Papa John's and Junior Achievement Join Forces to Deliver "Business of Life"
Lessons to Nation's Students
 Papa
John's International and Junior Achievement have formed a national partnership that will help
JA of Sacramento deliver work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs to
Sacramento Area students.
 Papa John's will donate $2 to JA for each customer who places their pizza order online or on the telephone and uses the online coupon displaying the Junior Achievement logo!
In addition, participating Papa John's franchise and corporate-owned restaurants will conduct
Job Shadow events at which JA students can experience first-hand what it is like to own and run a Papa John's restaurant. Papa John's employees will be encouraged to volunteer to teach JA classes at schools in their communities.
JA Offices can also expand the partnership to include recruiting Papa John's franchisees and local market team leadership to serve on their board of directors.
Simply click on the logo and you will be re-directed to Papa John’s.
Register as an online user
and order pizza while supporting Junior Achievement!
And thanks for your support!
Junior Achievement of Sacramento Receives Grant
from Rent-A-Center
Sacramento, CA – Junior Achievement of Sacramento announced today that it has qualified for a
grant from Rent-A-Center, Inc., to fund the implementation of JA Worldwide’s K-12 curriculum with
financial literacy components. The $4,400 grant will enable JA of Sacramento to extend the
breadth of its programs, emphasizing the critical need for financial education before young
people leave high school and college to make their way in life.
With the generous funding, the JA operation will be equipped to better engage community
volunteers to implement JA Worldwide programs, teaching children how they can impact the world
around them as individuals, workers, and consumers.
As a cornerstone of the partnership, Rent-A-Center will help expand JA Worldwide’s hands-on
classroom programs preparing students for future financial issues they may face. All JA Worldwide
programs implemented through Rent-A-Center grants must be delivered in schools in which 51 percent
of the student population qualifies for a free or reduced lunch program, stressing the importance
of ensuring all young people have a fundamental understanding of personal financial literacy.
The funding is part of a nationwide initiative between JA Worldwide and Rent-A-Center, which
involves an $800,000 grant to be implemented and dispersed over a four-year period. JA Worldwide
Area Offices throughout the United States have the opportunity to apply for the annual funding.
In 2008, 35 local grants will be distributed.
“Junior Achievement of Sacramento is honored
and extremely appreciative of the support of Rent-A-Center,” says Angela Bruce Raeburn, President
of JA Sacramento. “This partnership will allow us to expand our reach, helping equip young people
with ‘real world’ financial literacy skills that they can use on their way to a successful future.”
Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, currently operates more than 3,400
company-owned stores nationwide and in Canada and Puerto Rico. The stores generally offer
high-quality, durable goods such as home electronics, appliances, computers, and furniture
and accessories to consumers under flexible rental purchase arrangements that generally allow
the customer to obtain ownership of the merchandise at the conclusion of an agreed-upon rental period.
Executive Order: Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Financial
Literacy
Over the last several years, Junior Achievement has worked diligently at the local,
national, and global levels to position itself as a key player in the realm of financial
literacy education. Recent events such as the sub-prime mortgage crisis have made this issue
even more critical.
Our hard work is paying off. JA is pleased to announce that Jack Kosakowski, Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of JA Worldwide and President of Junior Achievement USA,
has been appointed by President Bush to represent Junior Achievement on the newly formed President’s
Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, formed by
Executive Order and announced by the White House
January 22, 2008.
Jack attended a meeting of council members in the Oval Office of the White
House led by President Bush and Secretaries Paulson (Treasury) and Jackson
(Housing and Urban Development). The Council’s mandate is “to help keep America
competitive and assist the American people in understanding and addressing
financial matters,” which helps drive the Administration’s objective to
encourage financial literacy among the American people.
Read the complete text of
President Bush’s Executive Order.
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