2009 JMG Award Ceremony

On March 20th the 2009, JMG Award Ceremony was held in the Capital Rotunda in Helena.

Key note speakers included: Keith Kelly, Commissioner of Labor & Industry, Carolyn Warner, Jobs for Americas Graduates Board of Directors, Denise Juneau, Superintendent Montana Office of Public Instruction and Jasmine Warner, JMG Student at Anaconda High School.

The following Montana schools were recognized as High Schools "5 for 5" with Century Club Awards, for attaining 100% of all 5 performance outcomes:

Butte Webster Garfield
Dodson High School
Libby Central Alternative School
North Star High School
Powell County High School

Join us in celebrating the outstanding schools that received High School "5 for 5" Performance Awards this year!

Billing Career Center
Bridger HS
Butte HS
Butte Webster Garfield
Cascade HS
Culbertson HS
Dodson HS
Geyser HS
Granite HS
Helena HS
Helena PAL
Judith Gap
Libby Central Pride HS
Malta HS
North Star HS
Poplar HS
Powell County HS
Whitefish Independent HS
Whitehall HS

Join us in recognizing the great teachers who received Outstanding JMG Career Specialists Awards!

Mary Machart, Culbertson HS
Lisa Parker, Helena HS
Irene Strauss, Whitehall HS

Connie Roope, JMGF Executive Director recognized the following foundations for their support:

Qwest Communications
Montana Student Assistant Foundation
Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Ettinger Foundation

Drea Brown, JMG State Director recognized the following partners for their support:

Montana State Employers’ Council
Office of Public Instruction – Indian Education
State Workforce Investment Board

AmeriCorps News!

JMGF AmeriCorps continues to engage young adults in their schools and in communities across Montana!  Each year JMGF provides an opportunity for 100 young adults to build their resumes and college applications, gain transferable skills and earn a $1,000 Education Award for volunteering! We are delighted to report this school year we not only filled the 100 positions, we have a waiting list!

From Eureka to Sidney JMGF AmeriCorps Members are engaged and have already contributed over 18,000 hours of service to Montana! These fine young adults also recruit community volunteers to serve with them, so far, JMGF AmeriCorps members have recruited over 40 volunteers who have contributed over 1,000 hours!  We are so proud of our participants, partners’ schools and community based organizations and the community volunteers. Join with us to recognize the value of these fine young adults and appreciate the community impacts they make through volunteerism.