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Reserve your table for DC's largest business event! Vote YES for Financial Literacy! United States Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral kicked off Financial Literacy Month and the Vote YES for Financial Literacy Campaign on April 2, 2008. We invite you to Vote YES today! Bring a JA Program to your Classroom! Would you like to learn more about bringing a Junior Achievement volunteer to your classroom? Our age appropriate business and economics programs fit in any classroom, K-12. JA programs are aligned with standards, demonstrate relevancy and reinforce what you are already teaching! Learn about our programs, view the correlations, and register your classroom today!				Volunteer for Fall Classes! Junior Achievement always needs volunteers to make our programs come to life in local area classrooms. Teaching entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial literacy is fun and easy because JA provides you with the tools to be a successful volunteer role model. Learn more about volunteering, find a school, and apply to volunteer today! "Greater Washington – Why it's the Best Region to Build and Grow a Business" is the subject of the Junior Achievement Essay Competition running from August 18 - October 15. The competition is sponsored by David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, and will award one $20,000 prize and nine $10,000 prizes in December 2008. Apply online now!