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Ed Grenier
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President and CEO
Junior Achievement of the
National Capital Area
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School's out, the summer is upon us, and it’s time to once again thank you, our loyal supporters. You made it possible for us to serve more than 37,000 youth this past academic year, a 10% increase. Close to 1,700 volunteers devoted countless hours ensuring that students received JA’s workforce readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship programs throughout the Region.
This effort is also accomplished by the talented and dedicated staff of Junior Achievement professionals who recruit and train our volunteers, distribute our curriculum materials, and coordinate with school systems, teachers, and administrators. I’m often asked what keeps them so passionate about our mission. My answer is simple: we’re the lucky ones, we witness daily the positive impact our 1,700 mentors have on young lives. We hear the stories, receive the letters, take the phone calls – all while we watch our programs mold futures. This is our motivation.
As we embark on plans for significant growth in the coming year, please know that we appreciate your support, and look forward to sharing our vision for the coming year in subsequent editions of this newsletter.
Relax and enjoy the summer.
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Parent Tip:
One of the most important things you can do to ensure a successful financial life for your family is to protect your identity.
Talk with your child about identity theft. Take the FTC's online identity theft quiz to learn what to do if you become a victim of identity theft. The FTC provides information on its website (www.ftc.gov) that explains in depth the dangers of identity theft.
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Inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy
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2008 Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year
Eric Knudson and Jim Liu, the 2008 Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year, were honored at Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in June for their successes with Serve It Up Tennis, LLC. At the ceremony, the two met a number of entrepreneurs, including Ted Leonsis, who was honored with the title of the 2008 Master Entrepreneur. For more information, please contact David Bing, Director, Special Projects, at 202-777-4475 or David.Bing@JA.org.
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Did You Know?
Teens Using Credit Cards to Buy Gas
Rising gas prices have caught up with America's teens, and teens appear to be filling up on debt to pay for gas. A new poll from Junior Achievement shows that nearly 70 percent of teens are using credit cards to buy gas, that's up from 52 percent in 2007 and 46 percent in 2006. Gas is now the top item teens buy with credit cards, surpassing "clothes," which had led the list in previous years.
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JA's Montgomery County Office Awarded Public Grant
Junior Achievement's Montgomery County District Office was the recent recipient of a Montgomery County Council $45,000 grant for the 2008-2009 school year. The Council, despite a challenging budget year, recognized the value of Junior Achievement's strategic goal of reaching every Montgomery County Public School student and selected JA from hundreds of organizational candidates.
For more information on Junior Achievement's programs in Montgomery County and to find out how this grant will impact students in your community, please contact Chelsea Soneira, Program Director, Montgomery County, at 301-838-0471 or Chelsea.Soneira@JA.org.
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"JA in a Day" Programs Reached Record 7,000 Students in DC and VA
JA in a Day programs were held in more than 306 classrooms during May and June, reaching more than 7,000 students in the District of Columbia and Virginia.
A spirited volunteer corps of more than 600 strong represented Beers + Cutler, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, The Reznick Group, SRA, Sprint, Wachovia, Washington Gas, and Watkins Meegan. Many of these companies closed their doors for the day, allowing their associates to help students understand the potential doors education opens for them.
This is a great way to give back to the community while enhancing your already effective team. For more information, please contact Virginia Baird, Program Manager, Northern Virginia, at 202-777-4471 or Virginia.Baird@JA.org.
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JA Prepares 6,000 DC High School Students
for Summer Jobs
Junior Achievement has teamed with the DC Department of Employment Services to teach JA's work readiness curriculum to over 6,000 youth in the first-ever DOES Summer Youth Employment Training Program. The JA Success Skills program will instill positive work attitudes in youth while giving participants exposure to the do's and don'ts of professional behavior before they enter the workplace. For more information, please contact Nomoya Tinch, Acting Program Director, District of Columbia, at 202-777-4481 or Nomoya.Tinch@JA.org.
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The polls are not yet closed - there is still time to Vote YES for Financial Literacy! The need has never been greater for a financially literate society. Your support will help prepare the young people of our Region to enter adulthood able to manage their own finances. Please consider a gift of any size.
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