Monthly Archives: April 2010

Volunteer Recognition Week – Profile on Jenny Lane

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April 17-23 is Volunteer Recognition Week.  In honor of that each day we will feature a small profile on one of Junior Achievements many wonderful volunteers.  Here’s the first one.

Jenny Lane has been involved with Junior Achievement since 2000.  Jenny’s enthusiasm for empowering students with financial literacy is what makes her a great volunteer. There has even been a time when the students enjoyed her excitement so much in the classroom they persuaded her to go outside and play during recess. Jenny loves meeting new students and working with them on something new, outside of their normal, everyday classroom knowledge. “Seeing the smiles on their faces when I am teaching, and getting hugs at their graduation,” says Jenny, is what keeps her excited about volunteering.

Being that it is her tenth year as a volunteer, Jenny still brings motivation and cheerful energy into the classroom on each visit. Knowing that she is helping reach various students and getting to share valuable information is what brings her back every time.

5th Graders Take the Reins at the Hyatt

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Ed Bucholtz with JA student Daniel On Tuesday, 30 fifth grade students from CMS Community School in Denver too control of the Hyatt Regency Denver at Convention Center.  Students spent the day shadowing employees of the 1,100 room hotel.  They were working with everyone from  to chefs, security guards, valets, to front desk personnel, concierge and engineers.  One student even got to spend the day with General Manager, Ed Bucholtz.

“We do it because it’s the right thing to do,” said Bucholtz. “It’s a way to expose these great kids to our industry and give them an opportunity to kind of see it from the inside out.”

These 30 students got a behind the scenes look at running this luxury hotel, and who know…maybe one of them will be the General Manager of this hotel in the future.  Click here to see the story 9News did on this event.

Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain Asks Denver to Get Out the Vote For $1 Million Grant

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Sam’s Club Selects JA as one of eight nonprofits who could win big during “Giving Made Simple” Campaign

JA Be EntrepreneurialJunior 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.

Now Accepting Applications from High School Students

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JA Business Week, a program of Junior Achievement enables high school students to experience the business world, develop leadership skills and focus on their futures.  Students work with companies like Jamba Juice on an “Apprentice”-style project, and get a taste of college life by staying overnight on a university campus. JA Business Week will be held June 13-18 at Johnson & Wales University. Student applications are available at www.jabusinessweek.org and due before May 21st. Cost: $250 includes lodging, meals and program (financial aid available). For more information, contact (303) 534-5252 or jvenerable@jacolorado.org.

Congratulations JA Board Member, Greg Anton

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We are honored to announce JA Board Member Greg Anton, Anton Collins Mitchell LLP (ACM) founding partner, has been nominated to serve as Vice Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Board of Directors, beginning in October 2010.  Previously, Greg served on the AICPA’s governing Council (2003 – 2009), including a three-year term on the Board of Directors (2006 – 2009) and chairmanship of its Finance Committee (2009).

Greg is slated to become Chair of the AICPA Board for a one-year term in October 2011. This chief volunteer position for the national organization of CPAs continues a career of dedication to clients, the community, and the accounting profession.

The AICPA is the national, professional organization for Certified Public Accountants with approximately 360,000 members. Its mission is to provide members with the resources, information, and leadership that enable them to provide valuable services in the highest professional manner to benefit the public as well as employers and clients. In fulfilling its mission, the AICPA works with state CPA organizations and gives priority to those areas where public reliance on CPA skills is most significant. (www.aicpa.org)

A dedicated and passionate volunteer, Greg believes involvement in professional and community organizations provides opportunities to learn, share ideas, experience personal growth, and to enrich the lives of others. This belief is also demonstrated through his commitment to the clients ACM serves – and to the firm itself.   As he begins his second term on the AICPA Board, Greg continues his commitment to integrating volunteer service into his life, just as he has with his many work and personal pursuits. “I plan to continue providing a high level of service to ACM and the firm’s clients, as well as riding my mountain bike, skiing, boating, and fishing with my family and friends, just as I do now. The big difference will be in the number of stories I’ll have to share!”

Greg’s past professional activities include service on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Society of CPAs (CSCPA), including service as Chair of the Board (2004 – 2005) during the centennial year for the Colorado accounting profession, and service as Co-Chair of the Centennial Scholarship Campaign of the Educational Foundation of the CSCPA which raised over $1 million for accounting scholarships. (www.cocpa.org)

Please join us in congratulating Greg on this achievement.