolling Readers, the Free page 23 benefits through 2038 and 73 percent of account. Nothing else changes, and Lunch, the Blue–Plate Special and the benefits thereafter if the system isn’t Subsidized Lunch. changed. Please see Social Security, page 16 BBN BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS online at BrevardBusinessNews.com LEAD Brevard announces its new Leadership Class; 60 professionals set to participate in annual program Bonadio, human resource generalist, Rockledge Regional Emre Kelly, space reporter, “Florida Today”; Angela By Kristen Klein Medical Center; T.C. Bowers, commander, Naval Ord- Kirshon, director of marketing, Rock Paper Simple; and [email protected] nance Test Unit; Melanie Bradford, special assistant/ George Kistner III, records and information manager, LEAD Brevard liaison, Board of Commissioners, Canaveral Port Author- Canaveral Port Authority. ity; Derrick Cantees, solutions manager, Artemis/The IT And the list rounds out with: Shane Lappico, supervisor ROCKLEDGE — Sixty local leaders have been selected Company; Russell Cheatham, assistant superintendent of of cruise operations, Canaveral Port Authority; Meaghan for the Leadership Brevard Class of 2020 — LEAD technology/chief information officer, Brevard Public Lawrence, senior strategic marketing manager, L3Harris Brevard’s flagship program for emerging and established Schools; Michelle Daines, account executive, Clear Technologies; Amicitia “Cita” Maloon–Gibson, retired Lt. community leaders. The program was founded in 1985. Channel Outdoor;