STAR STUDENT
Isabel Benitez
Junior Achievement Entrepreneurial Academy
Alumnus and
Freedom High School Senior
As a fifth grader, I was getting ready to go to JA BizTown, and I really wanted to be the CEO or CFO of the bank so that I could be in charge. When I didn't get one of those positions, it unleashed this insatiable desire within me to be recognized as a leader.
Later, as a junior in high school I decided to quit playing sports and dedicate my time to studying and participating in programs like Junior Achievement, which would help advance me along my path to becoming either a doctor or a medical researcher.
I participated twice in the Junior Achievement Entrepreneurial Academy (JAEA) so I could continue to develop my leadership abilities, my organizational and decision making abilities and to practice those leadership skills in a setting geared towards business. Both times I was put into leadership roles and was challenged differently each time. My JAEA experiences included the opportunity for me to improve on my presentation skills through Dale Carnegie and the Toastmaster's Youth Leadership Program.
I've used what I learned in JA to assume even more leadership roles as the faculty selection as President of National Honor Society and again for the Science National Honor Society.
Junior Achievement was instrumental into shaping me into the young lady that I am today! It gave me confidence in myself and my abilities, and the understanding that hard work really does pay off!
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Thank you to PwC LLP for their support of JA students!
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Shout out to the Rays!
Thank you to volunteers from JA partner -Tampa Bay Rays, for their time at JA BizTown on March 3rd.
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Be A JA Hero!
Be a JA Bowler!
Is your company signed up to bowl this year for Junior Achievement Tampa Bay? If not call Alex Rolfsen TODAY at (813) 334-8380 or email
alex.rolfsen@ja.org
Thank you to Gerdau and Accenture for their bowling efforts in February.
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Chairman Spends the Day at JA BizTown
Nicole and Robert Mossbacher (Chairman of the JA Regional Board) recently spent the day volunteering at Muma JA BizTown. It was a family day as they supported son Austin, a 5th grader from St. Petersburg Christian School.
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Volunteer Florida Announces $100,000 in Grant Funding for Rural Communities
On February 21st, Volunteer Florida announced $100,000 in grant awards to increase student achievement in Florida's rural communities. Volunteer Florida's Rural Community Assets Fund will help build the capacity of 12 organizations so that they can provide important educational programming to students. We are proud to announce that Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay has received $10,000 through this program and will use this toward JA programming to further financial literacy in our schools.
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CEO and Future CEO
Blake Casper, CEO of Caspers Company McDonalds Restaurants (JA BizTown Storefront Sponsor), visited JA BizTown recently. During his visit, he stopped to chat with the CEO of McDonalds.
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Junior Achievement Hall of Fame
More than 400 community leaders, partners and volunteers gathered at Busch Gardens on March 2nd, to enjoy a student-led program which honored this year's award winners from Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay. Honored as this year's Legacy Partners were:
HSN, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Sykes Enterprises, Inc.
The National Bronze Leadership Awards were presented to:
Ken Carter,
Outback Steakhouse;
Jeff Eakins, Superintendent of Hillsborough County Public Schools;
Moez Limayem,
Dean of Muma College of Business at University of South Florida and
Joe Lowry, Jr. of Lowry Financial Advisors.
Joe Teague, President of Teague Financial Group was presented with the National Silver Leadership Award.
Other award recipients included
Cindy McGarrigle
of Regions Bank as the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year and
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School
with the Outstanding Achievement of the Year award.
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Maria Martinez from HSN, accepts the Legacy Partner Award |
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Legacy Partner Award Winner, Mike Quackenbush, PwC, meets his on-stage personality |
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Chuck Sykes of Sykes Enterprises, Inc. receives the Legacy Partner Award |
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Joe Teague, Silver Award Recipient poses with his wife, Sheryl |
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Bronze Award Recipient, Superintendent Jeff Eakins and his wife, Peggy |
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Dean Moez Limayem and his family pose with his Bronze Award |
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St. Petersburg Collegiate High School receives the Outstanding Achievement of the Year award. |
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Cindy McGarrigle is this year's Volunteer of the Year |
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Wells Fargo Sponsors
JA BizTown Training Room
As of the 2016-2017 school year, the training room at JA BizTown is new and improved and is now under new sponsorship. On February 10th, the official ribbon cutting for the Wells Fargo Training room was celebrated with Steve Schultz, Area President.
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