Honor a JA Grad!
Has a special student in your life graduated this year? Why not honor that achievement with a gift in his or her name?
All honorees will be featured on JA's website.
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Opportunities for Recognition
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Thank you!
JA is thankful
to
the following sponsors for their generous support:
Asurion
Caterpillar Financial
Services
The General Mills Foundation
The HCA Foundation
Hudson Family Foundation
Lattimore, Black, Morgan &
Cain
The Pepsi Bottling Group
Schneider Electric Foundation
Simmons Hospitality Group
Standard Candy Company
Mr.
Brad Thomason
Mr.
Tom Walker
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About JA
JA believes in
conviction
in the educational and motivational impact of relevant, hands-on learning.
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JA Staff
Operations
Trent Klingensmith
President
Rachel Dyer
Director of Operations
Patrice Godshalk
Administration & Operations Assistant
Marketing
Beth Torres
VP, Events & Funding Development
Laura Buchanan
Special Events Manager
Jessica Bowers
Marketing Associate
Programs
Andy Schenck
Director of Programs
Karen Boom
Program Manager
Holly Houston
Program Manager
JA BizTown
Rachel Dyer
Director of JA BizTown
Leona Cherry
Instructional Manager
Freya Hearn
Instructional Manager
Bethany Wynns
Instructional Manager |
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Inside the President's Corner
with
Trent Klingensmith
Dear JA Supporters,
Summertime is in full swing, but that does not mean learning has to stop.
JA BizTown Summer Camp will be hosting over 100 students during the weeks of June 28-July 2 and July 12-16. Kids ages 10-13 will benefit from the full JA BizTown experience during the week-long camps. The registration deadline is June 25. Sign your child(ren) up today!
JA also offers a variety of online resources to keep your kids engaged while they are not in the classroom. Teens can explore the workforce and get ready for college in the JA Student Center, while parents can find ways to make learning fun for their children with these parent materials.
I wish you all a pleasant summer. Let's keep doing our part to prepare our kids to succeed in school and in life, even while we're on vacation!
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Opportunities for Donations
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Bowlers Raise $238,051 for JA Programs!
Bowlers from 47 companies joined together to support JA
programs...and they definitely succeeded. The Bowl-a-Thon hit its financial goal
and 7,002 students will receive JA because of the efforts of the community! On
May 26th, coordinators and top fundraisers gathered to celebrate a
successful Bowl-a-Thon season at the Awards Luncheon.
Many thanks and congratulations go to every bowler who
participated!
Special recognition goes to the following award recipients:
10-Year Title Sponsor: Bridgestone Americas Trust
Fund
Sprit Award: Schneider Electric
Top New Company: US Bank
Most Improved Company: Ford Motor Credit
Coordinator of the Year: Lorilyn Meyer,
Caterpillar Financial
Top Scoring Team: Asian Invasion, Regions Bank, 891
Top Fundraising Individuals:
3rd place: Tracey Luke, Caterpillar Financial, $3,100
2nd place: Honey Hetzel, Caterpillar Financial, $3,955
1st place: Kelly Clayton, Franklin American Mortgage, $18,535
 Congratulations Top Fundraiser Kelly Clayton!
Top Fundraising Teams:
3rd place: Cat-astrophe, Caterpillar Financial, $10,430
2nd place: Money to Spare - a Treasury Bowling Odyssey, Caterpillar Financial,
$17,350
1st place: BaddaBing Bowlers, Franklin American Mortgage, $19,871
Top Fundraising Companies:
3rd place: Ford Motor Credit, $20,355
2nd place: Franklin American Mortgage, $20,966
1st place: Caterpillar Financial, $58,459
Company of the Year: Caterpillar Financial
 Congratulations Company of the Year CAT Financial!
Bowlers, please take our survey so that we can make next
year's event even better!
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Opportunities for Education
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You Did It!
Thanks to our many loyal JA
volunteers and teachers, we reached nearly 30,000
students through JA programs during the 2009-10 school year--exceeding our
overall goal by 2,000 students! The past
school year was also a year of "firsts" as we provided new student experiences
through several initiatives:
Successful Job Shadow Pilot with Metro Nashville
Public School Career Academies. First Annual JA Titan Business Challenge
at Caterpillar Financial on March 27th. First Middle School JA in a Day at Oliver Middle School on May 14th. High School programs increased by 11% from last
year.
Thank you for your
support! We look forward to collaborating
with you next year.
Be Green--Save Green
Recycle those JA kit pieces!
Did you know we were able to
save over $10,000 in kit costs this year? By recycling the unused materials in your JA
kit, we are able to rebuild kits for use throughout the school year. We encourage you to recycle your
leftovers! Please drop your JA kits off
at our office, located at 120
Powell Place, Nashville, TN 37204.
We are open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
Monday-Friday.
Thank you for helping us be green!
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