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Ed Grenier
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President and CEO
Junior Achievement of the
National Capital Area
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Special thanks to all of our volunteers, educators, and donors. This past academic year your gift of time, talent, and resources advanced financial literacy education, fostered work readiness, and promoted entrepreneurial thinking among local youth.
You are truly the strength of and an inspiration to our organization.
Thank you.
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Inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
Visits Finance Park
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently visited Junior Achievement Finance Park, the region's first experiential financial literacy center. Chairman Bernanke and his wife Anna spent the hour touring the park, learning about JA’s personal budgeting curriculum and simulation, and discussing Junior Achievement programs. To learn more about Finance Park, visit www.myJA.org/financepark/.
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Youth Entrepreneurs Honored
Wendy Cai and Kristy Choi were named Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year by Junior Achievement and Ernst & Young for co-founding Codi's Hats, a non-profit organization that creates and provides hats to children staying at hospitals and treatment centers. They founded Codi's Hats in loving memory of their friend Codi Alexander, who was just 16 when she was struck by a car while bicycling to work. To learn more about Codi's Hats, visit www.myJA.org/students/yeoty/.
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Finance Park Construction
Nearly Complete
Construction of Junior Achievement Finance Park is coming to a close, and the building will open its doors to students on Tuesday, October 5. Over the next academic year, over 14,000 students will participate in this unique personal budgeting simulation. To view photos of the latest construction progress, visit www.myJA.org/financepark/photos/.
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JA Providing Summer
Programs for DC
With summer school in session, JA is delivering programs to students throughout the District of Columbia. Junior Achievement is partnering with DCPS Career Pathways, Voices of our Sisters, Carrera Trust at Arts and Technology Academy, Kid Power, Tree of Life Community Public Charter School, and the South Washington Collaborative to provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs to local youth. To learn more about Junior Achievement's programs, visit www.myJA.org/programs/.
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