Looking to Hit the Green or Make Some Green

Aug. 5, 2009 - PRLog -- Morristown, New Jersey – Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ) has two end-of-summer initiatives that will help support its at-risk programs for this coming school-year, and they are the JANJ Back-to-School Raffle Campaign and JANJ Annual Charity Golf Outing.

Hit the Greens on September 14th for the Junior Achievement of New Jersey Charity Golf Outing at the amazing 100+ year old Morris County Golf Club, 36 Punch Bowl Road, Morristown, NJ.  In the spirit of the challenging economic times, JANJ merged two of their long-standing golf tournaments and is pleased that this newly titled golf event will take place at the Morris County Golf Club.  The JANJ Annual Charity Golf Outing includes a BBQ lunch overlooking Morris County’s lush, 18-hole golf course; a casual cocktail reception; a line-up of quality auction items to bid on; and the very challenging and exciting Putting Contest for a finale.   Of course with the all-star line up of sponsors (Accenture, ATC, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Crowe Horwath, Deloitte and Touche, LLP, Ernst & Young and HSBC Insurance) participants will enjoy a great day of golf while networking and relaxing.  The foursome participation fee is $2,000 with the individual golfer fee just $475 per person.  

Want to make some green? JANJ is launching their first ever non-event event.  The JANJ Back-to-School Raffle Campaign is championed by both JANJ staff and Board Members alike.  Beginning on August 6th, raffle tickets will be sold for $100 each and the winner of the raffle (announced on September 19th) will receive a $5,000 cash gift card.  Raffle ticket sales are limited to 300 so that the odds are in participants’ favor!  This non-event event is a great way to support this worthwhile cause and not have to worry about your schedule!

Proceeds from both events will help sustain JA’s financial literacy-based programs that educate more than 31,000 of New Jersey’s youth each year, inspiring and motivating them to be career and workforce ready. JA’s activity-based, hands-on programs teach kids about credit, taxes, and managing checking and savings accounts, as well as entrepreneurship and the concept of jobs vs. careers.

More information (including registration and raffle purchases, sponsorship and in-kind donations) and if your company or school is interested in partnering with JANJ, please visit www.janj.org or contact the event director, Amy Boroff. (See contact information above.).  

About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement’s (JA) mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA provides in-school and after-school programs for students in grades K-12. JA offers work readiness programs that focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career development. Today JA Worldwide® reaches over 9,300,000 students worldwide in 100 countries.  For more information, visit www.ja.org.   For information on JANJ, please visit www.janj.org

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Junior Achievement’s (JA) mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA provides in-school and after-school programs for students in grades K-12. JA offers work readiness programs that focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career development. Today JA Worldwide® reaches over 9,300,000 students worldwide in 100 countries. For more information, visit www.ja.org. For information on JANJ, please visit www.janj.org