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panel of investors and launch real
companies.
The program is offered in
more than 100 communities as
either an after-school enrichment
program that meets weekly between November and May or as
an in-school elective.
“We are very interested in
bringing the program to Atlanta
because it is already a hub of innovation and economic growth,”
said Gayle Jagel, the founder and
CEO of YEA!
Avi likes blue best for his Havdalah spice box.
Startup funds are available
from Sam’s Club through the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce Foundation for
Hadassah Preschool Program
communities interested in launching
Begins Aug. 30
Hadassah invites children ages YEA! Applications are being accepted
3 to 5 and their parents to participate at www.uschamberfoundation.org/yea
in the opening session of its Training
Wheels/Al Galgalim Jewish family education program at no charge.
The Rosh Hashanah-themed program Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to noon
is the first of nine Sunday morning
sessions scheduled around Jewish
holidays throughout the school year.
Trained Hadassah volunteers lead the
sessions.
Activities include songs, stories,
crafts, games and holiday foods so that
parents and preschoolers can share the
pleasures of celebrating Shabbat, Sukkot, Chanukah, Tu B’Shevat, Purim,
Passover Yom HaAtzmaut and Shavuot
in addition to Rosh Hashanah.
After the first session, the program
carries a few.
Reservations are required for the
Aug. 30 session. Visit www.hadassah.
org/atlanta, or contact the Greater Atlanta Hadassah office at 678-443-2961
or [email protected].
YEA! Seeks Atlanta Start
Riley Benner, 16, of Rochester, N.Y.,
employs refugees to hand-sew reversible, high-end, silk ties for his business,
Phoenix Haberdashery. Rachel Zietz,
15, of Boca Raton, Fla., the CEO of Gladiator Lacrosse, is on track to make her
first million this year. Brandon Boynton, 18, of Pendleton, Ind., is saving
hundreds of students nationwide from
bullying with his app, The Bully Box, an
anonymous reporting tool for school
districts.
All of them are alumni of the
nonprofit Young Entrepreneurs Academy. YEA! transforms middle and high
school students into entrepreneurs
through a 30-week, hands-on program.
YEA! teaches students how to generate business ideas, conduct market research, write business plans, pitch to a
through Aug. 31.
C2 Tutoring Essay Contest
The new C2 Education center in
Dunwoody is celebrating its opening
with a contest to win 30 hours of tutoring services.
The center will name two winners
in each of three age groups: first to fifth
grade; sixth to eighth grade; and ninth
to 12th grade.
An elementary school student entering the contest should draw a picture of his or her hero and explain why
that person is the hero.
Students entering the middle
school level should write an essay of
at least 150 words on one of these two
topics:
• Why and how is education im-
portant to you?
• Think back to a favorite class or
educator (teacher/coach/director/principal). How did this person make a positive impact in your life?
High-schoolers should write at
least 200 words on one of these two
topics:
• Why and how is education important to you?
• Sometimes people do things over
and over again before they are successful. Write about how you succeeded because you kept trying.
Entries are due Sept. 4 at 6 p.m.
and may be submitted by email to [email protected] or delivered to
the center at 1400 Dunwoody Village
Parkway, Suite 1402B, Dunwoody.
JULY 31 ▪ 2015
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