Junior Achievement of San Diego & Imperial Counties News
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School is Out, Camp is In!
Our
weeklong BizTown Summer Camp is completely full in July, and there are only a
few slots left for the August 2-6 camp week.
Call
Sadie Saullo at (619) 682-5155 to sign up for August 2-6 Summer Camp or click here to register now.
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 Thank You Volunteers  | Gracias. Merci. Domo Arigato.
No
matter how you say it, we would like to convey our sincere appreciation to you!
On June 23rd,
Sea World's Nautilus Pavilion housed hundreds of ...READ MORE.
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Junior Achievement
Celebrates Goals Achieved
Junior Achievement of San Diego has special reason to celebrate our 60th Anniversary: we achieved our annual student and financial goals! The weak economy has reinforced the critical need for financial education to our employers, teachers, administrators and concerned parents.
JASD Achieves Financial and Student Goals for FY2010  | Revenue from registrations,
donations and events exceeded goal by $64,000. Because the goals were achieved, over 40,000 San Diego youth are better
prepared in financial education.
We will publish our Annual Report later
this year with full details of our fiscal year.
Thank you to our extraordinary
and supportive board, our tireless volunteers and capable staff for an excellent FY2010.
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2010 Laureates Selected
| Robert McNeely
Sr. Executive Advisor
Union Bank
Delores McNeely
District Manager
US Bank
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Delores & Robert McNeely  | |
Thomas A. Nassif
President/CEO
Western Growers | Thomas A. Nassif  | |
Stephen B. Williams
Partner
Sentre Partners | Stephen B. Williams  | |
Meet the 2010 Laureates at our Annual Business Hall of Fame Dinner at the Hotel del Coronado
on November 5, 2010. Read more about Business Hall of Fame.
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60th Anniversary of JASD Celebrates Alumnus Wendy Gillespie
JA Alumnus Wendy Gillespie  | As
a senior at Bloomfield High School near Newark, N.J., Wendy Gillespie's JA
Company program team assembled and sold car visor kits to hold tissues and
sunglasses. She was their CFO and went
on to graduate from Montclair State University with a BA in Spanish and
education, and a post-graduate minor in business administration.
"I
can barely remember what I had for breakfast this morning, but I remember all
of the details about the JA Company program I participated in more than 40
years ago," Gillespie said. "The impact
and power of this experiential program still amazes me today, and inspires me
to give back and pay it forward to today's students." ...READ MORE.
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Peacock Visits BizTown
 NBC7/39's
Marianne Kushi visited 4th and 5th Graders from Linda
Vista Elementary while they worked in JA's BizTown.
Volunteers
from NBC's Give 7 Team participated with the kids as guides and mentors while
the kids managed their store's money, wrote checks and paid bills.
Click here to see the story on
NBCSanDiego.com.
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JA Day Featured in East County Chamber News
East County Chamber Promotes JA  | The
June issue of the East County Chamber of Commerce e-newsletter featured a call
to all business owners to participate in our East County JA Days June 2 and
June 8.
Thanks to the Chamber for a great mention. The two JA Days, where volunteers gathered to teach five weeks of lessons
in one day, were a big hit and we were able to teach 46 classes about financial
literacy in K-5th grades.
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We Appreciate Our Thank Yous
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Upcoming JA Events
July 17 - 19: Company Team National Competition in Minneapolis, MN
July 19 - 23: 1st week of BizTown Summer Camp
Aug. 2 - 6: 2nd week of BizTown Summer Camp
September 9: Networking Showcase
September 10: FORE! Kids 2010 Golf Tournament
November 5: Business Hall of Fame
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Volunteers Needed
There is nothing more valuable than time and effort in our
line of work, and if you have the time to give, we hope that you will consider
sharing a little bit of it with our future leaders as a classroom volunteer
with Junior Achievement.
We need volunteers for our In-Class programs, and
would love for you to join us at our first Volunteer Orientation for the new
school year:
WHERE: Junior Achievement
WHEN: Tuesday, August 10th
TIME: From 11:30-1:00 p.m. (feel free to bring
lunch with you)
CONTENT: This orientation is the first step to
volunteering for us in the classroom. After this orientation, you will be
prepared to teach JA curriculum for grades K-12.
NEXT STEP: Please fill out our Volunteer Interest form online, and we will be in touch with you to answer any questions and confirm your
RSVP at the August Volunteer Orientation session.
Contact
Jenna McKnight at (619) 906-4917
if you would like to volunteer but cannot make it to the upcoming orientation, or
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Local Company Team Leaves for Minnesota
The Hilltop High students had a
special meeting with Chula Vista Mayor, Cheryl Cox last week to talk about how
business is good for the community and the value of education. They also attended the Alumni Coffee on July
8th and met with JA Alumni who participated in similar programs, 10,
20 and even 30 years ago. What a great
way for kids to see the long-term value of their efforts! Hilltop High Company Team  | Competition will be July 18-21 in Minneapolis, MN. Good luck Hilltop! We will keep you posted about their summer travels to Nationals.
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Golf and Business Play Together
The Encinitas Education Foundation is hosting FORE
Kids! 2010,
a golf tournament held specifically to bring area students to JA
BizTown! Fore Kids 2010 Encinitas Education Foundation Golf Tournament  | Join EEF on
September 10th to help them raise
money to send nearly 1,000 students to get an educational experience of a
lifetime! Have fun AND help these young leaders prepare for a
successful
financial future. Click here for more information. |
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