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Ed Grenier
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President and CEO
Junior Achievement of the
National Capital Area
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Junior Achievement is committed to teaching young people to successfully manage their personal finances. By promoting these skills, it's our hope that the summer "staycations" of 2009 will become summer vacations in the years ahead.
We are not alone in this hope, and are tremendously grateful for the grassroots outpouring of support in this spring's JA Bowl, thus far raising close to $400,000 from 3,400 donors.
As always, your support makes our work possible.
Thank you.
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Inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy
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Finance Park Nears Completion
Construction of the region's first experiential financial literacy center, Junior Achievement Finance Park, is nearing completion. Beginning in October, 14,000 middle school students per year will learn critical financial literacy skills through six weeks of intensive classroom instruction and activities, followed by an all day real-life personal budgeting simulation at Finance Park. Partnership opportunities exist within the building. To learn more about Finance Park, visit www.myJA.org/financepark/.
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JA White Paper Analyzes
Federal Deficit
In response to the current financial climate, Junior Achievement is publishing timely and instructive White Papers for teens. The latest, "The Skyrocketing Federal Budget Deficit," explains the fundamental economics and politics of the issue and discusses the elements involved in reversing the trend of a steadily increasing deficit. To download it for free, visit www.myJA.org/programs/papers/.
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Companies Vie for Top
Bowl Fundraiser
KPMG and BB&T have commanding leads as 1st and 2nd place fundraisers for the JA Bowl, raising $51k and $44k, respectively. There is intense competition between several companies to make the Top Ten. In 3rd place, Ernst & Young is leading Washington Gas by only $0.50. In 5th place, Accenture is leading Wachovia by only $891. In 7th place, CSC is leading PricewaterhouseCoopers by only $1,037. To view current standings and to push your company to the finish line, visit www.JAbowl.org.
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Stay Connected With JA This Summer
Though schools will soon close for summer, JA's mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy continues year-round. This summer, stay connected with Junior Achievement and meet other supporters. Become a fan of JA on Facebook, join other professionals in our group on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter, watch our videos on YouTube, or browse our photo galleries on Flickr.
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