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To honor and recognize Mr. Donald Lee Robinson for providing students with a vehicle for learning the responsibilities of personal financial management.
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WHEREAS, Donald Robinson has launched www.skillsthatclick.com; a Website dedicated to teaching young people about money management. Designed to be educational and entertaining, the site provides users with the opportunity to hone financial skills such as how to use checking and savings accounts, how credit cards work, and how to buy and sell stocks; and
WHEREAS, skillsthatclick.com currently reaches 2,500 members. In addition to providing students with access to financial lessons through his Website, Donald Robinson also visits classes and leads workshops on financial literacy. Through his combined efforts, over 500 minority students in grades six through twelve are being taught the benefits of responsible money management; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Robinson has invested over $140,000 of his own money to launch the skillsthatclick.com project. Access to the site's services is free to those who can not afford to donate to the project's cause; and
WHEREAS, Donald Robinson believes that individuals learn how to manage their money when they are young will avoid many setbacks in their adult years; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby acknowledge the efforts of Mr. Donald Robinson to educate students and to provide them with a solid foundation for using money wisely now and in the future.