30 Days for JA Raises Funds to Promote Mid-Shore Financial Literacy Programs

A third-grade student holds up the check he has filled out as part of an activity he has completed during the JA Our City® Program

Easton, MD – (May 21, 2018) A recent national survey by Junior Achievement USA and AIG finds that only half of teens cite becoming financially independent of parents as one of their future goals. The survey, conducted by Wakefield Research, also notes only 50% of teens held a desire to start a savings plan. To continue the effort to change these statistics, Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore (JA) is launching a 30 Days to JA fundraiser for their financial education programs.

 

“While Junior Achievement is making great strides here on the shore by teaching over 2,500 students this year alone, there are still so many more youth to reach.” said Jayme Hayes, president of Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore. “And reach them we must. Financial illiteracy affects not only individuals; it is a community issue, and one we need to address as a community.”

 

The 30 Days to JA campaign will run from June 1 to June 30, with contributions being accepted online at www.easternshoreja.org.

 

About Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore:

Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship education to K-12 students throughout public and private school classrooms in six counties across Maryland’s Eastern Shore at no cost to the schools. With the help of respected local volunteers, Junior Achievement delivers to young people in all communities the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. In its 2017 fiscal year, Junior Achievement reached over 7,000 students across the Shore. For more information visit us at www.easternshoreja.org or on Facebook or Twitter.

Town of Easton Proclaims April 2018 “Junior Achievement Financial Literacy Month”

Photo: L-R–Councilwoman Megan Cook; JA Talbot Chair Laura Heikes; JA board members George Koste of Maryland Capital Enterprises, and Talli Oxnam of Wye Financial & Trust The Town of Easton, Maryland proclaimed April 2018 “Junior Achievement Financial Literacy Month” in recognition of the financial literacy education efforts of Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore, (JA)….

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Beaver Run Students Learn Leadership at Avery Hall Insurance Group Sponsored Junior Achievement Leadership Day

 

Comptroller Peter Franchot collects “Taxes” from Beaver Run Elementary Second Graders, who learned about taxes from volunteers from Avery Hall Insurance Group during Leadership Day.

(April 30, 2018 — Salisbury, MD) On April 24 the second-grade students at Beaver Run elementary got “jobs,” earned a paycheck, and then discovered certain services in their city—thanks to a lesson from Salisbury Mayor Jake Day—are paid for by tax money. The students then handed over a portion of their pay to Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot. The lesson was all part of Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore’s (JA) Leadership Day at Beaver Run Elementary School. The students were presented with the JA Our Community® program, which was taught by volunteers from Avery Hall Insurance Group. Throughout the daylong program, the students cycled through engaging, age-appropriate lessons on topics such as how money moves through a community; different types of careers; and why people pay taxes.

Assisting the Comptroller in the tax activity and highlighting the importance of community leaders were Salisbury City Mayor Jake Day; Superintendent for Wicomico County Public Schools, Dr. Donna C. Hanlin; Salisbury Police Chief Barbara Duncan; Salisbury Police Detective Tom Hitty; Salisbury Fire Chief Richard Hoppes; Wicomico Public Libraries Executive Director Andrea Berstler; and Beaver Run Elementary School Principal Curt Twilley.

“We were thrilled to not only be able to reach such a large number of students in one day, but also be able to present them with so many influential members of the community,” said JA president Jayme Hayes. “JA wants students to dream big and reach their potential, and what better way to encourage them toward success than to present them with real role models—people who live and work here and can show them the types of jobs they can have in our community?”

Sponsors of the event were Avery Hall Insurance Group, the Franklin P. & Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, with Baxter Enterprises providing lunch for the students.

Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship education to K-12 students throughout public and private school classrooms in six counties across Maryland’s Eastern Shore. With the help of respected local volunteers, Junior Achievement delivers to young people in all communities the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. In its 2017 fiscal year, Junior Achievement reached over 7,000 students across the Shore. http://www.easternshoreja.org.