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Welcome to Junior Achievement…

Welcome to Junior Achievement…. Junior Achievement (JA) is a partnership between the business community, educators, and volunteers. We all work together to inspire young people to dream big and reach their potential.

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Welcome to Junior Achievement…

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  1. Welcome to Junior Achievement… Junior Achievement (JA) is a partnership between the business community, educators, and volunteers. We all work together to inspire young people to dream big and reach their potential. Our hands-on, experiential programs teach the key concepts of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy to young people all over the world.

  2. JA of New Jersey (JANJ) - Who We Are… • A franchise of JA Worldwide founded in 1963. • A dynamic team of volunteers including influential business leaders who want to give back to the community and align ourselves with a financial literacy movement. • A recognized leader in JA, receiving: • JA Worldwide Summit Awards: For high achieving performance for three consecutive years • One of Five Charles R. Hook Award Finalists: For outstanding performance contributed to the growth and development of the organization • Power of Partnering Innovation Award: Sponsored by Novartis for JANJ “High School Heroes” Program Implementation • The JA Worldwide Phoenix Award: For "Best turnaround of a JA chapter"

  3. Economic Development • Ethics & Character • Personal Economics • Leadership Skills • Mentoring • Financial Literacy • Work Readiness • Entrepreneurship • Business Ethics Education Development • Relevancy • Experiential Learning • Global Perspective • Technology What Business Are We In? Youth Development Alcatel-Lucent Foundation Presentation to JANJ

  4. Six Years of Exceptional Performance FYE 6.30.04FYE 6.30.10% Change Students Reached15,210 35,315 132% Total Classrooms655 1,717 162% Cost per Student$50.74 $35.33 (30%) Contributions/Revenue$676,064 $1,378,415 104% Personal Gifts$30,661 $116,467 280% Business Hall of Fame$41,400 $217,465 425% State Board Members 15 31 107% District Board Members 25 70 180%

  5. Where We Come From… ENGINEERING & AEROSPACE BANKS AND… REAL ESTATE Banco Popular NA Bank of America BNY Mellon Beneficial Bank Citibank Citizens Bank Capital One Bank Federal Home Loan Bank of NYJP Morgan Chase MetLife Bank NJ Credit Union League PNC Bank The Provident Bank Sovereign Bank TD Bank Wachovia Accenture BASF Best Buy Campbell Soup Company CDW Cisco ConocoPhillips Bayway Refinery Continental Airlines Dun & Bradstreet Educational Testing Service ExxonMobil Gresham Trask American Ventures Infineum USA L.P. MAFCO Marriott NJBIA NRG Energy PSEG Rent-A-Center South Jersey Industries The Star-Ledger Tiffany & Company Tyco Int’l (US), Inc. Walmart Wholesale Auto Supply Co. Cogswell Realty Group, LLC PHH Mortgage Corporation Realogy Corporation Argo Turboserve Curtiss-Wright Lockheed Martin INSURANCE Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company Burgdorf & CompanyChubb & Son HSBC of North America MetLifeMunich Re America New York Life NJ Manufacturers Insurance Company/NJM Bank FINANCIAL SERVICES Allstate Financial Services BNY Mellon Financial Planning Association Goldman, Sachs & Co. High Point Wealth Management Karr Barth Associates of AXA Advisors Lincoln Investment MetLife Investments Morgan Stanley PNC Investments Prudential RegentAtlantic Capital, LLC Smallwood Financial Wells Fargo Private Bank ACCOUNTING/AUDIT Crowe Horwath LLP Deloitte & Touche LLP Eisner Amper LLP Ernst & Young LLP KPMG LLP NJCPA PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Protiviti Sax Macy Fromm Swartz & Co., LLC MEDICINE & PHARMACEUTICALS Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists BD Bristol-Myers Squibb C. R. Bard GE Healthcare Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Johnson & Johnson Novartis Sanofi-aventis Virtua LAW Archer & Greiner, PC Earp Cohn P.C. Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal TELECOMMUNICATIONS Alcatel-Lucent AT&T Verizon Communications, Inc. Verizon Wireless

  6. New Jersey educators rate JA programs and volunteers highly: “The children learned about the value of money in everyday life, including saving up to purchase something at a later date.” “Students found the topics addressed extremely interesting. There is a good mix of group work and hands-on activities.” “My students enjoyed the experience very much! I enjoyed it too. The volunteers were well prepared and did an excellent job.” And We Know We Make a Difference… Chubb JA Day Accenture JA Day

  7. Deep beneath our suits, paperwork, and achievements, we're still kids!

  8. Founded in 1919, JA Worldwide reaches 9.7 million students annually in more than 379,000 classrooms and after-school locations globally. With the support of more than 6,000 board members, JA programs are taught by an excess of 330,000 volunteers around the world in over 120 countries. The Global Footprint JA Worldwide - 91 Years of Success HSBC JA Day AT&T / JA Job Shadow

  9. The JA Impact JA Worldwide is committed to the ongoing evaluation of our programs. Findings prove that JA is: - Preparing students to develop successful financial management habits - Empowering them to explore the potential of becoming an entrepreneur - Providing them the skills necessary to succeed in a global workforce Capital One Finance Park™ Campbell Soup JA Day

  10. As a Leader in Your Firm & in Partnering with JA • Implement turnkey volunteer programs • Lead memorable community service projects • Offer a fun break from a hard day's work • Provide powerful team building experiences • Inspire kids and volunteers alike Allstate JA Day Deloitte Impact Day

  11. Establish a Business – Education Partnership through JANJ • Provide corporate role models to today’s youth during a one-day JA volunteer project • Lay the foundation for kids to achieve, using prepackaged financial literacy tools • Empower young people to own their future economic success • Plant seeds of hope and keep kids on the right path to reach their full potential • Facilitate the development of young leaders to ensure sustained competitiveness on a global scale Verizon JA Day Goldman Sachs Community Team Works Day

  12. Opportunities To Invest • Wishful thinking won’t equip our young people with the capacity to compete in the global economy. • Connect your business with young people through JA . . . • Schedule a one-day project • Half-day event during school hours • Hands-on activities • Easy, effective, and energizing programs • Volunteer recruitment and training included • Lead by Example • Join a JA Board of Directors • Participate in Special Events • New Jersey Business Hall of Fame™ • Bowl-A-Thons (“parties with a purpose”) • Golf Outings • Donate • Company foundation / In-kind gifts To learn more about JANJ as well as worldwide service learning volunteer opportunities please contact: Catherine MilonePresident of Junior Achievement of NJ 609.419.0404 ext 108 cmilone@ja-nj.orgwww.janj.org Lockheed Martin Bowl-A-Thon

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