Recently Ms. Cunningham’s Kindergarten class at St. Marys Catholic Elementary School welcomed guest speaker Mrs. Danielle Gabler for Junior Achievement.

Mrs. Gabler spoke with the class about making smart choices on what you need and want. The students learned how to save money for their future. Danielle worked in long term care as an administrator and development specialist and is a licensed health insurance agent. She currently works for UPMC.

Junior Achievement has over 100 local JA Areas across the nation, and together they are the nation’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA’s programs—in the core content areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy—ignite the spark in young people to experience and realize the opportunities and realities of work and life in the 21st century.

Junior Achievement’s 247,350 classroom volunteers come from all walks of life, including: business people, college students, parents and retirees.