Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, Inc. is pleased to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Collier County. These funds will support vital Junior Achievement educational programs that provide students lessons on career/work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills. These funds invest in the infrastructure of the organization, to build [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce its incoming board of directors, elected to serve through 2021. The board of directors will be led by chair, Scott Fischer, CEO of Scott Fischer Enterprises; vice chair, Jeff Fusco, senior vice president for Bank OZK; past chair, Curt Todd, senior vice president for Wells Fargo; [...]
The community is invited to tee up their smart phones and computers this Friday for a live virtual party as Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida hosts part one of its annual Breaking Par fundraiser. The annual gala and golf tournament to benefit Junior Achievement programs, is splitting in two this year – with the “Breaking [...]
Sarah Owen, William T. Prather to be inducted into Business Hall of Fame Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s 2020 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County, which will induct Sarah Owen, president and CEO of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, and William T. Prather, owner and executive producer of [...]
Registration and sponsorships now available for two-day charity event Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available for the eighth 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 [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce that Sarah Owen, president and CEO of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, and William T. Prather, owner and executive producer of Broadway Palm, will be inducted into the 2020 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County. The prestigious award recognizes Owen and Prather as outstanding entrepreneurs who [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce the members of its 2020 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County Advisory Board. The committee will be led by chair Gail Markham, president of Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. The 2020 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County is slated for Thursday, April 16 at [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has announced the sponsors for its sold-out 2019 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County event, which will induct Huntley “Bud” Hornbeck II, area chairman for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., and Dan Lavender, president and CEO of The Moorings Park Institute, Inc., into Junior Achievement’s Business Hall of Fame. Encore [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Event on Aug. 8 at The Club at Grandezza in Estero to recognize the many volunteers committed to bringing the Junior Achievement curriculum to students throughout Southwest Florida. The annual appreciation event brought generous volunteers together for an evening of refreshments and networking to celebrate a [...]
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s 2019 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County event, which will induct Huntley “Bud” Hornbeck II, area chairman for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., and Dan Lavender, president and CEO of The Moorings Park Institute, Inc., into its Business Hall of Fame. The [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida wrapped up the 2018-19 academic year with record numbers, a fitting way to celebrate its 25th year of experiential learning programs for kindergarten-12th grade students in Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties. During the 2018-19 school year, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida served 12,498 students, a 7% increase in overall participation. [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce its incoming board of directors, elected to serve through 2020. The board of directors will be led by chair, Scott Fischer, CEO of Scott Fischer Enterprises; past chair, Curt Todd, senior vice president for Wells Fargo; treasurer, Tom Pitser, senior investment consultant at Robert W. Baird [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce that Huntley “Bud” Hornbeck II, area chairman for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., and Dan Lavender, president and CEO of The Moorings Park Institute, Inc., will be inducted into its 2019 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County. The laureates will be honored during a dinner and [...]
It’s time to start figuring out which of your friends and co-workers can throw a hook, hit the 7-10 split and knows how to score a turkey. Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is inviting all bowling enthusiasts and beginners to its eighth annual Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida announced today that it has received grants totaling $7,000 to fund JA work readiness and financial literacy programming. The grants, from State Farm Insurance, are part of a larger statewide initiative totaling $60,000 that will support Junior Achievement programs in 11 localities throughout Florida, enabling over 5,000 young people to [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is flourishing because of this region’s commitment to financial education and business leaders who are willing to help, according to Jack Kosakowski, president and CEO of Junior Achievement USA. On Thursday, April 11, Kosakowski visited Villas Elementary in Fort Myers to observe a Junior Achievement lesson in person. Through JA’s [...]
April 18 event to induct Dave Copham, Scott and Diana Willis into Business Hall of Fame Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s 2019 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County induction and awards ceremony on April 18. Individual tickets are available for $250 each, and Junior Achievement also is accepting [...]
April 18 event to induct Dave Copham, Scott and Diana Willis into Business Hall of Fame Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has announced the sponsors for its upcoming induction and awards ceremony for the 2019 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County. IBERIABANK is the presenting sponsor for the event. Title Professionals of Florida is the Diamond [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has announced sponsors for the organization’s seventh annual Breaking Par at Grandezza Gala & Golf Tournament in March. Lee Health is the CEO Academy Program sponsor. The CEO Academy, JA’s flagship program, is a weeklong, business school summer camp for rising high school juniors and seniors that’s held at Florida [...]
Tickets, sponsorship opportunities now available for April 18 event Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce that Dave Copham and Scott and Diana Willis will be inducted into its 2019 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County. The laureates will be honored during a dinner and awards ceremony on Thursday, April 18, with a [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has earned national recognition for meeting each of its parent organization’s operational standards for compliance, student impact, operational efficiency, financial stability and sustainability. Currently celebrating its 25th year of serving Collier, Lee and Charlotte county students, the Southwest Florida area of Junior Achievement was one of 45 nationally, and one [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is seeking entrepreneurial, business-minded teens for an exclusive weeklong summer camp in which they’ll learn what it takes to become a successful business leader. Open to rising high school juniors and seniors from Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties, the CEO Academy teaches students the basics of starting and operating a [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, Lee County Bar Association present Law Day 2019 Local high school students recently discovered the various facets of the Lee County legal system during the sixth annual Law Day, presented by Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida and the Lee County Bar Association. Law Day 2019 escorted 50 upper class, high [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce the members of its 2019 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County Advisory Board. The committee will be led by co-chairs Scott Fischer, president of Scott Fischer Enterprises, and Sharon Torregrossa, real estate agent for VIP Realty Group, Inc. The 2019 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has received a $50,000 grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to help further its programs throughout Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties. “This grant will enable us to extend Junior Achievement programs to 2,500 more students in Southwest Florida, helping our goal of reaching 12,500 students during the 2018-2019 [...]
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 [...]
Thirtieth annual celebration to induct Jeff Fridkin, Adria Starkey into Business Hall of Fame Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has announced the sponsors for its 2018 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County event, which will be the 30th annual celebration recognizing Collier’s top entrepreneurs and business leaders. Encore Urology is the title sponsor for the event. [...]
Jeff Fridkin, Adria Starkey to be inducted into Business Hall of Fame Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s 2018 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County event, which will induct Jeff Fridkin, co-founding member of Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A., and Adria Starkey, Collier County president for FineMark National Bank [...]
Fundraising event to support student programs on financial literacy, work readiness, entrepreneurship It’s time to start figuring out which of your friends and co-workers can throw a hook, hit the 7-10 split and knows how to score a turkey. Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is inviting all bowling enthusiasts and beginners to its seventh annual [...]
Thirty-seven students from 15 area high schools recently came together to learn the ins and outs of running a business at Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s annual CEO Academy, a model week-long business school summer camp held for rising high school juniors and seniors. Presented by Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida in partnership with the [...]
Entrepreneurial, business-minded teens still have time to register for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s popular CEO Academy, a weeklong summer camp in which students learn the basics of starting and operating a successful business. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 18. The CEO Academy is open to rising high school juniors and seniors from Charlotte, [...]
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s 2018 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County induction and awards ceremony on April 25. During the event, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida will induct Pason Gaddis, co-founder and CEO of Florida Media Group, LLC, and Gary Griffin, P.E., president and CEO of [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has announced sponsors for the organization’s sixth annual Breaking Par at Grandezza Gala & Golf Tournament in April. UPS is the CEO Academy Program sponsor. The CEO Academy, JA’s flagship program, is a weeklong, business school summer camp for rising high school juniors and seniors that’s held at Florida Gulf Coast University. [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida turned the tables on its job shadow program, bringing distinguished professionals into schools for a day instead of students visiting the business leaders’ workplaces. Reverse Job Shadow Day on Feb. 22 brought more than a dozen community and corporate leaders to Barron Collier High School in Naples, where they shared [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has announced title, platinum and gold sponsors for its upcoming induction and awards ceremony for the 2018 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County. IBERIABANK is the title sponsor for the event. Platinum sponsors include B & I Contractors, Inc. and Publix Super Markets. Additional gold sponsors include BB&T, Chico’s FAS, [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has launched a redesigned website at www.JASWFL.org. The improved online experience further supports the organization’s efforts to provide educational programs on work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy to students throughout Southwest Florida. The redesigned website offers a fresh look, improved functionality and user-friendly navigation to create an overall enhanced experience. With [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is seeking entrepreneurial, business-minded teens for an exclusive weeklong summer camp in which they’ll learn what it takes to become a successful business leader. Open to rising high school juniors and seniors from Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties, the CEO Academy teaches students the basics of starting and operating a [...]
Pason Gaddis, Gary Griffin to be inducted into Business Hall of Fame Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s induction and awards ceremony for the 2018 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County. The dinner and awards ceremony is set for Wednesday, April 25 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point [...]
Tickets, sponsorships now available for two-day fundraising event Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s sixth annual Breaking Par at Grandezza Gala & Golf Tournament in support of the community’s future CEOs and business leaders. The two-day event will run from Saturday, April 21 through Sunday, April 22 at [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida will induct Pason Gaddis, co-founder and CEO of Florida Media Group, LLC, and Gary Griffin, P.E., president and CEO of B & I Contractors, Inc., into the 2018 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County during a dinner and awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 25 with a cocktail reception at 5 [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida invites the community to support its efforts to provide key programs on work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy to local students by donating to the organization during the ‘Give Where You Live Collier’ fundraising initiative, which takes place Feb. 21-22. Give Where You Live Collier is a county-wide movement established to [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce the members of its 2018 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County, Advisory Board. The committee will be led by chair, Richard Durnwald, financial advisor for Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and co-chair Scott Fischer, CEO and founder of Scott Fischer Enterprises. The 2018 Business Hall of [...]
Laureates Edward V. Staros and Mark Wilson inducted into Business Hall of Fame Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida recently raised $100,000 during its 2017 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County event at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples beach resort in Naples. Funds will benefit local Junior Achievement programs, which prepare students for business success through hands-on [...]
Edward Staros Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s 2017 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County. This year’s event will be held Thursday, Oct. 26 with a cocktail reception at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples beach resort, located at 280 Vanderbilt [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is proud to announce the sponsors of the 2017 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County, to be held Thursday, Oct. 26 with a cocktail reception at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The event has been moved to a new location, and will now be held at The Ritz-Carlton, [...]
Oct. 26 event to induct laureates Edward Staros and Mark Wilson into Business Hall of Fame Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s 2017 Business Hall of Fame, Collier County, which will induct Edward Staros, vice president and managing director of The Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples, and Mark Wilson, [...]
Individual and team registration is still available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s sixth annual Bowl-A-Thon fundraising event, taking place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at HeadPinz Entertainment Center, located at 14513 Global Pkwy. in Fort Myers. Registration is $125 for individual players, and $750 for teams of six, available at [...]
Event to support student programs on financial literacy, work readiness, entrepreneurship Team registration is now available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s sixth annual Bowl-A-Thon fundraising event, taking place 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at HeadPinz Entertainment Center, located at 14513 Global Pkwy. in Fort Myers. The event will support Junior Achievement [...]
Local high school students recently came together to learn the ins and outs of running a business at CEO Academy, a model week-long business school summer camp held for rising high school juniors and seniors, presented by Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida in partnership with the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Lutgert College of Business at [...]
