Category: Volunteers

March 30, 2017

Volunteering is a Family Matter for U.S. Bank Executive

Whether it’s teaching young people about money management for Junior Achievement, or donning a stylish turkey helmet to run in the annual Turkey Trot to benefit Mile High United Way, U.S. Bank Senior Vice President […]

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March 22, 2017

Local JA Leader Receives National Honor

We are proud to announce that Sandy Rothe, partner for Deloitte, has been chosen from more than 237,000 U.S. volunteers as one of 11 recipients of Junior Achievement’s most prestigious national award for volunteerism, the […]

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March 21, 2017

Thank You Volunteers!

Volunteers embody the heart of JA. Thank you for being part of our JA family!

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February 28, 2017

Kaiser Permanente’s JA coordinator leads long-term school partnership

The partnership began in 2009, and it’s only gotten stronger thanks to the leadership of Kim Klein.  An IT professional with Kaiser Permanente, Kim leads the company’s partnership with Wheeling Elementary School in Aurora and […]

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January 30, 2017

Opportunities for young professionals in making a positive impact

I volunteer with Junior Achievement at South High. While there a few weeks ago, I was reminded of how just getting one extra volunteer to spend one extra hour with the students is so impactful. […]

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January 23, 2017

Partners in life make dynamic duo in the classroom

For 42 years, Ron and Derenny Weil have done everything together – launched and run successful businesses, traveled the world, raised a family and served the community.  Now that they’re retired, their time together includes volunteering […]

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December 20, 2016

Partner companies receive top honor for volunteerism

JA-Rocky Mountain is proud to recognize 23 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 […]

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December 19, 2016

Volunteer helps JA reach Estes Park students

Professionalism, business savvy, humor, drive, kindness.  Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) volunteers share all sorts of skills, personality traits and experiences when they enter JA classrooms to help young people envision their futures. Dean Belka and […]

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November 7, 2016

Retired teacher lends experience to JA volunteering

From finance directors and accountants, to CEOs, engineers and IT professionals, Junior Achievement (JA) volunteers come from all types of professions and share a wide range of skills, experiences and perspectives. For retired teacher Susan […]

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