Dear
Friends,
As a valued supporter of
Junior Achievement of British Columbia (JABC), we
are pleased to send you a copy of our new
newsletter. We will publish it three times a
year to keep our partners informed
of the work JABC is doing across
the province, preparing young British
Columbians to succeed as the business people and
business leaders of tomorrow. If you prefer not to
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| JA "Bring a
Buddy"
Contest |
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Recruit a colleague or friend to
volunteer for JA, and you could win cool
prizes!
The Prizes:
For the 2 people
who recruit the most buddies: a
$50 gift card donated by Future
Shop ! You'll also be entered into a draw
for a chance to win one of 20 gift cards from
Starbucks, White Spot or Tim
Hortons!
The
Rules: Fill out
the online referral
form by February 29, 2008. Enter your name,
and your Buddy's (or Buddies') contact info.
JABC staff will follow up with your
referral(s). To be eligible,
your Buddy must volunteer for a program by May 31,
2008. For every person you successfully
recruit, your name will be entered into the
contest. Winners will be contacted in early
June.
Good
Luck! |
| JA Alumni Network
Board - Join
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Volunteers
and former achievers-do you want to
reconnect?
Teachers-do you
know former students who may want to get involved
with us?
We are looking
for volunteers to join our Alumni Network
Board. We'll create events and activities
for you to connect & network with past JA
members of all ages, both in-person and
online. Email anne.sashikata@jabc.org for more info.
Visit & join our
Facebook
group "Junior Achievement of British
Columbia (JABC)". We're also on
MySpace.com, LinkedIn.com,and Xanga.com
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From Bubble Tea to Leopard-Print Scarves
New venture ideas are endless,
especially if they're the result of 15 to 18 year
olds brainstorming of how they can earn a
profit. Want to hear some of
them? Well JABC has an exciting opportunity
for you get in on such a brainstorming session and
in fact to help students turn one of their ideas
into a business.
JA's Company
Program - A Student Venture has the unique chance
for you to mentor and inspire. READ ON
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JA Staff Spread Holiday Cheer
Through Toy Drive
Inspired to help those in their
community, in December the JABC staff donned their
snazziest elf hats and launched an internal Gift
Drive to collect donations for the Lower Mainland
Christmas Bureau.
Keeping in mind the creativity
(essential when buying gifts for 10 to 16 year
olds!) and resourcefulness that JA is known for,
the staff team bought and donated over 4 large
boxes full of gifts for low income families
throughout the Lower Mainland. The holiday
season truly was a little merrier for many in our
local communities!
Way to go
team!
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JABC Welcomes New Team Member in
Fraser Valley
JABC is pleased to announce that
Laura Addinall is the new Program Manager in the
Fraser Valley. She will
be recruiting volunteers and delivering programs
in: Surrey, Delta, Langley, Abbotsford and
Chilliwack.
"Laura comes
to us with an outstanding background for a Program
Manager," said Anne Tower, Vice President,
Programs with JABC. "She's a former teacher, and
has also worked in a wide range of positions in
education, business, and government, including:
Business Development Bank of Canada, Canadian
Cancer Society, Community Futures and many
more. Laura has also made significant
volunteer contributions to the communities she's
lived in, through Chambers of Commerce and other
organizations. And she has volunteered with
JA."
"The growth
in the Fraser Valley presents both enormous
opportunities and challenges," said
Laura, "I'm delighted to be part of the team
that is making this happen."
If
you are a teacher who wants your class to
experience a Junior Achievement program, or if you
have skills to offer as a volunteer with a
world-recognized leader of business education
programs for youth, please contact Laura at
604-514-8850
or e-mail laura.addinall@jabc.org |
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RBC Staff Make the Connection
If our sense of
connection to
each other is
reflected through volunteerism, then RBC Financial
Group is truly connected
to JA in the Greater Victoria Capital
Region.
On November 14,
2007, twenty-four senior staff from RBC Financial
Group came together to share their knowledge and
skills with more than two hundred Grade 10
students from around Greater Victoria. Presented
as a one-day event at the University of Victoria;
students descended upon the University to take
part in ESIS. READ
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Community School Students Apply Their Buisness
Knowledge
JA Company Program students from
Spectrum Community School's Creative
Entrepreneurship 12 class put their business
knowledge into practice when they hosted A Christmas
Miracle, a holiday themed consumer fair held
Saturday, December 8, in Victoria. The fair
featured several seasonal activities including
reindeer (horse) rides, pictures with Santa,
games, face painting and much more. Holiday
shopping was also an option at the fair: numerous
retail booths featured hand-knitted winter wear
and student designed t-shirts. Food booths and
holiday music helped to create a festive
atmosphere. READ
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Update...Island Expansion
During the summer of 2007, JABC
expanded to reach more classrooms and communities
across Vancouver Island. Victoria became
headquarters for the Vancouver Island Regional
Office, and a satellite office in Nanaimo was
created. Regional Manager Deborah Wakeham,
together with staff members Jenny Leary, Charlayne
Jones and an active Regional Committee, has been
working to place an estimated 184 JA programs in
schools.
Together they recruit the numerous
volunteers required to assist in the delivery of
business education programming in classrooms
throughout the Capital Region and in many parts of
Vancouver Island this year. READ
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Okanagan
News
 Vernon
Students Take Top Honours at JA Biz Challenge
JABC is proud to announce high
school business students from Vernon, BC won first
place honours at our 10th annual BC
Business Challenge, in Richmond earlier this
month.
As a reward for their acute business
acumen, Team "Orion" earned a cash bursary of $100
for each team member. They beat
out twenty other teams from across the province,
collaborating through 18 quarters of business to
bring their futuristic product, a miniature audio
player capable of generating holographic images,
to market. READ
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 The
Midas Touch: The Laings team up to
fundraise
Over 170 JA programs are delivered
each year in the Okanagan. To achieve
program delivery goals, JABC staff work with
teachers to place dedicated volunteers in the
classrooms.
But behind the scenes and away from the
classrooms, other volunteers are hard at work to
ensure these valuable opportunities for youth are
maintained year after year. Okanagan Regional
Committee Co-Chairs Miles and Lisa Laing are two
of these volunteers. READ
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JA's ESIS Program Receives Rave Reviews
High school student Deven Sangha
realized he's destined for rock stardom after
participating in ESIS at Thompson Rivers
University on December 18th,
2007.
The Grade 11 St.
Ann's Academy student will continue his schooling
and play guitar, with the goal of one day rocking
out for a living. He could
become a rocket scientist or teacher, but he's
decided to pursue a musical calling after learning
that sound career choices are made by following
your passion. "It was
really informative," Sangha said, "The volunteers
were really friendly. They were
just making you more aware of the choices you
could make." READ
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Prince George Regional Committee Excited
About Expansion
The future looks bright for JA in
Prince George these days, thanks to a team of
volunteers who believe in the power and potential
of today's young people. The JABC
Prince George Regional Committee has been formed
to oversee the JA business education program
delivery for youth. READ
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Business
Laureates of British Columbia |
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announces this year's Laureates. Find out more
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