Look Ma! No Arms!

This is a video of an old friend of mine who I recently learned has a band called Big Toe and still plays instruments. This guy really is amazing, when I was younger he saved his brothers life with a pencil. His brother Joe was choking on an ice cube and Mark who was born without arms grabbed a pencil in his toes and was able to push the cube down his throat. He drove a car played drums and guitar and was a remarkable person. I fell out of contact with him but here he is playing guitar at Balboa Park San Diego and playing it well. Check out the video check out the band, you will not be disappointed and you probably wont believe your eyes. I now bring to you Mark Goffeney musical wonder....

Bigot

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As Seen At Starbucks

Starbucks, 30th and El Cajon Blvd.
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News from Junior Achievement of San Diego County, Inc.

Some news from JA teaching, They need volunteers. I can say having volunteered that it is a great experience. If you have the time volunteer! It is worth it.

September, 2008 JA San Diego E-Newsletter Dear Guy, The 2008-09 school year is off to a great start! Our goal this year is to reach 41,000 San Diego and Imperial County students with Junior Achievement programs. With your help, we can do it!! Whether you volunteer, attend events or sponsor a school, we appreciate your support. JA BizTown has a new name! When Laurie McGrath, Chief Executive Officer of McGrath Development, and her mother, Carlee McGrath, visited JA BizTown and saw 5th grade students actually running the city, they loved the energy and enthusiasm of these young "adults for the day." Laurie and Carlee and their McGrath Family Foundation trustees decided to name the city, dramatically helping the JA mission to educate all the students of San Diego, both in their classrooms and in JA BizTown. The students of San Diego and Imperial County, the JA Board of Directors and the JA staff are most grateful to the McGraths and welcome them as our newest JA sponsors to the JA family! We are looking for interns to work in The McGrath Family JA BizTown. If you are interested in being a part of this exciting learning environment, we want to hear from you! Please email your resume to bt_volunteers@jasandiego.org. Quick Links Volunteer for JA Sponsor a Student Papa John's Pizza Campaign Upcoming Events 10-3-08: First day of BizTown 11-7-08: Hall of Fame Event 11-17-08: EthiCAL 12-12-08: Titan Competition In-Class Volunteer Opportunities ASAP: Titan Program (HS)ASAP: Roosevelt Middle School 11-21-08: Las Palmas Elem. Please contact programs@jasandiego.org for additional volunteer opportunities. BizTown Volunteer Opportunities 10-8-08: Kimball Elementary 10-23-08: Joyner Elementary 11-18-08: Rose Elementary Please contact bt_volunteers@jasandiego.org for additional volunteer opportunities. Calling all Volunteers! We need some savvy volunteers to teach one of our most exciting high school programs - JA Titan! JA Titan teaches students about the fundamentals of business and allows them to compete against other in an online-business simulation. The program consists of 7 volunteer-led classes and will culminate in a city-wide competition at National University on December 12th. If you are interested learning more about this dynamic program please contact Elyssa Jeter at ejeter@jasandiego.org. We have currently have volunteer opportunities at the following schools: Patrick Henry High School and Kearny High School. San Diego Business Hall of Fame: 20th Anniversary Celebration We are proud to announce that this year is the 20th Anniversary of Junior Achievement's San Diego Business Hall of Fame!This special evening is our opportunity to honor the business men and women who make San Diego great. On November 7, 2008, we will induct Peter Farrell, ResMed, Tina Nova, Genoptix, and Conrad Prebys, Progress Management into the San Diego Business Hall of Fame. The event is being held at the Hotel del Coronado. We would like to give a special thank you to the event sponsors: Comerica Bank, Jack in the Box, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Wachovia, Bridgepoint Education, The UPS Store, Progress Management and Point Loma Nazarene University. Click here to RSVP for this event! Thank you to our supporters! We are so fortunate to have the incredible cadre of supporters that made our 2007-08 year such a success. Thank you so much for helping us bring JA programs to over 40,000 students! Click here to see a complete list of all our supporters! You can help make this goal a reality! For more information on how you can support JA San Diego, please visit our website or click here to make a donation! Your votes can add up to big dollars! Through November 10, you can vote for your favorite finalist in Wells Fargo's Someday Stories contest. Junior Achievement is one of three nonprofits highlighted in the contest and by voting you will bring JA of San Diego one step closer to earning up to $20,000! Vote here: http://wellsfargo.com/somedaycontest/ja. Spread the word and vote for JA today - one vote per person and per valid email address. Currently, JA is second in the voting! Congratulations and thank you again to all those who made JA successful for our San Diego youngsters! Best Wishes, Joanne Pastula President & CEO Junior Achievement of San Diego County Inc

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Junior Achievement Volunteer Teaching Program

I recently volunteered through my work to do the Junior Achievement Teaching Program.  I was assigned to Mr. Sandstrom's fourth grade class at Los Penasquitos Elementary School.  I taught them Business 101 for an hour a week,  five weeks total.  I have to say it was great!     

If you have an opportunity to either volunteer through your work or by contacting Junior  Achievement directly it is very much worth your while.  Gives you a chance to see what it's like to be a teacher and gives you a chance to teach a classroom full of kids about important subjects.  I will do it next year again for sure.

 

So if you have a chance check them out it's definitely worth it.  It really shows you how hard teachers work, how valuable they are, and how much they need all the help and resources that we can possibly give them.  After all they teach our kids.

I do want to say thank you to all you teachers out there.  You have a tough job and i respect what you do.  I hope more people start taking the education of our children as seriously as they do and give them the help that most desperately need.  

For more information on Junior Achievement this is their website, although your city might have their own, this is the home site.

Junior Achievement