Registration and sponsorships now available for two-day charity event
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available for the seventh annual “Breaking Par at Grandezza” Gala Dinner & Golf Tournament to benefit Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida and its flagship Program, the CEO Academy at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The two-day event will be held March 21-22 at The Club at Grandezza, 11481 Grande Oak Blvd. in Estero.
Since 1919, Junior Achievement’s mission has been to empower young people to own their economic success, plan for their futures and make smart academic and economic choices. For almost 100 years, JA has relied on dedicated volunteers and fundraising to carry out that mission.
Event festivities will kick off with an elegant Gala Dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, featuring delicious cuisine amid an incredible live and silent auction. The signature Shotgun Scramble Golf Tournament, which features students from the PGA Golf Management Program at FGCU, will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 22. The two-day event wraps up with an awards ceremony and scrumptious buffet, and an opportunity to win fabulous prizes.
“Breaking Par at Grandezza” serves as the primary funding source for the CEO Academy. In partnership with FGCU, the CEO Academy is a “model” weeklong shark tank-style summer camp for Southwest Florida’s rising high school juniors and seniors, and led by Dr. Sandra Kauanui, director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship at FGCU.
Over the past six years, “Breaking Par at Grandezza” event proceeds have contributed more than $304,000 in funding to support Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s CEO Academy as well as its educational in-class and after-class programs at schools throughout Southwest Florida.
Tickets for the March 21 Gala Dinner are $65, and registration for the Shotgun Scramble and Awards Ceremony is $125.To purchase tickets or for sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja-swflor/ja-events. For more information, visit www.JASWFL.org, call 239-225-2590 or email info@jaswfl.org.
About Junior Achievement:
Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Junior Achievement programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches 4.8 million students per year in more than 100 markets across the United States, with an additional 5.6 million students served by operations over 100 other countries worldwide. Locally, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida partnered with more than 200 classroom business volunteers during the 2017-2018 school year to provide nearly 63,800 hours of instruction to more than 11,600 students in 519 classes throughout Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties. For more information on Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, visit www.JASWFL.org, call 239-225-2590 or email info@jaswfl.org.
