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June 26, 2017

Western Union Empowers Communities Through Financial Literacy

Western Union Foundation Executive Director Elizabeth Roscoe (right) and Chief of Staff Nicole Vogrin teach JA Ourselves Repeatedly, Western Union employees demonstrate their steadfast commitment to helping young people in...

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The Students Keep Me Coming Back to JA Business Week

By: Joe Acker, JA Business Week Company Advisor Several years ago, I received an email regarding the need for judges at a Junior Achievement summer competition.  Without really knowing what...

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May 30, 2017

Roots and Wings

We just finished celebrating our youngest son’s graduation from CSU. He finished his accounting degree and now we are in the process of packing him up to start his new...

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May 22, 2017

JE Dunn VP Mike Tilbury leads charge for JA

Mike Tilbury, VP of JE Dunn Construction There are countless ways to support Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA), and JE Dunn, a JA partner for more than 10 years, continually finds...

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Otter Products: Inspiring Kids to Change the World

It’s an amazing experience for high school students to tour Otter Products’ offices in Fort Collins. To see Otter Products professionals at work and to experience the creative and fun...

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May 3, 2017

Become A Scholarship Superstar: How To Prepare For The Scholarship Process

Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity can’t be better described than by a high school career. When you enter high school, graduation and college seems like a lifetime away. But as...

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May 1, 2017

Andy Bailey Bowls Over JA Staff and Students

Andy frequently volunteers to teach JA in a Day It all began with a bowling ball. Andy Bailey, Regional Lead of Community Engagement for AT&T’s Western States, was first exposed...

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State Farm Empowers Youth in Northern Colorado

Thanks to a recent grant of $15K from State Farm, an increasing number of K-12 students in Larimer and Weld counties in Northern Colorado will benefit from JA programs. “We...

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Prologis Demonstrates Long-term Commitment to Financial Education

Pictured with JA CEO Robin Wise, Ed Nekritz, Prologis chief legal officer and general counsel, bowled with colleagues to raise more than $100K  through the JA Bowl-A-Thon There’s a simple reason...

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