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4th ANNUAL JA PROFESSIONAL CONNECTION GOLF TOURNAMENT

April 28, 2007 (South Florida) The Junior Achievement Professional Connection netted $15,000 at its 4th Annual "Networking to a Tee" Golf Tournament onSaturday, April 28th at Heron Bay Golf Club. The day began at 11:00 a.m. with free golf lessons from Heron Bay Golf Club and massages by Charity Swab. Dan Marino's Fine Food & Spirits provided scrumptious lunches for all of the golfers and volunteers before the noon shotgun scramble start.

Junior Achievement was proud to honor Andy Cagnetta, President of Transworld Business Brokers, at the banquet.� Since 2001, Andy has served Junior Achievement as an active Board Member (current Board Chairman), classroom volunteer, sponsor and advocate. His company is represented at almost every monthly JA Professional Connection event, of which Transworld Business Brokers is a Corporate Annual Sponsor. Employees and friends pooled their resources to sponsor the tournament and provide raffle prizes in support of Andy.

First place awards were given to the foursome sponsored by Patrick W. Lawlor, P.A. Other prizes were given for 7th place, 13th place, closest-to-the-pin and longest drive. Beverage Cart Sponsors included: Community Bank of Broward, Mellon Bank, and the staff of Transworld Business Brokers. Phil Smith Automotive Group of Pompano Beach sponsored four hole-in-contests, one of which was for a two-year lease on a Ford Mustang. Special thanks to the event volunteers: Andrew Carvo, Tina Cohen, Meridee Cole, Sandra Holmes, Deborah Journell, Tom Latrielle, Jacki Liszak, Karen Litchfield, Ken Lowrey, Dana Nieuwkerk, Susan Paglino, Laura Perets, Joanne Thuna, and Shari Weiner. Supporters included: Anthony Robbins Foundation; Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, artfulwears.com, AT&T Southeast, Baja Cafe Dos Amigos, Benihana of Fort Lauderdale, Bluefin Restaurant, Boca Greens Country Club, Boston Market, Brandsmart USA, Busch Gardens, Cingular Wireless, Cantina Laredo, Carolina Club, Club Men Barbershop, Coca-Cola Foundation, Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, operators of Kennedy Space Center, Double Eagle Distributing; Edelman Enterprises, First Payment Systems, Flamingo Gardens, Flavors of Italy, Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, Gameworks, Gatsby's Boca, Gold's Gym, Gold Coast Magazine, GolfTEC, Hargrave Custom Yachts, Heron Bay Golf Club, Hobos Fish Joint, Howard Johnson Plaza Resort, Integrative Therapies, La Veranda, Lion Country Safari, Lockton Companies LLC; Lucille's Bad to the Bone BBQ, Mellon Bank, Memorial Healthcare System, Miami Seaquarium, Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium, Mobile Chiropractic of Broward County, Museum of Art, New York Prime, Office Elements, Plantation Courtyard by Marriott, SeaEscape, South Florida PGA, The Anthony Robbins Foundation, Third Level; Tire Hut, Universal Healing Center for Massage and Charity Swab. Hosts for the tournament include: Luke Southam, Event Chair; James Constantine, Cingular Wireless; Thomas Coyle, Greenspoon Marder; Karriem Edwards, Tenzing Innovations; Bruce Hecker, Mellon Bank; Joe Hess, MOJO Guide; Rick Locke, Suddath Relocation Systems; Violet Nikolici Lowrey, A Plus Professional Resumes; Bruce Scissors, Talent Tree; Ronnie Thomson, Thomson Promotions; Joanne Thuna, Office Elements; and Fred Yazgoor, AT&T Southeast. The committee was made up of: Tom Franklin, First Call Services; Jim Franskousky, Bernstein Investment Research & Mgmt.; Bob Friedman, KAR Printing; Ron Jones, TechBooks; Mike Masem, RBS Lynk; R.A. Raymond; Bill Rusch, AXA Advisors, LLC; and Jason Welch, R.I.C. Executive Search. The JA Professional Connection is the networking organization that helps support the 1,200-plus-classroom volunteers that teach JA business programs to students in Broward and South Palm Beach counties. Junior Achievement of South Florida was founded in 1959 and served 15,561 students during the 2005-06 school year. Through age-appropriate curricula, JA programs begin at the elementary school level, teaching children how they can impact the world around them as individuals, workers, and consumers. JA programs continue through the middle and high school grades, preparing students for additional key economic and workforce issues they will face in the future. Dramatically enhancing its ability to teach and inspire students in Palm Beach and Broward Counties, Junior Achievement of South Florida has embarked on an ambitious, cutting-edge educational endeavor involving two new programs: JA BizTown and JA Finance Park. The mandated programs will be housed at JA World at the Huizenga Center for Free Enterprise, which will be located on land donated by Broward Community College on their North campus. The 59,500 square foot facility, the largest of its kind in the world, will be dedicated to the effective and practical teaching of business, entrepreneurship, and personal finance for 5th and 8th grade students. Storefront sponsors of JA BizTown and JA Finance Park currently include: Adorno & Yoss, LLP; AutoNation; BankAtlantic; Broward Community College; City Furniture; Construction Association of South Florida, DHL Express; FPL Group; Holy Cross Hospital; Miami Dolphins Foundation; Publix Super Markets Charities; S. Davis & Associates, P.A.; Spherion Corporation; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; and the Sun-Sentinel Children'�s Fund, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. Available storefront sponsorship leases range from $17,000 to $50,000 per year in The Falcone Family JA BizTown, JA BizTown II, and JA Finance Park. For more information and naming opportunities, call Gina Graves of Junior Achievement of South Florida at 954-788-8422 Ext. 13 or visit the website www.jasouthflorida.org

 

 

 

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