MEDIA ALERT
January 20, 2000
Media Contact:
Kirk Monroe
202-789-8101
Linda Dickerhoof
202-626-2733
GENERAL COLIN POWELL, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS, LOCAL STUDENTS SHARE MENTORING EXPERIENCES AT KICK-OFF RALLY
Washington, D.C. -- General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret), chairman of America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth, will join Michael S. Olson, CEO of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) along with local students and their mentors as part of a rally to build support, awareness and to challenge others to participate in Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2000.
Job Shadow Day 2000 is an initiative to engage students in the world of work. On February 2nd one million students across America will get an up-close look at how the skills they learn in school are put into action in the workplace. Leaders from the banking, restaurant and hospitality, philanthropic, technology, and other industries will share their experiences in mentoring these students. Groundhog Job Shadow Day is a year-long national effort in collaboration with America's Promise, The National School-to-Work Office, Junior Achievement and the American Society of Association Executives.
WHO: General Powell, Michael Olson, Students, Business Leaders and Mentors
WHAT: Press Briefing, Pre-Job Shadow Day Rally
WHEN: Monday, January 24, 2000, 11:15 a.m.
WHERE: The American Society of Association Executives
Main Lobby -- Theater
575 I Street, N.W.
Washington, DC
-ASAE-
The American Society of Association Executives is an individual membership organization made up of more than 25,000 association executives and suppliers. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies, and voluntary organizations across the United States and in 46 countries around the globe. It also represents suppliers of products and services to the association community.
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