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In the News (Sun 15 Nov 09)

  
  Independent Sector | Mission and Market -- Junior Achievement Guidelines
Junior Achievement Inc. is seeking national sponsors with minimum first year guarantees of $250,000.
Where Junior Achievement Inc. has an established national relationship with a recognized leader in a category and plans to run an annual campaign for 3-5 years, the local area implications in regards to a CRM agreement with a direct competitor are as follows:
The integrity of the Junior Achievement image is critical to the development of a strong, consistent national message.
www.independentsector.org /mission_market/junior.htm   (1206 words)

  
 Junior Achievement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Junior Achievement (JA) is a worldwide non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives.
Junior Achievement uses early intervention to begin building a foundation for self-respect, which, in turn, enhances their ability to learn and broadens their expectations for the future.
Junior Achievement is interested in an analysis of the motivations and benefits of volunteerism in general, especially the volunteers working with JA.
www.princeton.edu /~cbli/profiles/juniorachievement.html   (853 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland -
Junior Achievement builds partnerships between the business and education communities to provide the curriculum and volunteers who serve as role models to the students to help prepare them for their future.
The Junior Achievement programs supplement standard social studies curricula and develop skills that are essential to success in the workplace and in life.
Junior Achievement's approach to economic education involves a volunteer business person, known as a consultant, who makes regular visits to a JA classroom.
www.jacleveland.org /jaaboutus.htm   (646 words)

  
 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
Junior Achievement costs nothing to the schools and is supported solely by corporate and individual contributions.
Junior Achievement relies heavily on its volunteers to provide commitment to students and education.
The Junior Achievement office has an internal PR and Advertising Department that engages in promotional activities "when there is time." Most of their promotional activities are run through pro bono efforts of corporations and advertising agencies which volunteer their time and resources.
tigger.uic.edu /~amp/Corp/ja.html   (1597 words)

  
 Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement International is an affiliate of Junior Achievement Inc., which was founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Horace Moses, then president of Strathmore Paper Company.
The original goal of Junior Achievement was to give young people the skills they needed to succeed in a business environment once they entered the workforce.
Junior Achievement International is a not-for-profit organization with a private sector board of directors and is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO).
www.fecee.vladivostok.ru /FECEE/ja.htm   (1070 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of Eastern North Carolina " Let their Success be your Inspiration"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Most people remember Junior Achievement as the organization that helped students understand the workings of business and the free-enterprise system by guiding them through the formation and operation of student-run corporations.
Today, Junior Achievement still puts stock in the philosophy that students learn best by doing, and we have incorporated this belief into in-school programming for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The largest economic-education organization in the world, Junior Achievement is able to provide its worthwhile programs through contributions of time and money from area businesses, civic groups, foundations, PTA, and individuals who share Junior Achievement's goals of greater economic understanding and overall workforce readiness.
www.juniorachievement.net   (181 words)

  
 Junior Achievement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Junior Achievement of Georgia will work to ensure that every child in Georgia has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system.
Junior Achievement's purpose is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives.
Junior Achievement programs continue through the middle and high school grades, preparing students for future economic and workforce issues they'll face.
glc.k12.ga.us /gei/jrach/homepg.htm   (270 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches
Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches announced a $3 million gift from the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation as the lead naming gift in their Capital Campaign effort to build a new facility on the Campus of Northwood University.
That challenge was to increase Junior Achievement classes and programs from 42,000 to 90,000 student participants each year locally by the year 2007.
Junior Achievement is the nation's leading private sector organization in the presentation of effective and innovative economic and free enterprise education programs for students in K-12 classrooms.
www.juniorachievement.com /NICHOLSON_GIFT.php   (950 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of South Florida -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 by Theodore Vail, president of American Telephone and Telegraph; Horace Moses, president of Strathmore Paper Co.; and Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts.
In the last 25 years, Junior Achievement has gradually expanded its activities and broadened its scope to encompass an ever-widening student population.
Locally, Junior Achievement of South Florida was founded in 1959 by the Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club and served just 373 high school students during its first year.
www.jasouthflorida.org   (297 words)

  
 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Junior Hockey - Junior achievement
Which, come to think of it, should be the No. 1 reason to support a major junior team in the first place.
I'm convinced a great many of the empty seats in the Saddledome in the remarkable run of seasons the Flames missed the playoffs were partially due to fans getting more bang for their buck going to the junior games.
The bottom line is that getting the junior team puts even more pressure on Kevin Lowe and his hockey side of the operation to be successful.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Hockey/Junior/2006/03/17/1492759-sun.html   (674 words)

  
 Junior Achievement - Bringing the real world to kids
Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life.
In partnership with business and educators, Junior Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.
To find out more about Junior Achievement operations in your area, please navigate the map below.
www.ja.org   (110 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of Central Illinois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Since Junior Achievement′s inception in the Peoria-area over fifty years ago, Caterpillar has been proud to support the organizations′ efforts in providing an economic education to our young community members.
As an illustration, the local business community has embraced Junior Achievement so heartily that JA has been able to increase its student reach from 3,600 during the 2003-2004 school year to the approximately 10,000 students they′re reaching this year.
In fact, in recognition of its vision and its ability to provide significant service to both their supporters and the larger community, Central Illinois Junior Achievement was the recipient of the 2006 Peoria Chamber′s Community Wealth Award.
www.juniorachievement.biz   (394 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of Eastern North Carolina: Special Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Junior Achievement's Purpose: To educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, understand business and economics in order to improve the quality of their lives.
Junior Achievement partners business and education with the help of business volunteers who visit area classrooms.
The Junior Achievement Bowl-A-Thon (BAT) is held annually to assist in generating funds and to help meet the increasing demands for JA’s in-school economic education programs.
www.juniorachievement.net /events.asp   (1445 words)

  
 Junior Achievement | About JA
We are the passionate people behind a movement that seeks to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives.
Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area reached more than 33,000 students in the Greater Washington Region in the 2005-2006 academic year.
Junior Achievement is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization sponsored by corporate and individual contributors.
www.myja.org /about_ja.html   (149 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of Canada
Junior Achievement (JA) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring young people about business and economics.
The JA experience helps young people discover leadership, entrepreneurial and workforce readiness skills so they can achieve their highest potential and future successes as citizens in the global community.
Junior Achievement was incorporated in Sarnia/Lambton in 1969 with the assistance and support of the Sarnia Jaycees.
www.jasarnia.org   (65 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of Canada
This August, Junior Achievement of Eastern Ontario along with Junior Achievement of Canada was excited to welcome the top achievers from over ten countries, as they participated at CANJAC.
Junior Achievement of Canada, Junior Achievement of Eastern Ontario, the CANJAC Management Team, the 175 delegates/observers and 25 staff members of CANJAC 2006, would like to extend our sincere appreciation for support of the many sponsors at CANJAC.
Working together as a team to ensure that CANJAC is the experience of a lifetime for all of the delegates is our goal, and without the support of many of our sponsors, we would not be able to achieve this goal.
canjac.jacan.org   (248 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio was originally chartered in 1955 as the 68th franchised area of the National Junior Achievement organization.
In 1968, Junior Achievement of NCO began programs in the cities of Shelby, Galion and Mount Vernon.
In 1980 the fifth program became a reality with the expansion of JA of North Central Ohio into the city of Mansfield and in 1999 we expanded our programs to Marion county.
www.jaofnco.org   (124 words)

  
 Junior Achievement plans $3.4 million learning center at Waterfront - Pittsburgh Business Times:
MUNHALL -- Junior Achievement of Southwest Pennsylvania Inc. is planning a $3.4 million, 30,000-square-foot building at The Waterfront, next to the Siemens Westinghouse fuel cell plant.
Dennis Gilfoyle, senior vice president of the local Junior Achievement program, based in Warrendale, said the building will be used as an "Experiential Learning Center," for elementary and middle-school age children.
Gilfoyle, whose organization is the 10th-largest Junior Achievement in the country.
www.bizjournals.com /pittsburgh/stories/2003/06/30/story7.html   (718 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of Canada
For almost 50 years Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta has been engaging local business and community leaders in its mission to help students develop an entrepreneurial attitude, a solid and practical understanding of business and finance and a commitment to community.
We are one of 14 charters operating under the umbrella of Junior Achievement of Canada;
Junior Achievement of Canada is a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide; and
www.jasouthalberta.org   (209 words)

  
 Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - Junior Achievement
"Juniors" along the lines of former Cincinnati 2B Junior Raymond Kennedy, who briefly took over as the Reds' starting second sacker when Joe Morgan returned to the Astros as a free agent after the '79 season.
Junior was no Little Joe Jr., for sure, but he is eligible for this team, anyway.
John Junior Summers (aka Champ Summers) played from 1974-1984 as an OF and 1B and in 1979-80 had OPS+ of 154 and 143.
www.battersbox.ca /article.php?story=20050417183136905   (1117 words)

  
 Some Junior achievement - The Boston Globe
To the regret of his millions of fans, Junior failed to make it into the 10-man, 10-race NASCAR playoff, but that won't slow him down in today's UAW-Ford 500 at the big Alabama track that he virtually has owned since the spring of 2001.
His son has carried on the family tradition, winning five times -- all since his father's death in the 2001 Daytona 500.
Since finishing eighth at Talladega later that spring, Junior has finished first or second in seven of eight races here.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2005/10/02/some_junior_achievement   (207 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of Canada
Junior Achievement, or JA, is an international not-for-profit organization, registered charity.
Its primary mandate is to teach elementary, junior high and high school students the principles of business through practical, hands-on experiences.
currently offered by Junior Achievement of Newfoundland and Labrador help students develop a positive attitude about business and economics, strengthen interpersonal and leadership skills, develop an appreciation of life long learning and apply their talents in a risk-free, yet true-to-life business environment.
www.janl.org   (150 words)

  
 Junior Achievement of West Virginia and the Advantage Valley
Junior Achievement, a private not-for-profit organization, accomplishes its purpose by providing economic education programs to students in Kindergarten through twelfth grades.
Volunteer businesspeople and parents present materials provided by Junior Achievement to the students by using fun, hands-on activities.
Junior Achievement currently reaches over 5,000 students in over 225 classrooms with the help of over 200 teachers and over 150 volunteer consultants.
www.jaadvantage.com   (138 words)

  
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 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Octavius Brown of Bell Atlantic (formally Nynex) in a Junior Achievement Project which focuses on "The Economics of Staying in School." Last year's class as well as this year's class consisted of children who showed a need for such a program.
Students learned why staying in school is important, the results of not staying in school, and role-playing scenarios where students learned about the consequences of dropping out by trying to get a job through a newspaper's "help wanted" section.
Many junior and high school students prefer staying home and sleeping or hanging out with their friends.
pd.ilt.columbia.edu /is52/jrachie.html   (390 words)

  
 GRANHOLM - Junior Achievement Month   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Whereas, Junior Achievement has been providing programs in Michigan since the early 1950’s and is an economic education non-profit organization that runs K-12 programs in class rooms throughout the State of Michigan; and,
Whereas, All Junior Achievement programs involve a volunteer and hands-on activities so the students can see, feel, and touch what they are learning and these programs benefit over 187,000 children in Michigan each your by promoting fee enterprise, economics, and business; and,
Whereas, Junior Achievement’s purpose is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, economics, and business in order to improve the quality of their lives; and,
www.michigan.gov /gov/0,1607,7-168-23442_25488_32105-144429--,00.html   (263 words)

  
 Southern California's Best Source For Golf News | JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ridgeline's junior program has grown from 50 to more than 600 students.
The country’s premier junior golf association has added a major event in Southern California this year set to take place August 17-20 at Coto de Caza Country Club.
The Get A Grip Foundation is a no-cost program for junior golfers that gives them exposure to the fundamentals of the game through free practice balls, play, equipment and lessons.
www.southlandgolfmagazine.com /articles/2004/07_04/first_tee_junior.asp   (1017 words)

  
 Junior Achievement
With the help of thousands of caring adult volunteers, Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area educates and inspires children to understand and value American's free enterprise system.
With the help of 1376 volunteers from over 200 companies, Junior Achievement was able to reach over 33,000 students.
On November 17, 2005, 88 volunteers from Capital One taught Junior Achievement programs to 46 elementary school classrooms at Patricia Roberts Harris Educational Center, Patterson Elementary School, and Simon Elementary School in Washington, DC.
www.myja.org   (214 words)

  
 Katy ISD : Partners in Education - Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement curriculum brings to Katy ISD students real-life lessons on the value of free enterprise, money management skills, career preparation and the role each of us plays in our local and national economy.
JA volunteers are trained and given all the materials necessary to present the Junior Achievement program.
Volunteers choose their grade-level and work with the classroom teacher in scheduling their class visits.
www.katyisd.org /partners/junior_achievement.htm   (147 words)

  
 Junior Achievement
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame was established by Junior Achievement in 1993 to recognize the achievements of business leaders in our province and to inspire the young people with whom JA works to pursue careers in business.
Since 1996, The CCL Group has been the presenting sponsor of the Junior Achievement Nova Scotia Buisness Hall of Fame.
The mission of Junior Achievement is to inspire and educate young Canadians to value free enterprise; to understand business and economics; and to develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills.
form.jamainlandns.com /newsite/hof_history.html   (270 words)

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