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Pam and Les Muma JA BizTown Dedication
Junior Achievement of West Central Florida dedicated the Pam and Les Muma JA BizTown on September 30. The dedication coincided with the fifth anniversary of JA BizTown.
Since 2006 over 50,000 students have participated in this program which mirror's the original Enterprise Village in Largo brought to JA Worldwide thanks to Gus Stavros, JA board member. The JAWCF board embarked on JA BizTown campaign 7 years ago. It was no accident that The Poe Family was our first call to make the lead gift for this amazing center. Bill and Betty Poe have a rich history in Hillsborough County supporting public education. So it is only fitting that the namesake for our JA Biztown has a trememendous passion for public education, kids and of course Junior Achivement. Pam and Les Muma's relationship started with JA in 1987.
Hillsborough County has 82% of 5th Graders experience JABiz Ded 2
Pam & Les Muma & Sebastian Mejia
BizTown that is 13,000 Hillsborough County Students per year. Pam and Les Muma's gift will ensure that over the next 25 years 300,000 students will be impacted by JA BizTown.
To celebrate the occasion Sebastian Mejia, Mayor of JA BizTown from Mary Bryant Elementary School thanked Pam and Les Muma for their gift.
The gift from Pam and Les Muma will begin the next phase in the advancement of the mission by kicking off the Mobile JA Finance Park and JA Entrepreneurial campaigns which will provide equally effective experiential learning for young people.
"Les and I are making a one million dollar investment into our community and JA! We whole heartily believe an investment in our children will bring back many high returns for all collective futures." -- Pam Muma, Chairman of the Board
New Storefronts At Pam & Les Muma JA BizTown
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Junior Achievement is proud to announce two new storefronts at The Pam and Les Muma JA BizTown - the Tampa Bay Rays and Sykes.
The Tampa Bay Rays have represented Major League Baseball in the Tampa Bay region since 1998. The organization and its foundation are committed to building a strong community bond through meaningful interaction and charitable contributions. 
SykesSYKES is a global leader in providing customer service solutions. SYKES works with companies around the world to help customers when they have questions or need assistance. They provide fast, friendly, effective and efficient service in different ways including phone, email and web chat. SYKES is headquarted in Downtown Tampa and has more than 80 offices around the world with over 51,000 employees.We are pround to have both join our JA BizTown storefronts of: AAA Auto Club South, Allstate, Bank of America, Bright House Networks, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Clear Channel Mix 100.7, Creative Recycling Systems Inc, CVS Pharmacy, Kane's Furniture, Kingery and Crouse PA, McDonald's, McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc., Publix, Raymond James, Tampa Bay Lightning, TECO Tampa Electric/TECO Peoples Gas, The Tampa Tribune, Unviersity Community Hospital, United Way of Tampa Bay, Veredus and Verizon. Each storefront represents an important part of the local business community and without their assistance, JA BizTown would not be a part of the school system's economic education program. WE THANK YOU!
JA Diploma See Day
5th Anniversary of Diploma-see Day in Hillsborough CountyOn October 7 Hillsborough County eighth grade students were inspired to stay in
school by volunteers who presented Junior Achievement's Economics for Success. Volunteers teamed up to present the Junior Achievement curriculum and share personal work and life experiences that reinforces the importance of staying in school. Junior Achievement in partnership with The Greater Tampa Chamber, Hillsborough County Public Schools and Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance presented the program to 2,081 students Ben Carpenter "rock star"
You all know what a "rock star" Ben Carpenter is for JA and now he's in a competition to beBen Carpenter a national "Sports Star"! Ben was nominated to compete for the Sports Illustrated Kids "Sports Kid of the Year" award for 2010, which is based on academics, community service, and sports involvement. The competition involves on-line voting for the semifinalists from October 11-October 18. The ultimate winner will be chosen from the SI Kids editorial board.Anyone can vote at Vote for Ben - SIKids "Sports of the Year"
Celebrate Junior Achievement
Celebrate Junior Achievement Luncheon will be on Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 12 noon to 1 pm at the Crowne Plaza - Tampa Westshore on 5303 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa 33609.
This is a free fundraising luncheon. There is no cost to attend, nor any minimum contribution is required. Everyone is free to give or not give. However, your contribution helps Junior Achievement serve the students in our community. As much as anything else, we want guests to come and find out about the fine programs Junior Achievement offers.For more information or to register for the event, please call 1-800-481-7599 ext. 23.
