Events
Look what happens when you have a good time.
At JA, we host several signature events throughout the year to raise money to support our programming, as well as to engage the community in our educational work. In fact, nearly 50 percent of JA’s $3 million operating budget is raised through special events. So whether you’d like to get involved on an individual level or as a business through event sponsorship, JA offers several ways for you to support our work and have a good time, too.
- JA Bowl-A-Thon: Create a team and bowl your way to supporting economics education for our kids. For Northern Colorado/Wyoming, visit their JA Bowl-A-Thon website.
- Colorado Business Hall of Fame: Help us recognize the outstanding contributions of Colorado’s business leaders, and inspire generations of professionals and entrepreneurs.
- JA Stock Market Challenge: This fast and furious stock market simulation game is a blast, and a fun way to support JA.
- Success on the Green Golf Classic: Our golf tournament and auction offers the best of both worlds — a day of sport that’s all for a good cause.
More than 5,385 participants from more than 100 companies hit the lanes to help Junior Achievement (JA) provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurial programs to local students. The 30th annual JA Bowl-A-Thon, presented by Pinnacol Assurance, raised a record … Continue reading
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6 to 10, 2013. Junior Achievement would like to thank all of the wonderful teachers who welcome JA volunteers into their classrooms. We appreciate you!
It was freshman year and our economics class entered to a Junior Achievement volunteer ready to teach us about business ethics. Honestly, as 14 year old freshmen, we didn’t think business ethics to be terribly applicable to our everyday lives, … Continue reading
