Junior Achievement's first annual Wii Play for Junior Achievement will be held from 5 to 8:30 p.m. July 29 at the Youngstown Sports Grille.
The event will combine food, fun and friendly competition featuring various Wii games such as baseball, golf, boxing, tennis, bowling and Wii fit for charity.
All net proceeds will support Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley and the 9,000 Mahoning Valley youth who benefit from the workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs Junior Achievement provides.
Jim Loboy from WYTV will act as the evening's Master of Ceremonies. The Youngstown Sports Grille will host Wii play stations that will provide ample opportunity for head to head competition and a lot of fun. Prizes will be awarded to the top competitors.
For more information on the event, please visit warren-youngstown.org. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $10 or at the door. For ticket information, contact Melissa at the JA office at 330-539-5268 or e-mail jamvmelissa@onecom.com .
Junior Achievement is a partnership between the business community, educators and volunteers who work together to inspire young people to dream big and reach their potential. JA's hands-on, experiential programs teach the key concepts of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy to young people all over the world.
Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley, Inc. provides programs for more than 9,000 kindergarten through 12th-grade students annually within Trumbull, Ashtabula, Columbiana and Mahoning Counties.