Junior Achievement’s 2nd Annual Taste of Spring event in the Cedar Rapids Area was another huge success!  Thanks to over 350 participant’s support, we have raised over $44,000 to help fund Junior Achievement’s economic literacy programs for 28,562 students in Eastern Iowa this year!  Stay tuned for photos from the event!

Congratulations to Heidi Rauscher for winning the 1 carat, princess cut diamond donated by Siebke Hoyt Jewelers (a $4,000 value)!

A Special Thank-You to our Sponsors!

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Diamond Ticket Sponsor:


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Wine Sponsors:





Grape Sponsors:
Benefit Solutions
Rockwell Collins
Tektivity
Van Meter Industrial

2008 Event Planning Committee:
Julie Bennis, Manpower
Becky Bethke, St. Luke’s Hospital
Beth Boal, Rockwell Collins
Erin Clark, Van Meter Industrial
Patti Cobb, US Bank
Morgan Fields, RSM McGladrey
Annie Frost, TrueNorth
Jada Fuller, Intern
Jordan Holub, Intern
Suzanne Holub, Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty
Cristina Hurley, RSM McGladrey
Kelly Leusch, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Wendy Nielsen, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
Jessica Palmer, Priority One
Robyn Palmer, AG Edwards
Elizabeth Schlehuber, Bank of the West
Kate Seward, TrueNorth
Amanda Smith, US Bank
Ann Stark, Benefit Solutions
Eric Striegel, Expense Reduction Analysts
Giacomo Tormene, Lil’ Drug Store Products
Kelsey Tumey, Rockwell Collins
Angela Valencia, Bank of the West
Tom Vogel, Yellow Book USA
Jill Wilkins, Cedar Rapids Downtown District

Planning Committee:
Help us plan next year’s Taste of Spring event!  Contact Stephanie Holub, Senior Marketing Manager at (319) 862-1100 or sholub@jaeasterniowa.org to join the Event Planning Committee.  It’s a great way to meet new people while supporting Junior Achievement!