Category: Volunteers

October 9, 2018

Just One of the Cool Kids

Karen Griffith learns something new every day. Volunteering with Junior Achievement in both elementary and middle schools for the past 10 years, Griffith recently learned alongside her JA students about wire transfers, exchange rates, and […]

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July 24, 2018

JA Business Week Has Lasting Impact on JA Alumnus

Major League Hacking senior partner Nick Quinlan says that JA Business Week “set the course for me to succeed and gave me a basis to excel in the professional world.” From 2007 to 2010 Quinlan […]

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May 30, 2018

JA Bowl-A-Thon Coordinator Finds Unique Way to Impact Future

Supporting JA students doesn’t mean that you have to present JA programs in the classroom or volunteer at JA Finance Park. There are many ways to lend your skills and talents to helping young people […]

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April 30, 2018

Chuck Knezevich: A Committed JA Volunteer on the Move

After a career spent in manufacturing, computers and project management, Charles (Chuck) Knezevich now spends much of his free time mentoring young people. In addition to working with high school students through his volunteer work with the […]

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March 28, 2018

JA-Rocky Mountain Board Member Receives National Award for Volunteerism

We are proud to announce that Steve Kinsley, JA-Rocky Mountain board member and president of Kinsley Meetings, has been chosen from hundreds of thousands of U.S. volunteers as one of 10 recipients of Junior Achievement’s most prestigious national […]

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February 28, 2018

Advice from a leading JA Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser

Each year, more than 4,000 participants team up with friends and colleagues to bowl for JA students during the JA Bowl-A-Thon. These dedicated supporters aren’t just bowling – they’re raising more than $1 million to […]

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January 2, 2018

JA Partners Recognized for Outsanding Volunteer Service

JA-Rocky Mountain is proud to recognize 24 partner companies that recently received the U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award. Created in 2003 by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, the award recognizes organizations that contribute […]

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December 12, 2017

TransUnion Invests in Strengthening Financial Literacy

As part of a grant awarded to Junior Achievement-USA, JA-Rocky Mountain received funds from TransUnion to support student outreach during the 2017/18 school year. In addition to funding, TransUnion professionals rolled up their sleeves to […]

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November 21, 2017

We are Thankful for You!

Thank you for helping students transform “I can’t” into “I CAN!” 

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