Wall Street Meets Main Street At Junior Achievement Of Orange
County’s 5th Annual Stock Market Challenge
Released
on: October 01, 2008, 8:05 am
Press
Release Author: Michelle Foote
Industry:
Financial
Press
Release Summary: High school students and company executives compete
head-to-head while learning how the stock market operates. This
high energy environment gives young participants a real world
understanding of the financial markets and the proceeds will benefit
JA’s economic education programs.
Press
Release Body: Costa Mesa, CA. The Newport Beach Marriott
will be transformed into Wall Street as Junior
Achievement (JA) of Orange County hosts the 5th Annual Stock Market
Challenge. This fast paced evening of trading excitement
will help raise money for JA’s economic
education programs and provide high school participants with a
hands-on financial education.
Maria
Hall-Brown from KOCE will be the emcee as high school
students from Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach, and Santa Ana to
learn about the stock market by being part of a competing stock
trading team.
Vince Shorb, founder of the National Youth Financial Educators
Council and a Junior Achievement Board of Directors
member, states “With the recent volatility
of our financial markets it is vitally important that today’s
youth are empowered with a deeper understanding of how the stock
market operates.”
Major
supporters of JA’s Stock Market Challenge are Wescom Credit
Union - Presenting Sponsor, Wells Fargo - Opening Bell Sponsor,
3M - Closing Bell Sponsor, Comerica - Dinner Sponsor, Sam’s
Club - Media Sponsor, Grant Thornton, LLP - Marketing Sponsor,
and Best Buy - Prize Sponsor. Some of the participating companies
are: Citizen Business Bank, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Irwin
Union Bank, Mendoza Berger & Company LLP, Mullin TBG, Orange
County Board of Education, ClearLight Partners, LLC, US Bank,
and Washington Mutual, Bank of the West and Ross Equipment and
Process Solutions Co.
JA
Worldwide is the world’s largest organization dedicated
to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global
economy. For more information on Junior Achievement programs contact
Christine Shewbridge, President of JA of Orange County at (949)
515-1998. http://orangecounty.ja.org
The
National Youth Financial Educators Council empowers today’s
youth with real world financial education and entrepreneurship
skills through edu-tainment products and events that are designed
specifically for young adults. http://www.NYFEC.org
Web
Site: http://www.NYFEC.org
Contact
Details: Junior Achievement
301 East 17th Street Suite 202
Costa Mesa, California 92627
(949) 515-1998
MFoote@JASoCal.org
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