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GET TO KNOW OUR BOARD

LeeAnn Combs has been an Estate Settlement & Fiduciary Officer for Yellow Cardinal Advisory Group of First Financial Bank for eight years. LeeAnn finds serving her clients and our community rewarding. She loves the history of First Financial Bank and considers it a privilege to be a part of the trust department and historical Butler County, Ohio. She says joining Junior Achievement of Middletown Area in it's exciting 85th anniversary year, compliments her love for the area and our local history. LeeAnn graduated from Miami University with degrees in Journalism and History and she's enjoying life on her farm (located in Edgewood School District) with her husband and children.

"I have fond memories of Junior Achievement volunteers joining my classroom at John XXIII elementary school. We played games, learned origins of successful businesses (still thriving today) and did exercises highlighting goals, work ethic and entrepreneurship. Those memories and values stuck, and I jump at opportunities to volunteer in classrooms providing similar motivating experiences several decades later to our current area students. Junior Achievement arms students with fantastic tools and life skills to become successful. I am excited to be a board member and help further the program’s success and reach."

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We're so excited to be in Springboro Jr. High School for the 2024-2025 school year. Volunteers are needed to make these sessions happen. If you have availability on any of the below dates and are interested in leading a session or being a guest speaker, email Robin Louden to get set up with everything you need to start. Volunteering with Junior Achievement is a fun and easy way to give back to your community.   Click on the calendars below to see the available dates for the following programs: JA It's My Future JA Economics For Success

GUEST SPEAKER Info for Springboro: 3-7 volunteers needed per class (If you want to do a longer project, maybe you could talk about more jobs that are related or about other types of careers that people do at the company you work with)   At the table each speaker performs/shows a 5-minute demonstration of what the job entails. You can: bring pictures/poster tri-folds, have a short demo – (ex. pulling juice from an orange with a syringe or an electrician showing how to wire a switch); bring a laptop to show a video of what you do. The more hands-on the better.   Students rotate from table to table Once the students have rotated all of the stations there is time at the end of class for Q&A. Each period is 50 minutes long   Session Volunteers Info for Springboro All Materials and Training are Provided Volunteers will stay all day from 7:30 am-2:30 pm You are encouraged to pack a lunch You will teach the same lesson 5 class periods during the day   PAYING FOR MY NEEDS AND WANTS: Monday February 3rd 2025 Thursday April 17th 2025 MY CREDIT AND SPENDING: Friday February 7th 2025 Friday April 25th 2025 MY RIDE ON THE FINANCIAL ROLLER COASTER: Monday February 10th 2025    Monday April 28th 2025

Dates the Guest Speakers are Needed: GUEST SPEAKER Area of Expertise STEM Fields Dates: Friday September 27th 2024 Friday December 6th 2024 Friday February 28th 2025 Friday May 16th 2025 Skilled Trades Dates: Friday October 4th 2024 Friday December 13th 2024 Friday March 7th 2025 Friday May 23rd 2025 Business Field Dates: Thursday October 19th 2024 Thursday December 19th 2024 Thursday February 27th 2025 Friday March 14th 2025

GOLF CLASSIC

SAVE THE DATE: Monday, September 16th, 2024 (click to add to calendar) Wildwood Golf Club   Mark 9/16/24 on your calendars for The Barb Morris Junior Achievement Golf Classic. Registration is now open! If you're interested in sponsorship, please email maria.langendorf@ja.org or call 513-594-2733. REGISTER HERE

18 UNDER 18

Junior Achievement 18 Under Eighteen - Career in Sight   In partnership with Miami University Regionals, Junior Achievement of Middletown Area will host the first 18 Under Eighteen: Career in Sight awards honoring the most extraordinary young people in Southwest Ohio. This event will showcase the area's young leaders who show an exceptional entrepreneurial spirit and an overall impressive skill set. The eighteen nominees will be honored during a special ceremony at Miami University Middletown campus where they can network with local and county leaders.   Nominations are open to anyone who will be 18 or younger during the 2024-2025 school year. Each student can apply for one or two Career Cluster areas of interest. If two career clusters are chosen, the student must submit a separate video/essay response for each career cluster. Nominees must reside within the JA Middletown Area school districts   For more information, visit applyregionals.miamioh.edu/portal/18u18

NEW GRANT

Junior Achievement of Middletown Area was recently approved for a $5,000 grant from the Middletown Community Foundation! This grant will support our programs for the Passport to Tomorrow initiatives at Highview 6th Grade Center and Middletown Middle School.

THANK YOU JA MIDDLETOWN INVESTORS:

The JA RD Baker Memorial Fund

Barnitz Fund

Molyneaux Charitable Foundation

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