On July 28, 2016 at the National Harbor’s Gaylord Convention Center, Heath Carelock, Education Director for Junior Achievement of Greater Washington's JA Finance Park® Prince George's County, accepted a surprise $5,000 check from Synchrony Financial on behalf of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.
In acceptance of the donation, Heath spoke before an audience of 400 financial professionals from across the country who were gathered for Synchrony Financial's Global Diversity Network Symposium. The teams in attendance sorted, organized, and donated 700 fully supplied backpacks which will be given to students in the DC area in the coming weeks in preparation for the upcoming school year.