Sam’s Club Selects JA as one of eight nonprofits who could win big during “Giving Made Simple” Campaign
Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain (JA) has been selected to participate in the Sam’s Club Giving Made Simple campaign, with the chance to win a $1 million grant.
Giving Made Simple is an online voting campaign in which Sam’s Club members and associates will determine how the company will allocate $4 million in charitable contributions to eight nonprofit organizations that support programs dedicated to education and small business development. The campaign runs from April 8 to May 2; the winners will be announced May 4, 2010.
“We are thrilled to be selected by Sam’s Club to participate in this online voting campaign,” said Robin Wise, president and CEO of Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain. “With their contribution, we will be able to reach more students across the country with our entrepreneurship programs. We’re asking all of our friends, family and supporters who are Sam’s members to go online and vote for us every day through May 2.”
Giving Made Simple voting works like this—by logging on to www.samsclub.com/giving, (or by visiting Sam’s Club’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/samsclub and clicking on the “Giving” tab)—Sam’s Club members and associates can vote for one of the eight participating organizations. They can cast one vote per day for the duration of the campaign. The number of votes will determine which two organizations—one in the education category and one in the entrepreneurship category—receive $1 million for first place; $500,000 for second place; and $250,000 each for third and fourth place.
With the potential $1 million grant from Sam’s Club, Junior Achievement will broaden the reach of its JA Be Entrepreneurial™ program. The program is targeted to high school students and shows them how to build and run a real business from the ground up; it is one of JA’s newest programs and currently reaches 8,000 U.S. students. JA Be Entrepreneurial™ could reach 14,000 more students with the prize money from Sam’s Club, including hundreds of students in Colorado and Wyoming.