As part of January’s JA Alumni Month, powered by The Hartford, Junior Achievement of Mad River Region (JA) is getting the word out to its alumni in the Clark, Madison, Champaign, and Logan County area that the youth education nonprofit seeks to reengage with its former students. Junior Achievement’s alumni participated in JA programs during their elementary, middle school, or high school years. Many JA Alumni participated in JA Company Program®, an entrepreneurship experience for high schoolers in which students start-up and run their own business.
JA Company Program was recently reimagined, thanks to Junior Achievement’s partnership with The Hartford. The program is now housed within JA’s Learning Management System as a blended-learning experience. This allows JA volunteer mentors to deliver program content in person or via an electronic device and internet connection. JA Company Program now includes entrepreneurship concepts, such as crowd funding and e-commerce, to ensure that the students’ experience is relevant and contemporary.
During JA Alumni Month, JA of Mad River Region would like to hear from you. We would love to hear about your JA experience, how it as impacted your life, and see any pictures you would like to share. You can email this information to Crystal, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or post it on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/JAMadRiver. We will share these stories and pictures on our website, www.madriverja.com, and social media pages.
Louise Lambert, president of Junior Achievement of Mad River Region, added, “Our alumni are an important constituent group for Junior Achievement. We invite anyone who had a JA program during his or her school years to join the JA Alumni Society at www.ja.org/alumni. Our goal is to engage with alumni to help empower local students to own their economic success.”
Approaching its 100th anniversary, Junior Achievement empowers young people to own their economic success through volunteer-delivered programs focusing on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and work-readiness. JA estimates that nearly 100 million students have participated in JA programs since the organization’s inception in 1919. Notable JA Alumni include Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, comedian Amy Sedaris, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, and AOL founder Steve Case.
