Ben Bernanke References JA

Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Ben Bernanke, referenced Junior Achievement's efforts around financial literacy education as he delivered his semi-annual report on monetary policy before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday, July 21st. Junior Achievement was the only organization mentioned.

See the video here!

JA Awards Scholarships

This past Spring, senior students that participated in a JA program were eligible to apply and interview for scholarships that are awarded thru the R. D. and Catherine Alexander Scholarship Fund and the John W. Spruill Scholarship Fund. In partnership with the Better Business Bureau, Tarrant County Bankers Association, Texas Christian University, and Texas Wesleyan University, scholarships are annually renewable provided minimum renewal requirements are met for the 4 years the student attends college. We are happy to announce a total of $48,625 has been awarded to the following 2010 scholarship winners:

Miranda Behrens - Colleyville Heritage HS, plans to attend UT Austin
Melinda Fuqua - Keller HS, plans to attend UT San Antonio
Meagan Reid from Crowley HS, plans to attend TCU
Alexandria Romo - Colleyville Heritage HS, plans to attend Colorado College
Kim Sohee, Colleyville Heritage HS, plans to attend Academy of Art Univ.
Sydney Sult - Stephenville HS, plans to attend Texas A & M
Joseph Sumcizk - Colleyville Heritage HS, plans to attend TCC

Summer Fun Bowl-aarrgghh-thon Info!

Ahoy Mateys!

Summer is here and that means its time to bowl for JA! This year's Summer Fun Bowl will be on Saturday, August 21st at Cityview Lanes in Fort Worth. This event is one of our major fund raisers and will help us purchase program materials for our K-12th grade students this upcoming school year.

All you have to do is get a team of 5 people together (4-6 is accepted as well) and get ready to have fun! Each person on your team needs to raise at least $75 - many teams get together and have bake sales, sell raffle tickets or have a car wash to raise the $375 team minimum. You can also get pledges from friends, family and co-workers!

We will have 3 bowling times available on Saturday, August 21st: 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. (for Lockheed Martin only), 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Just choose the time you prefer then show up at Cityview Lanes at that time on August 21st! You will get an official Summer Fun Bowl t-shirt along with door prize eligibility at the event. Anyone who raises $125 and above will receive special gift cards!

Come dressed up in your best pirate costume for a chance to win the Lane Decorating Contest! We will have other fun contests during the event like push-up, hula-hoop and the show me game. This event is geared towards fun and you don't have to be a professional bowler - bumpers are available!

To find out more about the Summer Fun Bowl or to sign up click here! TEAM REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, JULY 30TH! You can also contact Jenny Senter at the JA office for more info. We hope to see you there!