Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida Needs Your Vote for Charity

Sept. 5, 2012 - PRLog -- Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida was selected as one of three local charities by CarMax, Inc. to participate in their “Road Rally for Charity” fundraiser. As part CarMax’s grand opening in Naples, the company will donate $5,000 to three local nonprofits who are “competing” for votes including Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, Boys & Girls Club of Collier County, and the American Heart Association, Southwest Florida Division.

The “Road Rally for Charity” contest, which launched today on the CarMax Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CarMax, encourages supporters of the selected charities to cast their vote. Each charity will receive a donation of $1,000 just for participating. The charity that receives the most votes will receive an additional $2,000 donation. Voting ends on September 18. The winning charity will be announced on the CarMax Facebook page as well as the Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida Facebook page.

“This is an easy way for local supporters of Junior Achievement to help us raise funds to promote our mission of teaching financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship,” said Anne Frazier, President/CEO of Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida.

About Junior Achievement:
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida provides in-school and after-school programs for students in Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties that focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Today, 129 individual area operations reach more than 4 million students in the U.S., with an additional 5.7 million students served by operations in 122 other countries worldwide. For more information about Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, contact Anne Frazier at 239-225-2590 or info@jaswfl.org. The website is www.JASWFL.org.

About CarMax:
CarMax, a member of the FORTUNE 500 and the S&P 500, and one of the FORTUNE 2012 “100 Best Companies to Work For,” is the nation’s largest retailer of used cars. Headquartered in Richmond, Va., CarMax currently operates 113 used car superstores in 56 markets. The CarMax consumer offer is structured around four customer benefits: low, no-haggle prices; a broad selection; high quality vehicles; and customer-friendly service. During the twelve months ended February 29, 2012, the company retailed 408,080 used cars and sold 316,649 wholesale vehicles at our in-store auctions. For more information, access the CarMax website at www.carmax.com.