Colonial Pipeline Supports Junior Achievement Of Central North Carolina

GREENSBORO, NC – Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina has received $35,000 in grants from six Piedmont Triad companies over the fourth quarter of 2014. Funding will support classroom-based financial literacy and STEM-focused workplace readiness training in K‑12 schools. A grant from Dow Corning Corporation also supports Junior Achievement’s new and intensive job shadow program for 11^th grade students.

“Without the investment of local corporations, students would not experience the life-changing programs our volunteers deliver in classrooms across our six-county service area,” said Jacqueline McCracken, Junior Achievement interim president/​CEO. ​“We appreciate that these companies believe in the economic and career readiness training we provide.”

Piedmont Triad companies made the following investments in Junior Achievement K‑12 educational programming:

• VF Corporation - $15,000
• Ecolab Inc. - $5,000
• Volvo Trucks North America — $5,000
• Caterpillar Inc. — $3,000
• Colonial Pipeline Company — $2,000
• Dow Corning Corporation — $5,000

“Our programs are developing a skilled workforce from the ground up, starting at the beginning of an individual’s educational experience,” said Junior Achievement Board Chairman, John Chapman. ​“We are working to make it possible for companies to find employees with the skills they need to make their businesses successful and we are grateful that these corporate leaders have joined Junior Achievement in our work.”

About Junior Achievement

Founded in 1965, Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina prepares young people to succeed in a global economy by providing volunteer-delivered kindergarten through twelfth grade programs that help students foster skills in work-readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. In over 400 classrooms per year, Junior Achievement reaches approximately 10,000 students in Forsyth, Guilford, Rockingham, Randolph, Alamance and Montgomery 

Counties with vital programs that influence economic success and positive life outcomes.The organization is one of the fastest growing chapters in the United States, ranking in the top five in class growth, student growth, and volunteer hours served when compared against other Junior Achievement chapters nationwide. For more information, visit www.centralncja.org.

About Colonial Pipeline Company
Colonial Pipeline operates an underground pipeline system that originates in the Houston, Texas, area and terminates at Linden, N.J., on the New York harbor. Every day, Colonial safely delivers approximately 105 million gallons of gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel, home heating oil and fuels for the U.S. military. For more information about Colonial, visit www.colpipe.com.