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June 2018 | Vol. 18 Iss. 06
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RECEIVES NEW CAR AS BONUS By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com
Amanda Dickson loves to honor teachers in a Teacher Feature spotlight each week on KSL Newsradio. She believes teaching is a profession that needs more recognition—specifically material recognition. “They need more than a plaque,” said Dickson. “They need actual material things that they can enjoy.” Like a new car. That’s just what Rupali Munot, a fourth-grade teacher at Oakcrest Elementary in West Jordan, won in a random drawing of this year’s 46 Teacher Feature winners. Burt Brothers Tires and Service provided the two-year lease of a brand-new Chevy Trax. “It’s been such a privilege to see the joy on the teachers’ faces,” said company owner Ron Burt. “I think it rekindles that motivation in them to want to go back and even give it a little bit more.” Rob Brough, executive vice president of communications at Zions Bank, a sponsor of Teacher Feature, said teachers deserve to be rewarded because they ultimately have such an impact on the future. “Every day, I send my kids off to school into the hands of a great teacher who loves them and who will impact their life forever,” he said. “This is really fun to take one of those teachers—and they’re all so deserving—and to be able to surprise them with a new car.” Munot was counting on winning the car—her husband drives a ‘97 Honda Civic that they’ve been putting off replacing. “It’s old, and it’s leaking, and it has all sort of problems, so my husband is probably even more excited than I am,” she said.
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Rob Brough of Zion’s Bank and Ron Burt of Burt Brothers were thrilled to be a part of awarding Rupali Munot with a new car. (Adam Young/Zion’s Bank)
“But more than a car, it’s a reward for me, and that’s what makes this so special.” The new car will be a reprieve from car problems for the Munots. “We take care of the maintenance and tires on it,” said Brandon Burt of Burt Bros. “All she has to do is gas it up.” Munot was spotlighted in a Teacher Feature last December, nominated by a parent of one of her students who said Munot had
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literally changed her son’s life. Dickson said she sees so many nominations of amazing teachers like Munot, who stand out because they so obviously love their students. She said these teachers are doing extraordinary things without receiving any extra compensation for it. “There is no way to factor that into a salary,” said Dickson. “You can’t build in a bonus for love.” Continued on page 5...
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