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Junior Achievement is excelling all over town. Check back regularly to find the most current reports of JA activities, events, and goings-on.
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JA recognizes local businesses for dedication to community
Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee recently recognized twelve local businesses for their contributions to the community. These companies received the prestigious Community Impact awards at a back-to-school luncheon held Aug. 21st. The Community Impact awards are presented in recognition of the number of JA classes taught by employee volunteers in the 2007-2008 academic term.
Caterpillar Financial Services took the top award for the most JA classes taught by employees, totaling 133 classes last year. Other award winners included Deloitte, Publix Super Markets, Ford Motor Credit, Bridgestone, State Farm Insurance, HCA, Square D, HBSC, Ingram Industries, Ernst & Young and Gaylord Entertainment. Participants and award recipients were treated to lunch in JA BizTown, where they heard presentations from JA President Trent Klingensmith, JA Volunteer of the Year Ami Harvey, and JA Corporate Liaison for Deloitte John Doerge. Doerge gave ideas for companies to recruit JA volunteers, while Harvey shared the passion she feels for JA, which led her to volunteer in 10 classes during 2007-2008.
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Representatives from Caterpillar Financial Services accept their 1st-place Community Involvement Award from JA President Trent Klingensmith.
(L-R) Ami Harvey, Suzanne Cravens, Nancy Goins, Trent Klingensmith, and Jeff Sampson
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Mike Arthur, left, of Ernst and Young accepts his company's award from JA President Trent Klingensmith.
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A team from HCA gladly accepts their company's JA Community Involvement award.
(L-R) Mike Cassity and Yonnie Chesley, both members of JA's Board of Directors, Trent Klingensmith, and Linda Paek
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JA honors Volunteer and Teacher of the Year
JA recognized its 2007-2008 Volunteer and Teacher of the Year during the pre-game festivities of a Nashville Sounds game on August 9th.Winners of the 2008 awards are Amanda McGaugh, Teacher of the Year, and Ami Harvey, Volunteer of the Year. McGaugh and Harvey were nominated out of 1,000 volunteers and teachers involved with JA throughout Middle Tennessee. These women were selected for the awards based on their involvement in JA, their commitment to the education of today’s youth and their passion to carry out the mission of the organization. McGaugh, the Business Academy teacher at Ravenwood High School, has hosted JA programs, including JA Titan, Success Skills, Economics, and Global Business Ethics, in her high school classrooms for the past five years. Harvey, who represents Caterpillar Financial Services, has been contributing to JA in various ways. In 2007 alone, she volunteered in 10 classrooms. Since 2005, she has volunteered with almost 500 students and 16 different teachers in three grades. In addition, Harvey has participated in JA Job Shadow, served as captain of Bowl-A-Thon teams, and volunteered her assistance at the JA Golf Classic for the past two years.
JA appreciates all of the time and effort put forth by all of its volunteers and teachers. As Middle Tennessee prepares to go back to school, JA looks forward expectantly to another great year.
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Amanda McGaugh receives her Teacher of the Year award from the Sounds mascot, Ozzie.
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Ami Harvey receives her award for Volunteer of the Year from Beth Torres, JA Vice President of Events & Funding Development.
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McGaugh (left) and Harvey get ready to throw out first pitches at the Aug. 9th Nashville Sounds game against the Omaha Royals.
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 Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee seeks to inspire and prepare children to dream about their future, develop relevant skills, and pursue attainable goals. Since 1957, Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee has helped kids dream. JA of Middle Tennessee has guided our future leaders and entrepreneurs, our dreamers and visionaries. We plan to continue to impact tomorrow's workforce, ensuring the success of our youth.
Using hands-on, age appropriate activities and programs, JA partners businesses and educators to provide young people in grades K through 12 the tools and understanding they need to succeed in today's economy. Through our classroom based programs, experiential learning facility, and job shadowing activities, JA brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential...
Use the menu options in the left hand column to learn who we are, what we do, and how you can be a part of the world of Junior Achievement! We invite you to join us as we work to inspire young people to appreciate their futures...
Junior Achievement is all about the kids...and sometimes, we can learn a little something as well.
Let Their Success Be Your Inspiration!
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You can now make a donation to Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee online! Just click the Firstgiving button below. Once at the Firstgiving page, click General Donations in the top right corner.
Thank you for your support!
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Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee is celebrating our Golden Anniversary. That's right - 50 years of inspiring young people to dream and giving them the tools to succeed. That's 50 years of people - volunteers, consultants, parents, teachers, funders and students - making a difference in our communities.
We want to take this opportunity to highlight some of the extraordinary individuals who have helped make Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee what it is today. Each Monday, The City Paper will publish a new JA Extraordinary Achievement profile.
Please visit our Extraordinary Achievements page for a listing of all profiles to date.
Do you have a JA story? We'd love to hear it! Check out our profile form to tell us about your own JA experiences.
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