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"The New
Untouchables"
Junior Achievement
is Part of the Solution
As our schools face increasing challenges to educate our
youth with the fundamentals of the 3 R's, noted author and Pulitzer
Prize winner, Thomas L. Friedman, recently wrote a compelling op-ed
piece in the New York Times that makes the case for helping students
develop the skills needed for tomorrow's global economy - the
same skills embodied in the programs and experiences delivered
by Junior Achievement. To read the article, go here.
To help prepare area youth for the future by
volunteering for a JA program, please contact Bernadette Byrd at
210.490.2007 x106.
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2009 Harbor Half Marathon
The Harbor Half
Marathon had an incredible 749 runners compete on October 18th. Many
thanks to our title sponsor, Valero, and to the 200+ volunteers that
made the day such a success. Check out www.harborhalf.com to see
all the results by category.
Mark your
calendars now to join us for the 2010 event on October 17, 2010!
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Calendar
Seguin/New Braunfels
Bowl-A-Thon
Feb 19,
2010
San Antonio Spring Bowl-A-Thon
Feb.
26-27, 2010
Coastal Bend Bowl-A-Thon
Feb.
26-27, 2010
San Antonio Business Hall of Fame
March
31, 2010
San Antonio Golf Classic
April
15, 2010
Laredo Business Hall of Fame
May 06,
2010
San Antonio Wild West Auction
May 15,
2010
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2010
San Antonio Business Hall of Fame
The
eighteenth annual San Antonio Business Hall of Fame will be held
Wednesday, March 31st at the Marriott Rivercenter. Our inductees
for the evening include:
John Feik, DPT Laboratories
Joe
Krier, Bracewell
& Giuliani LLP
Bruce
Smith, Tesoro
Corporation
Please
join JA for this celebration of American free enterprise as JA
honors these individuals that typify the work ethic, values, sense
of community, and success that have made our nation great.
Benefiting the 70,000 students JA will reach this year in
south Texas, the Hall of Fame is a premier event attended by San
Antonio's top business leaders and community supporters.
To reserve
your table or learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please
contact Debbie
Merchant at 210.490.2007 x 110.
Many thanks to Linda Hummel-McAlpin and Humana for
returning as the presenting sponsor.
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Bank of America &
Winston Elementary
JA in a
Day
Twenty-nine Bank of America volunteers partnered with Winston
Elementary in Edgewood ISD for their first JA in a Day event on
October 23rd. In just five short hours, over five hundred students
took part in a Junior Achievement program! In the words of one
volunteer, "I can honestly say this is an experience I will
never forget. I value the lessons that were learned and positive
impact/role we had on the children." Thank you to all the
volunteers and teachers that made this such a successful and fun
day!
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Thanks to the Fall
Pirate Bowl-A-Thon Crew!
This year's Pirate Bowl-a-Thon is off to a great
start after our Fall crew raised over $31,000 for JA programs! Out
of our twelve partners, the top three fundraising companies were C.H. Guenther &
Son, Ernst
& Young, and KPMG. We were
especially proud of C.H.
Guenther & Son, and Deloitte
for doing an outstanding job in their very first year of
participation!
Our sincere thanks to all our company coordinators:
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