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JA USA Announces Recipients of the 2015-2016 U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington congratulates all of their partners who were recipients of the U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award this...
K Street Magazine: Honoring Today's Business Leaders to Promote Tomorrow's: WashBiz Hall of Fame
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Last Wednesday, over a thousand people flooded the National Building Museum in black-tie attire for the 29th annual Washington Business Hall of Fame...
Bethesda Patch: Washington Business Hall of Fame Honors 2016 Laureates
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The Washington Business Hall of Fame recognizes the professional and philanthropic accomplishments of outstanding business leaders in our region who have made significant contributions to the quality of life in Greater...
BISNOW: Business Hall of Fame!
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Wednesday night, we went to the National Building Museum for the 29th annual Washington Business Hall of Fame. The event benefits Junior Achievement, and this year raised more than $1.3M. It was co-founded by JA, Washingtonian magazine and the Greater Washington Board of Trade. More than 1,200 people were in attendance at the black-tie affair to honor the four...
JA Student Zoree Jones' Remarks at the 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
JA Student Zorree Jones shared a poem to open the 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame. Read her words...
PenFed CEO Chairs Washington Business Hall of Fame Gala
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Pentagon Federal Credit Union President and CEO James Schenck joined fellow leaders of the Greater Washington business community in honoring distinguished laureates at the Washington Business Hall of Fame...
Junior Achievement, Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Washingtonian Induct Four into Washington Business Hall of Fame, Raise $1.3 Million for JA Programs
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The 29th annual Washington Business Hall of Fame, benefiting Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, was held on Nov. 30, 2016, at the National Building Museum. Dubbed the “Academy Awards of Business” for the DC region, approximately 1,200 attended the black-tie event which was founded by Greater Washington Board of Trade, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, and Washingtonian...
When JA Shines Through
Blog from JA USA
By Linda Bois
Corporate Responsibility
Original story from Junior Achievement of Brown County. Katie was working at her local Pulaski pharmacy in Brown County and had a student from a JA class she taught the year before stop in with his mother. He had $0.50 to spend on candy. When he was explaining to his mom how much candy he could buy, he said he needed sales tax...
WASHINGTONIAN: The 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Twenty-eight years ago, Washingtonian, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Junior Achievement of Greater Washington created the Washington Business Hall of Fame. The dinner and awards ceremony benefit Junior Achievement, whose programs teach entrepreneurship and financial literacy to local...
Fairfax County Times: Cooking up some future chefs
By JA of Greater Washington
Work Readiness
South Lakes teacher Cynthia Stowers invited Reineberg to visit her culinary arts classes as part of the Launch Lessons program run by Junior Achievement (JA) of Greater Washington, a nonprofit that aims to prepare students for life beyond school and has served Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students since...