WASHINGTON — There was plenty of hoopla and a $5.2 million check presentation ceremony this week at the annual conference of Junior Achievement Worldwide to mark credit union commitment to the planned "JA's BizKid$" show debuting on the PBS network this fall.
"This project is progressing well beyond our wildest dreams," declared John Annaloro, president/CEO of the Washington Credit Union League, who handed over the $5.2 million representing an 18-month CU fundraising project to help pay for the first two season of "JA's BizKid$," a financial education show produced in Seattle.
For the 600 JA leaders assembled here, the $5.2 million represented "the largest philanthropic gift in its 88 year history," said a statement issued by the National Credit Union Foundation.
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The first full season of JA's Biz Kid$ is expected to begin airing initially on East Coast stations in November or December, many with linkups and branding by local credit unions.
"State credit union foundations and leagues are working with JA to package curriculum from the TV series that CU volunteers will be able to use to provide multimedia youth financial education in classrooms," said the release.
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