THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 28, 2024 Page 11 StonehamBank’s ‘shark tank’ adventure at Malden High School M Participants in the ‘shark tank’ program at Malden High School. The “Sharks” unanimously chose Nicholas Duggan’s travel app – Trvlrs – which wowed everyone with its creativity. Nicolas received his award from MHS Principal Chris Mastrangelo, who noted that a travel app like Trvlr s is a game-changer, making adventures smoother and more exciting. “StonehamBank was excited to be able to participate in the first ever ‘shark tank’ event with Malden High School,” said Rob Berkovitz. “The students who presented their business ideas really rose to the occasion! They were very well prepared and did an excellent job explaining their products to the judges. It was also readily apparent that their teacher had a passion for teaching these students. I’m glad we had the chance to work with them to help expand financial literacy programs within the community!” “As The financial literacy Manager here at the Bank,” he added, “I find this such a valuable opportunity for both the management team and the students. It allows the students to improve their skills in presentation and business as well as connects StonehamBank with the future business leaders in our community. I am always amazed by the hard work and energy the students put into their business plans.” StonehamBank’s “Shark Tank” program is part of the Bank’s initiative to encourage financial literacy among students, including an annual Reality Fair for teens, and programs for classrooms within the 18 cities and towns of the Bank’s Community Reinvestment Act area. The Bank partners with Banzai® to provide classroom programing, which is also available for anyone who wants to access it on the stonehambank.com website. For more information about Financial Literacy, visit www. stonehambank.banzai.org/wellness/ alden High School students were no slouches when it came to impressing the “sharks” from StonehamBank at their first School Shark Tank in late June 2024. Twelve MHS students presented their solutions to marketplace problems to StonehamBank “Sharks” VP Chris Macomber, SVP Gregory D’Antona, VP Lauren Constantine and AVP Rob Berkovitz at the school. Student products included geolocation jewelry, subscription birthday boxes, a travel app, Middle Eastern and African food service, protein-fortified ice cream, an electric bento box and parking app. Student participants were Aundrea, Leica & Sania, Nicholas, Sienna, Imane, Salma, Cam, Ryan, Jay, Mohammed and Luis. Pictured with the award are Malden High School Principal Chris Mastrangelo and student Nicholas Duggan. GRANTS | FROM PAGE 5 a $2,900 Senior SAFE Grant to support fire safety outreach to older residents. These programs have proven effective and are an important way to keep communities safer. Since SAFE was first launched in 1995 to teach students about fire safety, the number of children who die in fires has dropped dramatically. “This award will help the Malden Fire Department with community outreach for school age children and families,” said Malden Fire Chief Stephen Froio. “These programs help to educate on fire safe practices such as the importance of smoke detectors, home evacuation routes and the dangers of matches and other incendiary devices. This will also help older members of the community in identifying trip and fall hazards as well as cooking hazards.” “Fire safety education and prevention resources are important to keeping our communities safe, especially for young people and older residents,” said Senator Lewis. “I’m pleased that the Malden Fire Department is receiving this state support to keep up their great work educating the public about fire safety and prevention.” “The Malden Fire Department receiving a grant from the EOPSS’s Department of Fire Services is a significant accomplishment. This funding highlights the importance of enhancing fire safety education, especially among school-aged children and older adults,” said Representative Donato. “We extend our gratitude to EOPSS for their support as we strive to foster a community of safety in Malden and the Commonwealth.” “SAFE grants have been providing fire safety education to hundreds of thousands of children for almost 30 years,” said Representative Ultrino. “The success is what led to the launch of the Senior SAFE program for our elderly. This year, the Malden Fire Department received more funding than ever before and I am grateful they continue to be the backbone of our community public safety programs. These grants will allow our trained firefighter-educators to keep protecting children and elderly in our community.” “I am glad that the Malden Fire Department has been awarded this state grant to promote fire and safety education in schools and fire safety outreach to older adults in the community,” said Representative Lipper-Garabedian. “With children and older adults being most vulnerable to harms from fires, this state funding will be crucial to ensuring the safety of these members of our community.”
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