Junior Achievement of San Diego & Imperial Counties News
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BizTown Summer Camp
Heats Up for July & Aug! Camp registrations for BizTown Summer Camp, a week-long day camp designed for kids going into 5th and 6th grade, are streaming in. The registration deadline is extended to Monday, June 21st to make sure as many kids as possible can participate in July and August.
We even have a family coming in all the way from...READ MORE
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 Thank You from the Heart
Fifth Grade students at Doyle Elementary School were so excited by their JA Day that they drew pictures and sent thank you notes to their volunteers.
JA Day is when a group of volunteers, sometimes from the same company or organization, go into one school on the same day and do the complete 5 or 6-week program in just a half day.
Thank you for volunteering!  | Organize a JA Day with your co-workers or volunteer on your own and generate this kind of heartfelt appreciation yourself. Click here to volunteer now.
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Volunteers Spring Forth
JA volunteers were out in force all Spring at area schools or coming in to work with the 5th graders at BizTown.
Thanks to all of our volunteers who added to the financial literacy and work-readiness of San Diego students this Spring!
Help us celebrate the companies and community partners that provided 15 or more volunteers for JA this Spring:
Union Bank's Randy Truax Volunteering at Harritt Elementary  | Bank of America- Best Buy
- Bridgepoint Education/ Ashford University
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young
- Halecrest Elem. PTA
- Harritt Elem. PTA
- Hilton
- Jack in the Box
- McMillin Elem. PTA
- Sony
- State Farm
- Union Bank
- University of Phoenix
Junior Achievement can't pursue its mission without great partners like these. Thank you all.
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Deloitte's IMPACT on JA
IMPACT Day is a celebration that symbolizes Deloitte's year-round commitment to service. Each June, tens of thousands of Deloitte personnel from across the United States spend IMPACT Day participating in more than 800 projects nationwide.
On June 11th, San Diego staffers started the day at King/Chavez Primary Academy in Logan Heights to paint murals, public areas and refresh lines on playground courts. While some were outside painting, others were in classrooms teaching JA's curriculum to the 400+ students at the school.
After a day of hard work in the community, Deloitte then hosted an innovative Wii Bowling Tournament to raise $4,900 in JA's Bowl-A-Thon, doubling last year's effort!
That should have been enough, but Deloitte also hosted Junior Achievement and other local not-for-profits for a ...READ MORE
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Bright Board Highlight
 JA Board Member Andrew Clark, Bridgepoint Education's CEO and president, is profiled in SignOnSanDiego.com.
Click here to read the complete story.
Bridgepoint also recently announced they will sponsor the venerable Holiday Bowl, held every December at Qualcomm Stadium.
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Wrapping up FY2010:
On to FY2011!
As we complete Fiscal Year 2010 at the end of June, I want to thank
all of the great people that make JA meaningful for so many San Diego
students.
Thank you to our terrific JA Board of Directors for their
exceptional guidance and creativity and special thanks to our donors for
their passion and commitment to financial literacy. And our volunteers
make all of JA possible: we served over 40,000 students this year
because of the 1,500 in-classroom volunteers and the 3,000 BizTown
volunteers who shared their time, experience and excitement with
the kids.
Our staff deserves a hand as well. It's been an especially
challenging year but we are ready to move to our next higher plateau in
the new year!
Looking forward to working with you all again for a strong FY2011.
Warmest Wishes,
Joanne Pastula
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Upcoming JA Events
June 21: Summer Camp registration deadline extended
June 30: End of JASD's 2010 Fiscal Year
July 8: Alumni Coffee at JA BizTown
July 16: Hire-A-Youth Event
July 17-19: Company Team National Competition in Minneapolis, MN
July 19 - 23: First week of BizTown Summer Camp
Aug. 2 - 6: Second week of BizTown Summer Camp
September 9: Networking Showcase
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Volunteer Opportunities
We always want some help so we can help kids become financially literate and work-ready. BizTown Volunteers Needed:June 2010 - Friday, June 25
- Monday, June 28
July 2010
In-Class Teaching Opportunities: Please let us know your availability for Fall In-Class Teaching Opportunities. We already have schools lined up and can give you first choice on your neighborhoods and days.
Call us at 619-682-5155 or click here to schedule time to teach in class, work at BizTown or even help us keep
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Local Company Team Travelogue to Minnesota
The Company Program team from San Diego's Hilltop High is preparing for the national competition taking place in Minneapolis from July 18th-21st.
While in Minneapolis, the team will meet students from all over the U.S. and Canada, and interact with top executives from firms such as Best Buy and FedEx.
Hilltop High Company Team  | There are several components to the competition: a trade fair, a stage presentation and a company interview - and these students are certainly up to the challenge. Hilltop's product is a cinch bag with a water bottle and a towel inside for easy outings.
The winners of the National Competition will earn scholarships and will have a chance to win a new HP laptop. Go Hilltop!
The Hilltop team has been raising money to compete and so far they have received $1200 in sponsorships from JA Worldwide, Hilltop Dollars for Scholars and a private donor. There are still opportunities to support the team; contact Elyssa Jeter at 619-906-4906 to learn more about how you can help the Hilltop team get to Minneapolis!
We will keep you posted about their summer travels to Nationals.
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 Great Deals at Papa Johns for Your Dad or Grad
What Graduation Party is complete without pizza? Reward them with really good pizza like Papa John's.
Papa John's will donate up to $8 to Junior Achievement when you order online and use a promo code. The best deal is 4 Large Pizzas, 2 orders of breadsticks and 2 2-liter Coca-Cola products.
Enter promo code "JA4" and Papa Johns will donate $8 to Junior Achievement San Diego.
Click here for more delicious deals from Papa Johns and JA to reward your Dads and Grads in June, and help Junior Achievement.
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