Press Release
Contact: Pam Tate, Tucker & Associates (214) 252-0900, ext. 23
Cassidy Grimes, AJM (251) 622-5335
Contact: Pam Tate, Tucker & Associates (214) 252-0900, ext. 23
Cassidy Grimes, AJM (251) 622-5335
AMERICA’S JUNIOR MISS AIMS TO REMOVE MISCONCEPTIONS AND BARRIERS TO SUCCESS WITH NAME CHANGE AND PROGRAM UPDATES
Changes To Oldest And Largest National Scholarship Program For High School Girls To Be Unveiled At AJM National Finals, June 24 – 26, 2010
Changes To Oldest And Largest National Scholarship Program For High School Girls To Be Unveiled At AJM National Finals, June 24 – 26, 2010
Mobile, ALABAMA (June 15, 2010) – What’s in a name? For America’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program (AJM), often times the wrong impression, misconceptions and barriers to success. For Michelle Rodgers of Kentucky, it meant a lot of explaining. When she introduced herself this past year to a variety of people as “America’s Junior Miss 2009,” she received such comments as, “Oh, like a beauty pageant?” or, “Is this like Junior Miss America?”
To continue its mission for another 50 years and beyond, AJM’s Board of Directors is taking a proactive approach and is in the process of repositioning the program, including a name change to better reflect the organization and its efforts to remain relevant and keep pace with the needs and interests of today’s young women. The name change and other program updates will be announced and highlighted at the AJM National Finals, June 24 – 26, 2010, in Mobile, Ala.
“We want to leverage the full potential and extraordinary value of the AJM experience,” said Becky Jo Peterson, Executive Director of America’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program. “There are no fees to enter the program because AJM strives to give every young woman the opportunity to further her education and prepare for a successful future. We provide opportunities for personal growth through team building activities, presentations by organizations like the League of Women Voters, interaction with prominent women who lead successful and service-oriented lives, and community service.”
To read the entire press release go here.
To continue its mission for another 50 years and beyond, AJM’s Board of Directors is taking a proactive approach and is in the process of repositioning the program, including a name change to better reflect the organization and its efforts to remain relevant and keep pace with the needs and interests of today’s young women. The name change and other program updates will be announced and highlighted at the AJM National Finals, June 24 – 26, 2010, in Mobile, Ala.
“We want to leverage the full potential and extraordinary value of the AJM experience,” said Becky Jo Peterson, Executive Director of America’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program. “There are no fees to enter the program because AJM strives to give every young woman the opportunity to further her education and prepare for a successful future. We provide opportunities for personal growth through team building activities, presentations by organizations like the League of Women Voters, interaction with prominent women who lead successful and service-oriented lives, and community service.”
To read the entire press release go here.
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