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Junior Achievement.
The Junior
Achievement of Antigua & Barbuda is an affiliate of
Junior Achievement Worldwide, which was founded in 1919 in
Springfield, Massachusetts, by Horace Moses, then president of
Strathmore Paper Company. |
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Junior
Achievement of Antigua & Barbuda was founded upon the direct
initiative of the ROTARY club, in 1992, with the first President
being Mr. Paddy Benjamin and the first Executive Director was
Dr. Edris Bird. Mr. Clarence E. Pilgrim was elected President
in 2002. Mr Pilgrim is the first Antiguan and only person from
the English Speaking Caribbean to receive the JA Worldwide Gold
leadership Award in 2006. |
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Early
years of Junior Achievement Antigua and Barbuda focused on
building awareness and membership within Antigua until the
historic moment in 2005 when
Barbuda became involved and held its first successful in-school
program. Junior Achievement of Antigua & Barbuda through its
limited resources has reached approximately 5000 students since
it's inception. |
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Students have been given the opportunity to plan, organize and
execute various projects over the years which range from
Newsletters, Magazines, Talent Shows, Valentines Presents-
Sales, Ornamental Baskets, Christmas Cards, Making & Selling
cakes, Bar-B-Ques, Making of Scrunches, Car Wash, Cook Books,
Flower Pot Holders, New Year Cards etc. |
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The experience
gained by the students is invaluable to their understanding of
the business world and the kind of opportunities that exist for
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To achieve
our objectives we hold fund raising events throughout the year –
so please check the What’s New page for our next dates.
Meetings are now held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Persons
interested may contact any member of the executive, or e-mail on
the address below. |
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Junior Achievers
are always in need of aid – both financially, or in time.
Individual business people can get involved by joining our
database of consultants to help with the students understanding
of specialist areas they may need to research. And of course –
there are the students. If you would like to get involved in the
programme in anyway please contact us now or visit our website
www.antigua-ja.org
for more information. |
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