Job Shadow Day E-Xtra

9 February 2006

Job Shadow Day 2006 a Great Success!

Once again, February 2, 2006, Job Shadow Day, marked the successful kick-off of Job Shadow across the country for the coming year! Thanks to the support of countless businesses, schools, agencies and organizations at the national, state and local levels, an estimated one million young people will receive an up-close look at the world of work through Job Shadow ing!

Some highlights of this year’s effort include:

Capitol Hill Job Shadow :

This year, nearly two dozen members of Congress and their staffs saw student Job Shadow s as part of Job Shadow Day 2006. Junior Achievement students from their home states and districts traveled to Washington, DC for this unique opportunity. Participating offices included

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rep. Anne Northup (R-KY), Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rep.Ted Poe (R-TX), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Mike Dewine (R-OH), Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), and Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD). To see the complete list and a photo gallery, visit www.jobshadow.org/press/gallery/.

In addition, officials at several Federal Agencies also participated. Agencies included the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Department of Education, the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Small Business Administration. For a complete list, please visit www.jobshadow.org/press/federal/.

National Awareness:

Job Shadow Day was also big news in the Big Apple. Through the work of Junior Achievement of New York and the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA), students Job Shadow ed at the offices of People Magazine, LIFE and CosmoGirl!, among many others. In fact, MPA arranged for more than 150 Job Shadow s at magazine publishers across the country. For more details, visit www.magazine.org/Press_Room/MPA_Press_Releases/14909.cfm.

In Atlanta, Junior Achievement students Job Shadow ed on the set of CNN. In Washington, DC, the State Department’s daily briefing on C-SPAN included mentions of Job Shadow activities taking place at State on February 2nd.

100 Best Communities for Young People:

In 2005, the America’s Promise Alliance named its 100 Best Communities for Young People. America’s Promise highlighted Job Shadow Day Activities in several of these communities. For more information, visit www.americaspromise.org/media/releasedetail.cfm?prID=148

A special thanks goes out to ING, the national title sponsor for Job Shadow Day 2006! ING not only provided leadership at a national level, but its offices in Atlanta, Denver, Des Moines, Hartford, Minneapolis, New York, Scottsdale and West Chester, PA have either already participated or will participate as Job Shadow host sites in the coming weeks.

Another thank you goes to the Job Shadow Day Coalition partners. Partners include JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement), America’s Promise - The Alliance for Youth, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). Additionally, we would like to thank Valpak.com for its in-kind support of this year’s effort.