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ECBM Welcomes Cristo Rey Work-Study Students To The Team

Written by ecbmadmin | Aug 31, 2017 5:06:58 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

ECBM Insurance Brokers & Consultants Welcomes Cristo Rey Work-Study Students To The Team

The school’s unique model is a combination of a rigorous college-prep curriculum and a work-study program to provide students what is needed to succeed in college and career. 

West Conshohocken, PA, August 31, 2017 –  ECBM Insurance Brokers & Consultants (www.ecbm.com) is proud to announce that we will have two students from Cristo Rey join us in September to work in our office for the school year.  

ECBM Insurance Brokers & Consultants has provided commercial insurance brokerage and consulting services to the Mid-Atlantic region since 1970. Charlie Bernier, along with Gloria Forbes and Rick Eckert, assumed ownership of this independent firm in January, 2001. Their combined vision was to bring national account services to all of their clients cost-efficiently, and they have been doing so ever since. ECBM participates in many different community service and charity events that touch the lives of our employees and serve our community including St. Baldrick's FoundationCradles To Crayons, Operation First Response, The National Kidney Foundation, Job Partner For The Cristo Rey High School in Philadelphia,  The Conshohocken Little League, The Borough of West Conshohocken, local food bank charities, The Arc of Hunterdon County, and MuckFest MS for The National MS Society.

“It is a win-win opportunity, as the students will work along with the team at ECBM to help service our clients, while they develop professional skills to use throughout their career.  When I visited the school, I quickly realized that students had opportunities they would not be exposed to at any other school. ECBM is glad to be a part of this special place," says Charlie E. Bernier, Esq. Vice President, Principal Consultant, and Corporate Counsel at ECBM.

The School's Commitment To Action:

"The Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School community believes that all people deserve to live with the dignity that comes from realizing their God-given potential.  We believe that each of us is responsible for ensuring the dignity and welfare of others and that this responsibility extends to all people, without exception, and includes the responsibility to provide preferential options for those who are unable to reach their potential without assistance." Read More about the Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School's Mission On Their Website

Cristo Rey's Work-Study Program

"Through their work-study jobs, students are developing lifelong skills and creating professional networks that they will carry with them to and beyond college. This requires our students to be brave and our Job Partners in the Philadelphia business community to generously invest in the future innovators and difference makers of our city and our country." More Here

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