Best Buy supports JA program

Junior Achievement of Western New York, Inc. recently received $10,000 from Best Buy at the new store on Transit Road at Main Street in Williamsville.

President Lisa Scherer and other representatives from JA were present for the Transit Road location's grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony. This donation will go directly toward supporting Junior Achievement programs throughout the 2007-2008 academic year.

Best Buy also took part in JA's Job Shadow Program, hosting 25 students from the Enterprise Charter School. Best Buy on Transit Road, as well as other locations in the Western New York area, has committed to hosting student shadows regularly throughout the school year. Students involved in the program receive a first-hand look at the world of work and learn how their education and technology are applied in the workplace.

For information about JA, visit http://wny.ja.org.