Logan County Chamber to host Junior Achievement event

In conjunction with Eaton and Wal-Mart

[October 27, 2008]  Junior Achievement of Central Illinois is offering free breakfast to business community leaders on Nov. 4 at the Maple Club. The "Eggs & Education" event runs from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. or earlier and is sponsored by the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce, Eaton and Wal-Mart. Attendees must RSVP by calling the chamber of commerce at 217-735-2385.

Junior Achievement teaches its K-12 financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship programs in 615 classrooms across central Illinois, including West Lincoln-Broadwell, Chester-East Lincoln and Carroll Catholic, through business volunteers called classroom consultants.

Cody Atkins, Junior Achievement board member and general manager of the Lincoln Wal-Mart, said, "Junior Achievement has grown 255 percent in the classroom in recent years and now reaches over 13,000 students annually. The business community will be surprised at the secret behind the growth and what’s in it for them. The business community needs to learn about how valuable JA is to our community."

About JA Worldwide

JA Worldwide is the world's largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA Worldwide provides in-school and after-school programs for students in grades K-12. JA Worldwide offers educational programs that focus on three key content areas: entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy. Today, 140 individual area operations reach more than 4 million students in the United States, with an additional 5 million students served by operations in 123 other countries worldwide.

For more information, visit www.ja.org or www.juniorachievement.biz.

[Text from file received from Junior Achievement of Central Illinois]