Tag: JA

July 10, 2015

JA Golf Classic Raises More Than $391,000 to Benefit Front Range Students

As a result of the annual 2015 Bank of America Junior Achievement Golf Classic, presented by RE/MAX, LLC., participants of the event helped Junior Achievement (JA) raise $391,470 to help...

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October 7, 2013

New App Helps Teens Find Balance Between Student Debt & Future Income

PwC US and Junior Achievement launched  JA Build Your Future, an app designed to assist with financial planning as teens look towards post-secondary education and explore their desired careers. This...

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July 31, 2013

JA Programs: Extreme Makeover Edition

Do you typically volunteer for first grade, third grade, middle or high school? JA USA has just released SIX new and redeveloped programs for the 2013/14 school year. Teachers and...

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May 7, 2013

“Despite our hesitance, we listened, and boy did we learn”

It was freshman year and our economics class entered to a Junior Achievement volunteer ready to teach us about business ethics. Honestly, as 14 year old freshmen, we didn’t think...

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April 26, 2013

Volunteer Joy Hall Teaches High School Students Success Skills

Think speaking in front of high school students is scary? Think again. Joy Hall from Wells Fargo has conquered this feat for five years, bringing her colleagues to volunteer with...

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April 25, 2013

“I fell in love with business and everything that comes with it”

Like all teenagers at the age of 15, I was slightly irritated at the fact that my parents had dragged me to a summer camp that I was originally not...

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April 22, 2013

JA Celebrates National Volunteer Week

As Junior Achievement celebrates National Volunteer Week (April 21-27), we would like to recognize and honor the 5,000 local JA volunteers who are delivering relevant, experiential JA programs to students...

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April 15, 2013

Del Frisco’s Patio Grand Opening Party to Benefit JA

On May 3rd from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m., Del Frisco's will host a special patio opening party to benefit JA. Tickets are $100 and include cocktails and appetizers. One hundred...

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April 11, 2013

Local JA Students Benefit from Sam’s Club

Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. has received a $15,000 grant to support its entrepreneurship programs in local schools. Sam’s Club presented the grant in support of its focus on youth entrepreneurship education. “Knowledge...

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