File #: 12-0252    Version: 1 Name: Junior Achievement Presentation
Type: Presentation Status: Filed
File created: 7/13/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/14/2012 Final action: 8/14/2012
Title: Presentation on Junior Achievement
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Presentation on Junior Achievement
 
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SUMMARY: Rich Soenen and Wendell Wilson will be present to make a presentation on Junior Achievement, which is the world's largest organization dedication to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy.  Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement provides in-school and and after-school programs for students that focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.  Today, 126 individual area operations reach more than four million students in the United States, with an additional 5.7 million students served by operations in 122 other countries worldwide.  (Source: Junior Achievement brochure)
 
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NECESSARY COUNCIL ACTION: None