“The future of our country depends upon making every individual fully realize the obligations and responsibilities belonging to citizenship. Habits are formed in youth…what we need in this country now … is to teach the growing generations to realize that thrift and economy, coupled with industry, are necessary now as they were in past generations.”
Those words of wisdom came from Theodore Vail, president of American Telephone & Telegraph in 1918.
Aside from being the top man at the once top telecommunications company, he was also a co-founder of Junior Achievement.
Today Junior Achievement attracts thousands of boys and girls throughout the world.
The basic founding principle of JA was to work on the general advancement of activities for boys and girls.
It’s still the core mission statement of the organization.
The programme has been going strong in the Cayman Islands for 14 years and is getting ready to gear up again, post Hurricane Ivan.
Here, JA provides hands-on experience to help young people develop skills and learn the ins and outs of business.
Members of the business and community sectors of the Cayman Islands act as mentors and volunteers to these youngsters.
As the high school students who participate in JA get ready to get back to work, a fundraiser is being introduced in the form of board game Caymanopoly.
The games will sell for $25 and feature Cayman businesses and sites to replace the traditional Monopoly squares.
The rules will remain the same as the original game, except players won’t go to jail, they’ll go to the Cayman Court House.
The spaces for the board game have been sold out, but there is still room for sponsorship on the box top and the group is selling a sponsorship list.
Junior Achievement relies on corporate sponsorships and fundraisers to keep this all-important organization working.
Rally behind Junior Achievement and help where you can.
Our future depends on our youth.
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