Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South

Our very own Timberly Taylor co-emceed the Celebration Lunch with Duane Wilson from at the National Leadership Conference in Kansas City today. This event recognized JA Staff Hall of Fame members, honored recent retirees and team members reaching 20-year and 25-year milestones with JA. What a fun way to celebrate those who serve JA across the nation!

Dozens of Young WallStreet Traders, Inc. students gained insight and inspiration this week from Jamal Threlkeld with Pride Financial, an affiliate of MassMutual, during his lunch and learn Career Speaker Series presentation at JA Finance Park. If you’re interested in volunteering with JA’s Career Speaker Series, contact Tenela Blakney at 901-366-7800 or visit jamemphis.org.

Our team is having a great time connecting, growing and learning at the Junior Achievement National Leadership Conference in Kansas City. applies not only to JA students, but those of us lucky enough to have JA careers as well.

Thank you to and for inviting our local JA Teen Ambassador Londyn Ivy to kick off The UPS Store convention in Las Vegas! You may know her as the host of our podcast, World Ready Radio, but this rising 8th grader helps represent JA and our region across the nation. We are grateful to The UPS Store for your continued support of JA and the you create for our youth.

That’s our very own president and CEO being recognized for 5 years of service at the National Leadership Conference in Kansas City today. We are so grateful to have her leading the charge as we work together to make !

This week we proudly welcomed students from Young WallStreet Traders, Inc. Investment Summer Camp and Peer Power to JA Finance Park. These summer learning opportunities are a great way to keep bright young minds focused on their promising futures.

WE MADE THE FINALS!
JA's World Ready Radio is up for Best Local Radio Show in this year's Best of Memphis Awards by The Memphis Flyer! We're so honored to be included and we need your support! Vote for us now through August 7 at https://bom24.memphisflyer.com/media-and-personalities/best-local-radio-show and help us win the category!

Thank you TC Energy for powering the future for the 8th graders who attended this year’s JA Inspire career exploration event. Bright futures ahead for these scholars, the economy and our shared community!

Every Child, World Ready is the rally cry for Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South. Among the local programs in this region is the JA Career Speaker Series, where hundreds of local school kids each year hear from people in the business community. On a trip to Toyota USA, students gained insight into career paths available at the company and were able to tour the 2-million square foot facility to witness first-hand the production of the Toyota Corolla. Children can’t become what they can’t see, and JA’s partnership with Toyota makes bright futures possible for every child.

Great things are on the horizon for K-12 students throughout the Mid-South. You can help light the way for these bright young minds by volunteering, supporting or donating at www.jamemphis.org today!

Supporters like Dunavant help students on the road to building careers of choice. We are grateful to them for serving as the sponsor of the Design to Production journey at this year’s JA Inspire event at which area 8th graders explored regional careers.

This month, our very own Immediate Past Board Chair and Investment Committee Chair, Brandon Cooper of Simmons Bank, was honored at the National Student Forum in Washington, D.C. for being chosen from more than one hundred thousand U.S. volunteers as one of eleven recipients of Junior Achievement's most prestigious national award for volunteerism, the Gold Leadership Award. This award honors volunteer excellence, presented in recognition of leadership in supporting and expanding JA’s student impact, resources, operational excellence and sustainability. Brandon has served as a Board Member for JA for five years, demonstrating outstanding leadership in various capacities. He was the Board Chair for three years and chaired the Investment and Hiring Committee, which brought new leadership to the organization. Brandon's transformative leadership has been critical to our organization's ability to broaden and deepen our reach to bring JA programs to 25,000 students across 71 counties. Thank you, Brandon, for your service and your continued commitment to JA and our community. Please join us in congratulating him on this well-deserved recognition!

DEADLINE THIS SUNDAY!
Nominate JA in The Commercial Appeal's Memphis Most Community Choice Awards in the nonprofit category now through June 30 at https://commercialappeal.gannettcontests.com/2024-Memphis-Most-Communitys-Choice-Awards/gallery?group=489185. Nominate us up to once each day to help us get on the final ballot. Thank you for your support!

2024 Memphis Most Community's Choice Awards Nomination Ballot Submit your favorite area companies for consideration and be entered to win a gift card!

Our Mississippi Committee convened at the Experience Center in Blue Springs, MS this week, complete with a tour of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi facility. Thanks to board member Tiffanie Hedin for hosting us as we continue to grow our K-12 programs and workforce readiness conversations in the region.

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JA is seeking a passionate Education Specialist to develop, implement, and evaluate programs that inspire and prepare youth for success in a global economy. Learn more and apply online today!

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A grant from Toyota USA allows JA to do some incredible things across the U.S. At JA of Memphis and the Mid-South, through a partnership with Toyota's CREATE Foundation that administers the Toyota Wellspring Education Fund, the first cohort of career coaches were hired in 2018, and now that effort has expanded to nearly 200 career coaches statewide through additional partnerships. The coaches support teens’ workforce readiness within Ponotoc, Union, and Lee County schools in North Mississippi and across the region. Additionally, JA Board Member Tiffannie Hedin, along with many other dedicated employees and volunteers at Toyota MS, have brought initiatives like the 4T Academy to life in the region.

Sponsors help students succeed! We’d like to thank Cummins Inc for their support of this year’s JA Inspire event that helped area 8th graders prepare to become the next generation of business and community leaders.

HERE WE GROW AGAIN!
JA is hiring a Communications Manager to help us continue to spread the word about our organization serving K-12 students throughout the region via financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness. Interested parties may learn more about the position at https://members.memphischamber.com/jobs/info/non-profit-and-social-services-communications-manager-4602 and send resumes to Mary Kanowitz at [email protected].

Summer planning is in full swing to bring Junior Achievement programming to more Mississippi children and schools across the Mid-South region. We enjoyed recently hosting DeSoto County School District Director of Gifted Services, Emily Nelson, and Spotlight teachers from throughout the district at JA BizTown to plan for the new school year ahead.

Students can soar when they have the tools they need to succeed including hands-on learning opportunities that prepare them for the real world! See how you can help JA continue to be the place at www.jamemphis.org

WE'RE HIRING!
Come be a part of the team that helps make . As a part‐time Instructional Coordinator, you will assist with the daily operation of the JA BizTown and JA Finance Park simulation. Learn more and apply online today!

JA Capstone Instructional Coordinator (Part-Time) Find hot jobs on the Choose901 job board, and connect with Memphis' local employers.

Summertime means the incredible JA interns are hard at work every day helping us gear up for the ‘24-25 school year. We ❤️ our interns!

As we grow to serve, we are so grateful for our partnership with who helped us launch our experiential learning center and are important partners as we continue our expansion into Mississippi. Our Director of Mississippi Programs is pictured with TVA CEO/President Jeff Lyash where they joined Amy Tate, with the Southwest Region of TVA at a gathering of community and legislative leaders in North MS this week. Working together, we can create for more K-12 students across our region.

Are you a JA fan? You can share your joy by nominating us in The Commercial Appeal's Memphis Most Community Choice Awards in the nonprofit category now through June 30 at https://commercialappeal.gannettcontests.com/2024-Memphis-Most-Communitys-Choice-Awards/gallery?group=489185. Nominate us up to once each day to help us get on the final ballot. We thank you for your support! 🤩

2024 Memphis Most Community's Choice Awards Nomination Ballot Submit your favorite area companies for consideration and be entered to win a gift card!

You can lift up the voices of our region's future by supporting JA programs today. Donate or become a volunteer at www.jamemphis.org



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A world where adults tune into what children think and say - that’s what the future is all about and why everything we do at JA is centered around students. !

JA’s partnership with Toyota USA has been a game-changer for the region. Due in part to a flexible, sizable grant, more than 25,000 K-12 students, many of whom attend Title 1 schools in the region, take part in programs that provide them with financial literacy skills, career exploration opportunities, and exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies – including JA BizTown, JA Personal Finance 2.0, and JA in a Day, among others. The magic began with a single meeting among JA, Union County School District, New Albany School District, and Toyota execs at the Toyota Mississippi Experience Center in Blue Springs, MS. Learn more about what JA does in Memphis and the Mid-South at jamemphis.org.

June 3, 1955 marked the opening day for Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South. We have been privileged to help make each day since.

In honor of our 69th birthday celebration, we're giving away a JA prize pack full of amazing JA swag. Anyone who donates $69 or more this week in honor of our birthday will be entered to win.

DONATE IN HONOR OF JA'S BIRTHDAY AT: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/jaomatm/

Also, next year is our milestone 70th anniversary, so stay tuned for more details on how you can join in the fun!

This month, students from Whitehaven High School - MSCS volunteered with JA and brought our powerful JA in a Day program to the bright young minds at E. E. Jeter K-8 School. These elementary students were introduced to key economic concepts and now have a fabulous foundation for continual learning about financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. If you're interested in bringing JA in a Day to your school during the '24-25 school year, visit https://jamemphis.org/elementary-programs/

Invest in the future of our regional community at www.jamemphis.org! After all, JA is