Junior Achievement of Northern California 2023 Business Hall of Fame at The Exploratorium.

Join us for a celebratory fundraising luncheon. Honoring Junior Achievement of Northern California 2023 Students, Business Partners, Volunteers, and Educators of the Year for their impact on JA's mission to empower students toward greater economic success. A live simulcast will be available for those unable to attend in person.

After the luncheon, JA invites you to explore the museum for free!

 

2023 JA NorCal Business Partners of the Year

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Celebration Agenda

11:00 am - Network with our students and help to support our fundraiser by buying raffle tickets, bidding on the online auction items, and participating in other fun activities. 

11:45 am - A delicious luncheon is served. 

Noon - Hear from Students, JA Alumni, JA Business Partners, JA CEO and President, Cristene Burr about the community's collective efforts to bring financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness to students across Northern California.

1:30 pm - The program comes to a close, enjoy the Exploritorium for free. 

Thank You 2023 Educators and Volunteers of the Year

The Educator and Volunteer of the Year Awards recognize the contribution made by individuals to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. The passion and commitment of the awardees enables JA to deliver kindergarten through high school programs across Northern California. 

Don't Miss The Auction!

JA staff has curated some of the best auction items just for you. View our auction and begin bidding on April 17th. The auction closes one week after our event on April 25th at 9 pm.

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Parking Instructions

There are numerous parking garages and lots near the Exploratorium Pier 15 campus. The museum partners with SP+ to offer a discount code 4302100 at these lots: Exploratorium Pier 15 Parking Lot and Pier 19½ Parking Lot.

Please Note:
Lots are not owned or operated by the Exploratorium. All parking is subject to availability.

You can purchase discounted parking at both lots in one of two ways:

  1. Give the discount code 4302100 to the parking attendant.
  2. Pay at a ticket kiosk in the parking lot. Look for the Exploratorium option at the kiosk. Enter the discount code 4302100

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Not attending the Hall of Fame? You can still make a difference!

With a gift from you, students will learn valuable JA lessons that will last a lifetime. Donate today!

$50 enables JA to deliver national, state and district correlated, hands-on learning programs to a student.

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$200 enables JA to recruit, train, and deliver hands-on learning programs to a team of corporate volunteers to teach JA classes.

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$500 gives a student the opportunity to work with local business mentors to build a company from scratch.

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$1,000 funds a life-changing in-person, hybrid, or virtual JA experience for a full classroom of students.

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$5,000 sends 5 students to the National Student Leadership Conference in Washington DC.

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$10,000 helps fund life-changing JA programming experience for a whole elementary school.

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2023 Business Hall of Fame Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

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Platinum Sponsor

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Gold Sponsor

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Silver Sponsor

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Bronze Sponsor

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Hear from our very own students on what they'd like to be when they grow up.