Junior
Achievement receives $10,000 Bayer Fund grant for Experiential
Career Exploration
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[August 20, 2019]
Employees from the Bayer Mason City Site
recommended Junior Achievement of Central Illinois to receive a
$10,000 grant from Bayer Fund. Funds from the grant will be used to
provide a hands-on curriculum and career expo experience for eighth
graders.
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In partnership with local schools, students will
examine personal skills and interests as they relate to careers,
identify careers of specific interest, and be introduced to local
employers through The GP CareerSpark in partnership with the Greater
Peoria Economic Development Council.
“Junior Achievement is so thankful of Bayer’s investment in our
future workforce,” said Mary Pille, President at Junior Achievement
of Central Illinois. “Through this project, 8th graders will have a
hands-on experience that equips them with the tools and knowledge to
make the most of their education as they prepare for their future
careers.”
This will be the second year Junior Achievement has received a Bayer
Fund grant to support career exploration and this partnership will
continue that impact.
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“We are focused on improving lives in the communities where we
operate. The Bayer Fund allows us to partner with organizations in
the community to achieve that mission. Supporting education
opportunities within our local area allows us to educate students on
the career opportunities that are available here in their own
community,” said Anna Jahnsen, Site Lead at Mason City & Stonington,
IL. “We’re happy to support Junior Achievement with this Bayer Fund
grant and look forward to participating in the Career Spark event,
where we will be volunteering our time and sharing with students the
work that we do here at Bayer to produce high quality seed for
farmers.”
In 2019, Bayer Fund awarded more than $1.4 million through this
program to nonprofit organizations in rural communities to help
address essential needs in Food & Nutrition, STEM Education, and
Community Development. Nonprofit organizations across the U.S. have
received more than $7 million through this program over the last
five years.
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Junior Achievement is celebrating 100 years in 2019. The
organization was founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts by business
leaders Horace Moses, founder of Strathmore Paper Company, and Theodore Vail,
Chairman of AT&T, and with the support of U.S. Senator Murray Crane. The
original purpose of JA was to help teens moving from rural America to the
industrial cities gain the skills they would need to be successful adults.
Locally, Junior Achievement of Central Illinois is approaching its 73rd year
(founded in 1946) and has been an integral part of the education and business
communities. JA of Central Illinois currently operates in 133 schools and
organizations within 8 counties. During the 2018-19 school year, 618 volunteers
delivered JA programs in 835 classrooms, impacting 17,937 students in Central
Illinois. On a national stage, nearly 5 million students are receiving JA
programs with the support of a quarter million volunteers primarily from the
business community. Globally, JA reaches more than 10 million students worldwide
with programs in over 100 countries. For more information, visit
centralillinois.ja.org.
About Bayer Fund
Bayer Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the
communities where Bayer customers and employees live and work by providing
funding for food and nutrition, education and community development projects.
[Sally Eastman
Marketing & Special Events Manager
Junior Achievement of Central Illinois]
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