Category: Volunteers

July 15, 2019

Not Your Average Summer Camp

JA Venture Academy Students There is no “typical” Junior Achievement (JA) Business Week student because there is no typical entrepreneur. By its very definition, entrepreneurship requires new ways of thinking...

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June 24, 2019

Grand County Kids Are Ready to Join the Hospitality & Tourism Workforce

Middle Park High School took a tour of C Lazy U Ranch through a JA program It’s no secret that the scenic mountain landscape makes the Rocky Mountain region a...

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June 19, 2019

2019 JA Volunteer, Advocate, and Educator Award Recipients

Each year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) formally recognizes outstanding JA champions who embrace the JA mission and go above and beyond to make JA a positive and powerful experience for...

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June 12, 2019

Wells Fargo to Support Junior Achievement Statewide

DENVER (June 12, 2019) –Junior Achievement and Wells Fargo today announced they are expanding their partnership statewide to support classrooms across Colorado. The company is donating $125,000 to JA, benefitting...

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May 30, 2019

State Farm and Junior Achievement Collaborate for Northern Colorado Youth

State Farm announced today that they are contributing $10,000 to Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) to provide financial education programs to middle and high school students in Larimer and Weld counties...

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May 13, 2019

Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Volunteer of the Year Award Nominees 2019

Each year, Junior Achievement invites the community to nominate volunteers for JA’s Volunteer of the Year Award. These individuals embrace the JA mission and go above and beyond to make...

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May 8, 2019

Former Teacher Reconnects with Her Passion through JA Company Partnership

JA volunteer and Lockton employee, Monique Auriemma (back, right), teaches JA in a Day to an elementary school class Monique Auriemma’s love for volunteering with Junior Achievement (JA) began in...

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April 12, 2019

College Students Introduced to Civic Engagement through JA

A JA volunteer from University of Colorado at Denver leads a hands-on activity with Emory Elementary School students Learning about civic engagement in the University of Colorado at Denver’s (UCD)...

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March 25, 2019

Volunteering with JA offers young professional “an opportunity for self-growth”

Matt Aschermann (left) at a young professionals' networking event with JA Engage Volunteers are the backbone of Junior Achievement (JA). They generously offer their time, passion, work and life experience...

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