Over 40 years ago, I wrote some articles for the Wildcat student newspaper about investing. I gave examples of what someone could buy, and over time, see a nice profit from. I used rare coins and baseball cards as good things to look at. Anyone that would have followed that advice would have made a lot of money. 

Today, I want to talk about investing in something far more important, far more valuable, and far more personal to me and the citizens of Brea: YOU. 

Each student in the Brea Olinda Unified School District is a future leader, a future parent, a future contributor to society. Having the best education — one that isn’t only learned from a school book, but from a coach, from teamwork, from a teacher talking about life skills — is key to having a good life and to making the world a better place than how you found it. 

How can we, as a Brea community, do this? We can vote “yes” on Measure H, the school bond on this year’s ballot that will provide $160 million for new classrooms and many other upgrades to make the school experience better; things that will help teachers and coaches have better environments to enrich their lives. 

I am willing to bet the “return” from this investment would be the best “profit” we have ever had.