It's Time to Play Golf for a Cause!

NEW YORK, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's time to get out your golf gear and join Junior Achievement of New York at Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY on Monday, June 20 to have a great time while raising funds to support delivery of free Junior Achievement economic and business programs to New York City and Long Island students.

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Don't know how to play? No worries. You can still score a hole-in-one to support local students' education. Use the Junior Achievement of New York Golf Classic event as an opportunity to learn how to hold your own on the green at the next corporate or business golf outing. Business and career women - don't get left out of the relationship building opportunities that can lead to big opportunities in the board room. JA New York has partnered with the Executive Women's Golf Association and American Express to present a Women's Golf Clinic where beginners and new players can learn more about the game while polishing up their golfing skills and techniques.

And if you're just feeling lucky? Why not make a swing for the big "hole-in-one" prize of a luxury Jaguar XF Sedan. The Jaguar XF Sedan has been donated courtesy of White Plains Jaguar, 258 E. Main St, Elmsford, NY  

Join corporate executives from American Express, pwc, Accenture, AT&T, US Bank, and Pfizer among others and proceeds will benefit Junior Achievement. To purchase a sponsorship or to pre-register a foursome and/or for the golf clinic, please click HERE or contact Dan Langley at [email protected] /212.907.0039.

Junior Achievement programs teach young people about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy. For example, third grade students learn how to plan a city as part of Junior Achievement's Our City™ program, middle school students receive important life lessons in budgeting and managing their personal finances as part of the Junior Achievement/Capital Once Finance Park program and high school students learn basic concepts of starting and managing a business through Junior Achievement's Business Plan Competition presented by NASDAQ OMX Education Foundation. By golfing to support Junior Achievement, you will be making an important investment in the economic stability and growth of future NYC and Long Island communities.

About Junior Achievement of New York

For more than 80 years, Junior Achievement of New York (JA New York), the local affiliate of JA USA, has delivered economic education and empowerment programs to NYC and Long Island students. Through a dedicated volunteer network of corporate and community individuals, JA New York provides high-quality K-12 in-school, after-school, and summer educational programs. JA New York educational programs impact important societal issues including youth development, economic development, and education reform, and focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. For more information about JA New York and its programs, Visit us: www.jany.org  -  Like Us: Facebook  -  Connect with Us: LinkedIn  -  Follow Us: Twitter  -  Subscribe to Us: YouTube

For More Information Contact
Jacqueline Dolly
212-907-0046
[email protected]

SOURCE Junior Achievement of New York