Contacts:
Kris Coates, 850-784-6721
Suzanne McCarty, 952-742-6246
Cargill Helps Promote Economic Education in Florida
Panama City, FL – To help provide economic education to students in name of schools, Cargill is donating $3,000 to Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida. Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.
Cargill’s funds will be used to provide Junior Achievement curriculum for students at six classrooms at name of school. The funds will also be used to provide kits for the students, which include: student workbooks, volunteer/teacher guide, visuals and games to enhance all activities within particular subjects, table tents, and a workbook on ethics.
“Thanks to gifts like Cargill’s, we are able to help inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy,” said Leanne Todd, executive director, JA of Northwest Florida. “Cargill is helping Junior Achievement bring the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.”
“Cargill is excited about this opportunity to support Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida, ” said Kris Coates, location manager, Cargill Panama City. “This contribution represents another way that Cargill strives to nourish people and possibilities in the community.”
About Cargill
Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services with 149,000 employees in 63 countries. Cargill contributes more than $36 million a year globally to civic and charitable organizations that help nourish the people and possibilities in communities where its employees live and work.