Rain and mud couldn’t put a stop to the Monster Ball Thursday night. The seventh annual fundraiser was relocated from the Sandite Softball Complex to Memorial Stadium and raised $4,000 for Special Olympics.
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Left to Right: Matt Barnett, Cassie Barnett, Paige Ryan, Austin Ryan. (Courtesy).
Pregnancy is often greeted with a great deal of celebration and excitement. Couples plan photo shoots for their announcements, followed by maternity photos. Baby showers have become elaborate affairs, and gender reveals have reached comedic and even dangerous magnitudes.
But what few people want to talk about is how many of those children will never celebrate their first birthday.
According to the World Health Organization, 10 to 15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, and nearly 2 million babies are stillborn each year.
The level of loss and heartache that a parent goes through in these situations can’t be measured, affects everyone differently, and often leaves the parent feeling alone, confused, betrayed, and any other number of emotions.
And far too often they go through that pain without the community support that they had during their pregnancy. Folks turn out for baby showers, but there are no stillbirth showers.
That’s why two Sand Springs couples are hosting an annual Pregnancy and Infant Loss 5K.
“This is the second one we’ve been involved with,” said event co-organizer Matt Barnett.
“We just partnered in with Austin and Paige Ryan. They’ve been doing this for a couple years after they lost their first kid. Paige and my wife got close after we lost our first child.”
Jacob Austin Ryan was stillborn on January 23, 2018 and the Ryan family started the 5K and Fun Run that year in his honor.
Matt and Cassie Barnett lost their daughter, Elizabeth “Elle” Jane Bartnett to stillbirth on August 28th, 2021 and joined the Ryans in co-hosting the event last year.
“We started doing the run with them last year and it went well,” said Matt Barnett. “We added HillSpring into the mix and our church really got behind it. And then unfortunately we lost another kid.”
Paxton “Pax” Brently Barnett was also stillborn on March 23rd, 2023.
The Barnetts, who are both on staff at HillSpring Church in Sand Springs, often speak from the pulpit about the loss of their children and how it has affected both their faith and their marriage, shining a light on a difficult subject that’s rarely discussed publicly.
They hope the 5K will help bring attention to the issue and let other parents dealing with loss know that they’re not alone.
“Find community,” said Matt Barnett. “I would beg people, don’t do it alone. Find a community. Find a MEND group, find churches, find organizations that you can lean on and people who have been through the same experience.”
“Grief is long and it’s weird and it’s just unpredictable. It’s not fair to do it alone, so we need people to help.”
Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (MEND) is one of two organizations that the 5K is raising money for.
“MEND is an organization that really helps put support groups together for families who have went through infant and pregnancy loss,” said Barnett. “They were really helpful for my wife when she went through this.”
The other organization is Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, which provides families going through a loss with newborn photography sessions.
“Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is a weird one for us” said Barnett. “I didn’t know if I wanted that the first time we lost somebody, but I never realized how much I would cherish that. It’s just another example of how they were real and how they mattered.”
The 2023 race on October 7th drew 78 entrees for the 5K any many more participated in the fun run at Case Community Park.
11-year-old Canyon Carnahan, of Sand Springs, won the race handily with a time of 22:01. Greg and Kiera Barnes, of Mannford, finished second and third in 23:36 and 24:17.
“It’s been really successful,” said Barnett. “I think last year we raised around $8,000 or so. That’s the most we’ve ever raised and we’re hoping to get close to that or more this year.”
The race drew everyone from avid runners to supporters of the cause to families who have experienced their own losses.
“It’s beautiful,” said Barnett. “There’s a lot of community involvement. The City’s involved with this, local churches, we have about 20 sponsors for the event. It really is a lot of people coming together so it’s really cool.”
22:01 Canyon Carnahan
23:36 Greg Barnes
24:22 Jeff Parks
24:41 Kory Brown
27:19 Kenny White
27:19 Caleb Smith
28:16 Shuan Adams
30:18 Bryce Beall
32:08 Christopher Matthews
32:19 Cayden Holder
33:24 Kevin Rouk
34:29 Bradley Potts
35:07 Kaidyn Cowan
35:13 Bobby White
35:48 Kurtis Crawford
36:10 Eli Beall
36:11 Daniel Henderson
37:20 Scott Emigh
43:44 Justin Carnahan
46:17 Keaton Smith
46:27 Ryan Johnson
49:23 Jacob Rupp
54:49 Ron Mayes
55:22 John Sommers
58:07 Bobby McIntosh
58:47 George Stabler
58:50 Andrew Arms
59:19 Shawn Smith
59:25 Nick Julkowski
1:05:22 Chris Wilson
24:17 Kiera Barnes
27:24 Chezney Kelley
27:29 Audrey Fincannon
28:09 Shelby Champ
28:26 Shannon Hamilton
28:43 Katelynn Castleman
28:45 Kassie Billingsly
29:11 Ashley Cox
29:25 Nancy Vanderburg
32:50 Victoria Buchanan
33:24 Kelly Holder
33:38 Kynlee Carnahan
35:54 Patricia Harsley
37:23 Victoria Middleton
38:42 Alison Holder
41:47 Andee Sage
43:10 Charity Emigh
43:42 Heather Carnahan
44:27 Sericca Walters
44:27 Kara Enkey
45:24 Regan Pidcock
45:27 Madison Smith
45:42 Amber Cowan
48:08 Haylee Dewberry
48:44 Tiffany Rowe
49:16 Michelle Key
49:23 Savannah Lytle
54:01 Emily Smith
54:03 Casey Arms
55:20 Heather Sommers
56:41 Kendra McIntosh
57:05 Karen Smith
58:07 Carolynn Canfield
58:37 Kaylee Kendall
58:38 Natasha Odom
58:44 Shannon Strabala
58:45 Claire Julkowski
58:49 Meoldy Hilligoss
58:49 Piper Brooks
58:50 Ashley Vanderburg
58:50 Hannah McGarvey
58:55 Lindsey Julkowski
59:41 Pam Jackson
1:03:26 Lana Greenfield
1:04:05 Paulette Bennet
1:04:05 Theresa Greene
1:04:10 Randy-Lynne Wach
1:05:22 Tamara Boyles
“Grief is long and it’s weird and it’s just unpredictable. It’s not fair to do it alone, so we need people to help.” Matt and Cassie Barnett and Austin and Paige Ryan co-host the annual event in honor of their children.
Read MoreThe Jaguar Club of Tulsa recently made a $1,900 donation to Sand Springs Animal Welfare.
Read MoreCar shows, professional wrestling, cornhole tournaments, fishing derbies, live music and more awaits visits to Sand Springs on the weekend of June 9-11.
Read MoreThe Oklahoma wrestling community is rallying around one of their own as Jonce Blaylock undergoes a battle with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, a very rare and aggressive sarcoma.
Read MoreCognizant Church invites Tulsans in need to a “Day of Giving” Saturday, December 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 4050 Southwest Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74107.
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A version of this story was originally written for the Sand Springs Leader.
40 years ago, 1402 N 81st W Avenue was an empty field on the Sand Springs - Tulsa line. Today it’s a thriving church celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the 10th anniversary of its current pastor, Chad Stewart.
Reach Church has been reaching people in Sand Springs, Tulsa, and around the world for nearly half a century, but for most of its history it was known as Word of Life Fellowship.
In August of 2018 they changed their name to Reach, but the mission has always been the same. “Go to Sand Springs, raise up a New Testament church, and from there you will touch the world.”
Those were the words that David Emigh heard God speak to him while the 28-year-old was pastoring alongside his wife Sharon in Rosebud, Missouri.
The Emighs founded the church in 1981 in a former QuikTrip building at 619 E 10th St. that then became the church’s Depot Youth Ministries building when they built their new facilities.
Emigh led the church for 30 years, writing three books, founding dozens of satellite churches, airing an AM radio broadcast, and founding a bible school and international ministerial organization. Many Word of Life churches are still operating around the globe to this day, in countries like the Philippines and Myanmar.
The church never got to celebrate its 30th anniversary, however.
On June 15, 2011, David Emigh died in a motorcycle accident, and Associate Pastor Chad Stewart was thrust into the leadership role.
Stewart came to Word of Life as the College and Careers Pastor, and served briefly as the interim youth pastor before being promoted to Associate Pastor a few months before Emigh’s death.
Moving a church forward after the death of its founding pastor was far from an easy task. Stewart had to honor the legacy of the church’s founder, maintain the church’s existing identity, while simultaneously following his own passions and calling.
On September 11th, over 90% of the church’s members voted to promote him to the lead role, and ten years have proven that he was the right man for the job.
The church has seen a number of changes over the past ten years. The name change was a big one. The youth ministry is now at the main church building, and the old Depot building was sold to The Stronghold church.
But at its heart, Reach Church is still the same. Touching the world from a home base in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
The church meets every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and has youth services on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. They actively participate in the Sand Springs Local Church Network, they serve the local school districts, host community events, and continue to support missionaries and satellite churches around the world.
The congregation will celebrate their 40th anniversary on September 19th, 2021 with two services at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. with guest speakers at each. There will also be a cookout and church picnic following the services.
Professional wrestling will be coming to Sand Springs in 2021. Core Professional Wrestling will debut at HillSpring Church on January 2nd thanks to the efforts of local couple Nathan and Audra Estrada along with HillSpring Associate Pastor Matt Barnett, who will serve as the Commissioner of the new league.
Read MoreThe 11th Annual 2 Angels Toy Run is scheduled for Saturday, November 14th. The event will begin at Berryhill Baptist Church at 6305 West 40th Street, and will end at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs.
The event began in 2010 after the tragic deaths of Hannah Christian and Cassidy Rotramel, who were only in 10th grade. The two CPHS students were killed after the vehicle in which they were passengers rolled a stop sign and was t-boned. The driver and another passenger, both minors, survived. None of the four were wearing seatbelts.
Both victims were popular and beloved by their classmates, and hundreds of students had to visit with grief counselors following the incident. A memorial service was held at the football stadium, and local singer Jake Tankersley performed an original song in their honor. That song, “See You Soon,” went on to see airtime on local radio, and recording sales raised $7,500 for the girls’ funerals. Tankersley returned to perform the song at last year’s 10th Annual Toy Run.
Church That Matters hosts the event each year, and hundreds of cars and motorcycles turn out to celebrate the girls.
Registration will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Berryhill, and the toy run will begin at 12:30 p.m. A free hot lunch will be provided at registration. The event is open to anyone in any vehicle. There is no entry fee, but participants are asked to bring new unwrapped toys. The toys will be donated to the Sand Springs Salvation Army for the upcoming Christmas holiday.
T-shirts will also be sold at the event, and proceeds will go to the Hannah Christian and Cassidy Rotramel Memorial Scholarship Fund. The 2019 Toy Run raised $8,000 for scholarships for two CPHS students. Shirts are $20, or $22 for plus sizes.
While most high school students were relaxing and hanging out with friends on Fall Break last week, students at HillSpring Youth Ministries were getting their hands dirty in Louisiana. HillSpring Church in Sand Springs sent a group of 26 on a relief mission to aid in cleaning up after Hurricanes Delta and Laura, and half were teenagers.
Hurricane Laura was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana in over a century and was listed as a Category 4 when it hit on August 27. That storm caused an estimated $14 billion in damages, and was followed just six weeks later by the Category 2 Hurricane Delta, causing an additional $2 billion in damages.
The HillSpring group partnered with Lakewood Bible Fellowship in Lake Charles to help with clearing debris, mucking out flooded houses, removing downed trees, mowing lawns, as well as offering prayer and support for families who were affected, said Executive Pastor Will Holder.
“I enjoyed getting to go meet all these different people,” said Jacob Dennis. “Their homes and surroundings are ruined, trees fallen everywhere. It was just good to go out and help them - bring a little light into their world in a dark time.”
Brooklyn Taber’s favorite part of the trip was the impact it made on the hurricane victims, and seeing them happy. “Their world just got ripped apart,” said Taber. “We made it just a little bit better.”
“For me personally, it was just something fun to get to go do,” said Dalton Wilcox. “The benefit of people’s smiles was incredible, and I always enjoy a good hard day’s work.”
“Our goal and our hope is that students would make a difference, not just in their neighborhood, but the world around them” said Associate Pastor Matt Barnett. “This was a week where we got to get them out of their element. 90% of them were new missionaries, first time on the mission field. They went out and really saw the world outside of themselves, saw the devastation, saw pain, saw hopelessness, and they got to bring just a little bit of hope to each of these families. What’s really cool is a lot of the kids got to talk with the people and pray with the people.”
HillSpring Church meets at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings with Student Ministries every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 8801 West 41st Street. For more information visit http://www.hillspring.tv/
When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Oklahoma, it resulted in the cancelation of the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Sand Springs Education Foundation. When the Sand Springs McDonald’s found out, they stepped up to help out.
McDonald’s held a fundraiser Saturday, October 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and pledged to donate 20% of all sales to the foundation’s Grants for Teachers program. But they also committed to donating a minimum of $1,500, regardless of turnout.
“I think everyone in the community understands how supporting (the SSEF) are for teacher grants,” said District Superintendent Sherry Durkee. “They work really hard to scour the community in terms of fundraising to make sure they’re very supportive. What happens now is they will form a grant committee and teachers are submitting those (applications) right now and then before Thanksgiving they’ll be visiting site by site to give those grants away for innovative ideas for the classroom.”
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impacted the event in many ways. In a normal year, district teachers take over behind the counter to serve up food and give the kids some familiar faces to look for. This year there was no indoor dinning available, only carry-out and drive-through. District personnel were on hand to greet customers in the drive-through, however. The event was also moved to the morning time.
McDonald’s stepped up and not only made a big donation to the foundation, but they also held a laptop giveaway for registered customers. Kelly Durborow was selected as the winner of the Lenovo computer. Event organizers expect to make the event an annual occurrence in Sand Springs.
The Sand Springs McDonald’s will be hosting a fundraiser for the Sand Springs Education Foundation Grants for Teachers program Saturday, October 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The popular McTeacher’s Night fundraiser will be moved to the morning time, and 20% of food sales will be donated to the SSEF with a minimum of $1,500.
The Education Foundation was unable to host its annual Hall of Fame Banquet this April, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which amounted to a loss of approximately $30,000 in fundraising that the organization relies on. Sand Springs City Councilman Brian Jackson helped organize the McDonald’s event to help make up for that loss.
Sand Springs Public Schools personnel will be on hand to greet customers, and there will be a “Sand Springs” balloon sign available for photos. There will also be a free laptop giveaway, and the winner will be called at 2:30 p.m.
The Sand Springs McDonald’s is located at 99 South Highway 97.
Pictured left-to-right: Brian Smejkal, Terry Young, Lt. Zachary Good, Lt. Breann Good, Mary Bechtold, Maj. Mark Harwell, Eddie Dunham, Charlie Durham, Ryan Quattrocchi, Brian Jackson, Richard White.
The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Sand Springs will be getting a fresh parking lot next month thanks to generous community donors. Dunham’s Asphalt Services will be covering half the cost of a new overlay project, and other local organizations and philanthropists have stepped up to pay for the remainder.
Montie and Betty Box (Montie Box Realty), Brian and Cary Smejkal (BubbleTown Carwashes), the Sand Springs Home, and BancFirst Sand Springs have all made contributions to help improve the safety and aesthetic appeal of the Salvation Army branch at 4403 South 129th West Avenue.
The Salvation Army offers after-school care, summer day camp, youth athletics, swimming lessons, and water aerobics, but the current parking lot has been a safety issue for the children and elderly clientele who struggle with navigating the uneven surface and potholes.
Donors and Salvation Army officials gathered Thursday for a ceremonial ground-breaking event, but the actual construction will begin in October. Angus Church, next-door to Salvation Army, has volunteered to make their parking lot available while the Salvation Army’s is under construction.
“I’m honored to have had the opportunity to work with City Councilman Brian Jackson, as well as all of the other key players involved in spearheading this donation for The Salvation Army Sand Springs Corps,” said Ryan Quattrocchi, Project Manager for Dunham’s Asphalt Services, Inc. “As a former Sandite, playing football on those same fields I see today just 15 years ago, it’s gratifying to be with a company that places importance on taking care of their community and surreal to be in the position I am today to be able to give back to this non-profit in the hometown where I grew up. The Salvation Army will always hold a special place in my heart and we hope they’ll be more than pleased with their new parking lot and trust our donation will pave the way for a bigger and brighter future for the youth of Sand Springs and the community as a whole.”
“We take pride in serving this great community and we are very grateful to the generous donors who are making it possible for us to move forward with a parking lot project at The Salvation Army Sand Springs Corps and Boys & Girls Club,” said Lieutenant Breann Good. “Our entire parking lot is getting a facelift and not only will this enhance the appearance of our facilities but it will make it safer for the seniors who come to swim and for everyone who attends our programs.”
For more information on the Salvation Army visit https://www.salarmytulsa.org/boys-girls-club-sand-springs/
The Sand Springs Local Church Network will be hosting its annual Back 2 School Bash on Sunday, August 9th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will look far different from normal.
In past years the event was held at the Tulsa Tech location on Charles Page Boulevard, and included free haircuts, snow cones, food trucks, inflatables, and even a mini car show. This time around it will be held as a drive-through giveaway of backpacks and school supplies.
Instead of Tulsa Tech, Case Community Park will be host the giveaway. Students must be present to receive backpacks.
A partnership between the Sand Springs Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the City of Sand Springs Parks Department now allows residents of all ages to experience the joy of reading at five new Little Red Library sites throughout the City of Sand Springs.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on Friday, July 24 at 9am, at the first Little Red Library installed on the grounds of the City of Sand Springs Case Community Park Splash Pad.
“We are so happy to support literacy and nurture the love of reading in this practical way,” says Teresa Smith, Sand Springs Women’s Chamber President.
Each Little Red Library will be filled with books for all ages. Take a book…return a book…leave a book, all a community effort to promote literacy in Sand Springs.
The Sand Springs Women’s Chamber is organized for the purpose of advancing literacy through charitable, civic and literacy programs in Sand Springs.
This is the first of five little red libraries to be placed throughout the Sand Springs community. Sites scheduled for library boxes are Sand Springs Case Community Park Splash Pad, Sand Springs Lake Park, Pratt Civitan Park, Sand Springs Inez Kirk Park and the Garfield Elementary neighborhood.
HillSpring Church held its sixth annual Serve Day Saturday in Sand Springs. Approximately 200 volunteers dispersed around the city to assist in 26 community service projects.
Some of the projects were held at the church campus, like installing a new volleyball court for the youth. They also cooked more than 50 meals for Kirkwood Senior Complex.
One crew built a new wheelchair ramp at an elderly woman’s new home, and helped her paint several rooms inside the home. Another elderly woman needed help clearing out a dilapidated shed that had to be removed.
A massive dead tree was removed from one yard, and the church stopped and volunteered to help another family trim up a tree that had been growing over the sidewalk.
HillSpring partnered with A-1 Rental & Supply to rent equipment for their many projects, and partnered with Sandite Nutrition to provide meal shakes for their volunteers. They also partnered with Sand Springs Community Services to provide the food for Kirkwoods, and helped out at Sand Springs Care Closet.
At the Salvation Army workers cleaned up an overgrown section of fencing behind the facility. They had a similar project at Charles Page High School along the fence on 10th Street near the high school track. At Limestone Elementary they painted the basketball goals to bring them into the black and gold “Sandite” color scheme.
A team of youth volunteers partnered with the American Legion to clean up the headstones of veterans at Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery and also decorated the community in chalk art.
One crew painted office space at the Sand Springs Chamber of Commerce business incubator downtown, and another cleared out overgrowth in Case Community Park to improve the river view along the walking trail.
Several local government officials helped out with the projects, including Sand Springs City Council members Brian Jackson, Mike Burdge, and Phil Nollan, State Representative Jadine Nollan, and Sand Springs Superintendent of Education Sherry Durkee.
In addition to their big annual event, HillSpring continues working in the community throughout the year with smaller serve days, youth events, and free meals for the needy.
HillSpring meets Sundays at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. with youth services on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 8801 West 41st Street South. For more information, visit them online at http://www.hillspring.tv/
Winners from the 2019 Kids Fishing Derby.
The landscape of public events has radically changed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 31st Annual Kids Fishing Derby in Sand Springs is no exception. The free event typically draws hundreds of participants to the small Sand Springs Lake, but due to social distancing, it will be very different in 2020.
Usually a one-day event that awards prizes for the largest and smallest fish caught in various age brackets, the 2020 event will take place over the entire month of June. Instead of having weigh-ins, participants will only have to catch one fish, take a photo with it, and submit it online. There will be no awards for best angler, but instead, all participants will be entered into random drawings. Instead of being exclusive to the Sand Springs Lake, kids can now participate at any body of water.
The event is open to kids from four to twelve years of age, and there will be three divisions: four to six years, seven to nine years, and ten to twelve years. There will be a prize drawing for each age group, and every participant will receive a t-shirt.
The free event has few rules. Parents are allowed to assist in casting, and removing the fish from the hook, but the child must catch, hook, and land the fish on their own. The child has to be posing with their fish in the photo. All entries must be submitted by June 30th at 11:59 p.m.
The event began in 1991 and was hosted by the Sand Springs Parks Department. It is now co-hosted by the Parks Department and Church That Matters. All entries should be submitted at this link.
Article updated as of 8:57 p.m. on 3/18/20 to reflect time change.
Sand Springs Public Schools will provide FREE meals to children 18 years old and younger during the school closure, due to COVID-19. Meals will be available from March 23 to April 3, 2020, Monday through Friday, at the following sites:
Limestone Technology Academy / 4201 S. Walnut Creek Dr.
Clyde Boyd Middle School / 305 W. 35th St.
Garfield STEAM Academy / 701 N. Roosevelt Ave.
Central Ninth Grade Center / 14 W. 4th
Charles Page High School / 500 N. Adams Rd
Early Childhood Education Center / 1701 E. Park Rd
Meals will be served as “grab and go” outside at the front entrance of each school except at Charles Page High School where meals will be served on the east side of the building by the parking lot doors.
Children must be present to receive a meal.
Breakfast and lunch will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Children may pick up a “grab and go” lunch AND breakfast at the same time.
William Cloud, President Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, Bob Peters, Grand Master of Masons in Oklahoma, Brian Jackson, Junior Achievement of Oklahoma, Jo Wise, Junior Achievement of Oklahoma, John Logan, Executive Director Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma.
The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma presented a $50,000 donation to Junior Achievement of Oklahoma Wednesday.
“These dollars will continue support for our efforts teaching the most important life lessons of budgeting, financial investments, philanthropy, and personal finances through Junior Achievement capstone programs like JA Finance Park-Mobile that provide the outreach necessary to serve rural Oklahoma students,” said JA Development Manager Brian Jackson in a statement.
Through hands-on classroom activities and site-based experiences, JA Finance Park students build a foundation for making intelligent, lifelong personal finance decisions. The program includes hands-on in-school activities that culminate with a visit to the JA Finance Park.
The JA Finance Park-Mobile will now include a new philanthropy kiosk named for the Masonic Charity Foundation. The Park-Mobile is dedicated to educating 7.000 Oklahoma middle and high school students in the basics of financial literacy, budgeting, investing, philanthropy, and managing risk, all while reinforcing the value of education and how it affects one’s future.
“The Masonic Fraternity is proud to support financial literacy education programs such as those offered by Junior Achievement,” says Masonic Grand Master Bob Peters. “The financial knowledge gained in this program will empower students to make good financial decisions as they begin their adult lives.”
JA Finance Park takes reality-based learning to a new level by placing students into authentic, tangible, real-world scenarios where they take control of their decisions. JA Finance Park will bring together teachers, community and corporate volunteers, and local businesses to prepare students for adult life.
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