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Stephanie Bell Junior Achievement USA
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Elise Brooks
The Financial Services Roundtable
202.589.2427
elise@fsround.org

For Immediate Release:
November 29, 2011

Junior Achievement and The Financial Services Roundtable: A Big Year

More than a half-million students impacted by partnership

Colorado Springs, Colo. and Washington, D.C. — Junior Achievement USA™ (JA) and The Financial Services Roundtable (the Roundtable) announce that through their partnership, they reached 527,000 students in the 2010-2011 school year: up 19 percent from the previous school year. During this school year, 37,296 volunteers from Roundtable member companies volunteered in classrooms across the country.

"Junior Achievement is thrilled to have this lasting partnership with The Financial Services Roundtable," said Jack E. Kosakowski, president and chief executive officer of Junior Achievement USA. "The Roundtable volunteers provide important insight to our students around the importance of responsible and effective money management as they deliver JA programs."

The Roundtable and JA collaborate to promote financial literacy in schools throughout the United States. The effort leverages the strengths and expertise of both organizations to empower young people in the United States with the tools and knowledge to be financially responsible.

"Roundtable company volunteers have committed to help America's youth prepare for a secure financial future," said Steve Bartlett, President and CEO of The Financial Services Roundtable. "This is a partnership with real results and we're looking forward to another impactful year."

About Junior Achievement USA™
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches four million students per year in more than 120 markets across the United States, with an additional six million students served by operations in 119 other countries worldwide. Visit www.ja.org for more information.

About the Roundtable
The Financial Services Roundtable represents 100 of the largest integrated financial services companies providing banking, insurance, and investment products and services to the American consumer. Member companies participate through the Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives nominated by the CEO. Roundtable member companies provide fuel for America's economic engine, accounting directly for $92.7 trillion in managed assets, $1.2 trillion in revenue, and 2.3 million jobs.

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