Junior Achievement of San Diego & Imperial Counties News
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Alumni Quest Succeeding  Did you participate in the Company Program as a kid? Did you go through BizTown or have a volunteer in your classroom all those years ago?
Then you are a JA Alumnus and should tell us your story here!
More than 200 San Diegans have already told us about their experience with Junior Achievement and how it has positively impacted their professional lives. We're still looking for another 60 alumni to reach our FY 2010 goal.
April 21st is the last day to nominate alumni for our 60 for Success Alumni Celebration Event. We will honor 60 Outstanding Alumni as part of our 60th Anniversary Celebration. Nominate a colleague now.
(You can even nominate yourself--we won't tell!)
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 Roll the Dice on Fun
More than 100 supporters will enjoy a great night with friends and win great prizes
at JA's Casino Night Fundraiser. The Community Development
Advisory Group will host Casino Night to benefit Junior Achievement of San Diego and Imperial
Counties.
DATE: Friday, April 30th
TIME: 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
PLACE: JA's BizTown
Get your tickets before we run out of space! Click here for more information on Casino Night.
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Supporting JA Waives Your University Club Fee
 Through April 30th, make a tax-deductible contribution of $300 or
more in support of JA and become a
member of The University Club, one of San Diego's premiere
private business and social clubs, situated atop Symphony Towers.
Participate in the Race to
Raise, a fundraising effort sponsored by The University Club,
to support nonprofits across the county. In lieu of their customary
$1,000 Initiation Fee, The University Club will honor your contribution to
Junior Achievement as your initiation fee and welcome you to the Club!
If
you would like more information on this exciting opportunity, please contact
Susan Perkins at 619.906.4912 or susan@jasandiego.org.
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There's Still Time to Bowl
Junior Achievement's 25th Annual Bowl-A-Thon is in full
swing but there is still time for you to get involved.
We are excited to have
over 50 companies bowling from March 6th to May 16th and
 invite you and your colleagues to get in on the fun as well.
So far, bowlers have raised over... READ MORE
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Congrats to JA's Newest Ambassador Class!
12
students were inducted April 6th as the 2010 Student
Ambassador Class. These students were chosen from more than 40 nominated
students because they demonstrated strong leadership, teamwork and communication skills.
All Ambassadors have had Junior Achievement programs either in the classroom, at JA BizTown - or both. They will participate in
various events throughout the year.
On May
1st, our Ambassadors will be the special guests of ...READ MORE! |
Billy Casper Needs You, Golfers!
Monday, May 3rd, The Billy Casper Corporate
Cup Challenge will tee off at the venerable  San
Diego Country Club.
185 of the area's best golfers, executives
and celebrities, as well as Golf Hall of Famer Billy Casper, are
expected to participate to support organizations serving kids including
JA, Boys & Girls Clubs and The Music Machine.
Golfers are
still needed to fill out five-somes. Click here to sign up. |
BizTown Summer Camp is Sizzling in 2010!
BizTown Summer Camp continues to take new applications every day for kids going into 5th and 6th grade.
While we still have openings, the week of July 19-23 is filling up very quickly, with the week of August 2-6 not far behind.
For the 2010 Summer, camp will focus on using creative skills to
generate business ideas and understand how ... READ MORE. |
4th Annual Entrepreneurship
Convention at Pt. Loma
 On May 6th, more than 50 area high schoolers will compete in the San Diego Company of the Year
Competition at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Students start and run their own businesses, devise
their
own product, and then market and produce it while trying to realize a profit for
their
shareholders. Community members are welcome
to stop by between 10:30-12:00 to see the Trade Fair and Expo and to
talk with
the students about their experiences.
This group of students also participated in the Entrepreneur's Convention on March 24th, hosted by Point Loma Nazarene University's
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). At the convention, business leaders from many San Diego
industries shared with the students their personal experiences owning their own
company, how to leverage social media and the importance of innovation.
The JA Company Program is generously sponsored by: State Farm
Youth Advisory Board, hp, The Samuel & Katherine French Fund, and Wells Fargo.
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SeaWorld Volunteers at BizTown
 On March 10th, Laura Slanec (JA board member from SeaWorld)
recruited 32 SeaWorld employees who jumped at the chance to volunteer in BizTown as advisers to the 105 6th graders from Rice Elementary in the Chula Vista Elementary School District.
SeaWorld volunteers answered questions from the kids about running their business, how to make decisions regarding their cash flow or operations. They helped the kids set up and enjoy their busy day at BizTown. Thanks, SeaWorld!
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New Board Member!
Join us in welcoming our newest board member to the Junior Achievement Board of Directors:
 Joan Coppenrath
We thank our Board for all of their help and support. See our complete list of Board of Directors here.
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"Fan"-raiser
 Have you heard? JA is on Facebook and we're 277 fans strong! But we need your help to get to 500 by June 30th!
 We've been busy bees on the social media front because we're on Twitter now too! We already have 46 followers! Tweet you later!
Click on the icons to the right and join us today!
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Upcoming JA Events
April is:
Financial Literacy Month
April 21: Last Day to nominate "60 for Success" Alumni
April 30: CDAG Casino Night Fundraiser
May 1: LA Sparks Host JA Ambassadors at Exhibition
May 3: Billy Casper Golf Classic @ San Diego Country Club
May 4: JA Staff & Board Bowl-A-Thon Event
May 6: Student Company Competition
May 31: Last Day to Register for Summer Camp June 8: "60 for Success" Reception at University Club |
Volunteer Opportunities
We always want some help so we can help kids become financially literate and work-ready. BizTown Volunteers Needed:May 2010- Wednesday, May 19
Friday, May 21 Monday, May 24 - Wednesday,
May 26
June 2010- Wednesday,
June 9
- Monday,
June 21
- Thursday,
June 24
In-Class Teaching Opportunities: Angier Elementary
- Serra Mesa
- 8 volunteers needed
- K-5th
- Traditional - 5 lessons scheduled
- Weeks of May 17 - 28th
Innovations Academy Charter
Porter Elementary
Ross Elementary
Stone Ranch Elementary- 4S Ranch
- 14 volunteers needed
- K-3rd
- Traditional - 5 lessons scheduled independently with the teacher
Painted Rock - Poway
- 4 volunteers needed
- 1st & 3rd available
- Traditional - 5 lessons scheduled independently with the teacher
Call us at 619-682-5155 or click here to schedule time to teach in class, work at BizTown or even help us keep
costs down with some administrative support.
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Poodle Palace at JASD
 To enjoy our 60 Years of JASD in style, our staff dressed up like staff must have when we started in 1950.
Click here for fun photos of us in our poodle skirts and pearls. What were you wearing in 1950?
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Papa John's JA Fundraiser Just Got Easier!
Papa John's Pizza will donate up to $8 to Junior Achievement when you
order online:
+ Order one X-Large Pizza, breadsticks and 2
20 oz. Coca-Cola products and use "JA1", Papa John's will donate $2 to JA.
+ Or order 2 Large
Pizzas and 4 20 oz. Coca-Cola products and enter "JA2" and Papa John's
will donate $2 directly to JA.
+ Order 4 Large Pizzas, 2 breadsticks and 2
2-Liter Coca-Cola products. Use code "JA4" and Papa John's will donate $8 to JA.
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Attention Sam's Club Members
Are you a Sam's Club member? Vote for Junior Achievement, and Sam's Club could award us $1M.  Sam's Club members can vote for any of the featured 8 non-profits in Youth Education and Entrepreneurship and Junior Achievement is one of them! Sam's Club will give away $1M to the winner in each category, and a total of $4 million to the 8 participating non-profits. As of the April 8 kick-off, JA is still in first place, so vote
DAILY at Sam's Club's
Giving Made Simple website to help us win a million dollars. For more information on this campaign, click here.
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JA's Tile Campaign Building the Future
Purchase a personalized tile to support JA. Tiles
start at only $150 and are permanently mounted on the John & Carole Sachs
International Welcome Walkway. Every
tile supports
JA programs and the children of San Diego & Imperial Counties. Click here to order yours today. |
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