Fridley and Spring Lake Park Business Council
Date: April 11, 2017
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Event Description
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest
Guest Speaker: Sharon Severson, JA Sr. Program Director
Junior Achievement’s (JA) Kindergarten – 12th grade programs: How JA programs help address the worker shortage in our country and how businesses can participate.
Junior Achievement (JA) - JA volunteers integrate stories about their personal life, their education and professional path as they facilitate JA lessons in local classroom that inspire students to dream big and provide them information about the skills needed to succeed in school and beyond. JA volunteers expose youth to their career while using hands-on activities which help students understand entrepreneurship, how to manage money and what it means to be a responsible citizen, consumer and worker inspiring them to reach for their dreams.
Attend the Fridley/Spring Lake Park Business Council and gather together with business owners and employees in the North Metro and talk about the importance of business community leadership and engagement in regional decision making.