Junior Achievement’s

2008 BOWLING CLASSIC

Presenting Sponsor:  AT&T (link)

Junior Achievement welcomes you to our annual Bowling Classic special event.  Your involvement is vital to the success of this event, and we know you will have a blast!

What can participation in JA’s Bowling Classic do for you and your company?

·        Gives your company exposure and advertising opportunities with a wide range of current and potential clients and customers.

·        Provides a camaraderie/team building event for your team; can be used to bring management and non-management employees together in a positive venue.

·        Benefit from networking opportunities in a festive atmosphere.

·        Everyone can earn great prizes, while raising money to purchase program materials!

How does the Bowling Classic help JA?

A major source of JA’s income comes from the annual Junior Achievement Bowling Classic.  This year our goal is to raise a total of $125,000, which is a major source of funding materials for our programs.

Where & When:

Ø    Ready to Bowl? -or- Need more info?

Send us a message here and include how to contact you. Thanks!        

p      Bowling Classic Participants:

The Bowling Classic has taken on a higher profile to generate additional funds to meet the demands for JA programs.  The prominent companies that participated in making last year’s event a huge success are listed on this page.

We encourage you to join this list of prominent companies and help insure the continued success of not only the Bowling Classic, but also our ability to fund JA programs!  Oh, by the way:  you'll have some of the most fun you've ever had, and win great prizes!

Past Sponsors include:

AmSouth Bank Arthur Andersen ASAP Printing BancorpSouth BankPlus BellSouth Biloxi Public Schools Biloxi Regional Medical Center                Blue Cross Blue Shield Central MS Medical Center Center point Energy Fill Cingular Wireless Eaton Corp. Forest General Hospital Fountain Construction Fowler Buick-GMC Grand Casino-Biloxi Grand Casino-Gulfport Great Southern National Bank Gulf shores, Inc. Hancock Bank Hattiesburg American Horne CPA Group

Isle of Capri KPMG McRae’s MCI Members Exchange CU Mississippi Power Company Mississippi Valley Gas Petal Chamber of Commerce Outback Steakhouse Roberts Law Firm Saks Incorporated Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Southern Farm Bureau Life SouthTrust Bank St. Dominic Health Systems Stuart C. Irby Company Time Warner Cable Trustmark National Bank University of MS Medical Center Union Planters Bank WEPT Channel 16 Whitney Bank Vertex L3

BOWLING CLASSIC PURPOSE

The Junior Achievement Bowling Classic is held annually to assist in generating funds to help meet the increasing demands for JA’s in-school economic education programs.  This year’s goal is to raise a total of $125,000 in an effort to reach more than 14,000 kindergarten—12the grade students in Mississippi.

COMPANY COORDINATORS

The Company Coordinator works with Junior Achievement to organize the Bowling Classic within their own company.  The Coordinator recruits and identifies Team Captains, who in turn recruit four other Team Members and HAVE FUN!

TEAM CAPTAINS

Team Captains will recruit four team members to complete the 5-person team.  Team Captains will motivate and monitor the team’s progress towards achieving the financial goal of $500 per team and HAVE FUN!

BOWLERS

Bowlers must be willing to collect funds and be part of a five-person team.  A Bowler is usually a company employee, but may be a friend or relative.  Bowlers are encouraged to raise $100 individually to assist their team toward their $500 goal.  That's only $100 per bowler;  10 pledges @ $10, or 20 pledges of $5, and you're there!  Bowler’s entry fees (usually covered by their company) will cover the cost of two games, bowling lanes and shoe rentals.

COLLECTION OF FUNDS

In an effort to help fund JA’s economic education programs, we ask that teams set their minimum contribution at $500 in pledges.  That's only $100 per bowler; 10 pledges @ $10, or 20 pledges of $5, and you're there!

SPONSORS

Sign up as many sponsors as possible.  A sponsor is anyone willing to make a flat contribution for your participation in the Bowling Classic.  Team members can ask friends, family, co-workers, vendors, neighbors and acquaintances.  The more you raise, the more prizes you become eligible for.

PRIZES

There will be great games and giveaways at the bowling center.  All bowlers will have a chance to participate in the activities and to win some fantastic prizes.

⇨  Ready to get involved or need more info? 

                 Contact Judy Reagan at Judy@ja.mississippi.org