JA of Greater Cleveland Events
At JA of Greater Cleveland, we host several events throughout the year to raise money to support our programming. These events also engage the community in our efforts to reach students! Whether you'd like to get involved on an individual level or as a business through event sponsorship, we offer several ways for you to support our work while having a great time!
2026 Bowl-A-Thon - The 2000s!
Happening Now!
Bowl-A-Thon is more than just a day of bowling with your closest colleagues and friends. It's a months-long peer-to-peer fundraising marathon that empowers your group to support the mission of Junior Achievement.
2026 Golf Invitational
This exclusive Golf Invitational has attracted top executives to Kirtland Country Club for over 16 years. Build client relationships on the #8 ranked "Best In State" course while raising funds for JA programs. Event and foursome sponsorships are available for 2026.
PAST EVENTS
Stock Market Challenge 2025 -- Cleveland
$1 million of “mock stock,” buying and selling shares in fictitious companies, and a simulated 60-day trading period. Some might say JA Stock Market Challenge is FUNancial literacy!
Junior Board Golf Invitational
Join us for our Junior Board Golf Invitational that will encourage networking and support of our young professionals Junior Board. With a scramble format and affordable options to participate, this outing is perfect for young and emerging professionals seeking to make an impact in their community.
2025 Golf Invitational
This exclusive Golf Invitational has attracted top executives to Kirtland Country Club for over 16 years. Build client relationships on the #8 ranked "Best In State" course while raising funds for JA programs. Event and foursome sponsorships are available for 2025.
2025 JA Inspire - Lorain County
JA Inspire is a single-day career exploration experience built with robust skill-building workshops and a showcase of career pathways from a variety of regional organizations. Take our word for it: this is not your average career exploration experience.
Stock Market Challenge 2025 -- Corporate College East
$1 million of “mock stock,” buying and selling shares in fictitious companies, and a simulated 60-day trading period. Some might say JA Stock Market Challenge is FUNancial literacy!
JA Inspire - Cuyahoga County
JA Inspire is a single-day career exploration experience built with robust skill-building workshops and a showcase of career pathways from a variety of regional organizations, and we're seeking industry partners to showoff their career pathways in an exciting, fun way.
2025 Bowl-A-Thon Kickoff
FREE food, networking, bowling, a wild west costume contest, and fundraising. Join us at our Bowl-A-Thon Kickoff to not only learn about this cause, but also why starting a team for Bowl-A-Thon is so important to our mission.
Stock Market Challenge 2024 -- Cleveland
$1 million of “mock stock,” buying and selling shares in fictitious companies, and a simulated 60-day trading period. Some might say JA Stock Market Challenge is FUNancial literacy!
Stock Market Challenge 2024
$1 million of “mock stock,” buying and selling shares in fictitious companies, and a simulated 60-day trading period. Some might say JA Stock Market Challenge is FUNancial literacy!
JA Inspire - Lorain County
JA Inspire is a single-day career exploration experience built with robust skill-building workshops and a showcase of career pathways from a variety of regional organizations. Take our word for it: this is not your average career exploration experience.
2024 Ryder Cup Invitational
Join us for our inaugural Ryder Golf Invitational that will encourage networking and support of our young professionals Junior Board. With a twosome format and affordable options to participate, this outing is perfect for young and emerging professionals seeking to make an impact in their community.
2024 Golf Invitational
This exclusive Golf Invitational has attracted top executives to Kirtland Country Club for over 15 years. Build client relationships on the #8 ranked "Best In State" course while raising funds for JA programs. Event and foursome sponsorships are available for 2024.
2024 JA Bowl-A-Thon - RollHouse
Join us for our 2024 Bowl-A-Thon to empower the future for students in Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Geauga counties!
2024 JA Bowl-A-Thon - Corner Alley
Join us for our 2024 Bowl-A-Thon to empower the future for students in Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Geauga counties!
JA 2024 Bowl-A-Thon
Join us for our 2024 Bowl-A-Thon to empower the future for students in Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Geauga counties!
JA INSPIRE 2024!
The capstone experience of JA Inspire is an interactive, career exploration event for 8th-12th grade students. Students will participate in preparatory lessons focused on career exploration in advance of the event, then network and learn from professionals in high-growth industries and companies.
2023 Golf Invitational
This exclusive Golf Invitational has attracted top executives to Kirtland Country Club for over 15 years. Build client relationships on the #8 ranked "Best In State" course while raising funds for JA programs. Event and foursome sponsorships are available for 2023.
2023 Golden Ticket Raffle
The Golden Ticket Raffle supports entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career-readiness programs for students in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties.
JA Inspire 2023!
The capstone experience of JA Inspire is an interactive, career exploration event for 8th-12th grade students. Students will participate in preparatory lessons focused on career exploration in advance of the event, then network and learn from professionals in high-growth industries and companies.
2023 Bowl-A-Thon
Join us for our 2023 Bowl-A-Thon to empower the future for students in Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Geauga counties!
Stock Market Challenge 2022
JA of Greater Cleveland hosts an annual stock market competition for high school students, including both in-classroom learning about saving and investing, as well as a team-oriented simulation against other local high school students.
2022 Junior Achievement Online Auction
Start Date--12/01/2022, 9am
End Date--12/13/2022, 7pm
Our Online Auction features donated items from our community partners and corporate supporters. Members of the community support local JA students by bidding on Cleveland sports tickets, vacation and travel packages, gift cards, golf foursomes, one-of-a-kind experiences, family entertainment, theater tickets, dining and more!
Run for JA!
Family friendly 5K and 1 Mile Walk
JA Junior Board Golf Outing
Annual Four-Person Scramble and Networking Event to Support JA Programs!
2022 Golf Invitational
This exclusive Golf Invitational has attracted top executives to Kirtland Country Club for over 15 years. Build client relationships on the #8 ranked "Best In State" course while raising funds for JA programs. Event and foursome sponsorships are available for 2022.
2022 Golden Ticket Raffle
The Golden Ticket Raffle supports entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career-readiness programs for students in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties.
2022 Bowl-A-Thon
Join us for our 2022 Bowl-A-Thon to empower the future for students in Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Geauga counties.
Teams can participate in-person or virtually!
2022 Virtual JA Inspire
The capstone experience of JA Inspire is an interactive, career exploration event for 7th-12th grade students. Students will participate in five preparatory lessons focused on career exploration in advance of the event.
Junior Achievement Online Auction
Start Date--11/8/2021, 9am
End Date--11/19/2021, 7pm
Our Online Auction features donated items from our community partners and corporate supporters. Members of the community support local JA students by bidding on Cleveland sports tickets, vacation and travel packages, gift cards, golf foursomes, one-of-a-kind experiences, family entertainment, theater tickets, dining and more!
2021 Golf Invitational
This exclusive Golf Invitational has attracted top executives to Kirtland Country Club for over 15 years. Build client relationships on the #8 ranked "Best In State" course while raising funds for JA programs. Event and foursome sponsorship's are available for 2021.
2021 Bowl-A-Thon
Get your boogie on during the 2021 Disco Bowl-A-Thon to empower the future for students in Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Geauga counties. Teams can participate in-person or virtually!
Golden Ticket Raffle
The Golden Ticket Raffle supports entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career-readiness programs for students in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties.
2021 Virtual JA Inspire (COPY_1673121074842)
The capstone experience of JA Inspire is an interactive, career exploration event for over 750 students. The event will feature a showcase of careers at regional businesses, government agencies and educational organizations, with a key focus on growing career clusters in Northeast Ohio. Students will participate in five preparatory lessons focused on career exploration in advance of the event.
2021 Virtual JA Inspire
The capstone experience of JA Inspire is an interactive, career exploration event for over 750 students. The event will feature a showcase of careers at regional businesses, government agencies and educational organizations, with a key focus on growing career clusters in Northeast Ohio. Students will participate in five preparatory lessons focused on career exploration in advance of the event.
Junior Board Mask-erade Bash
Interested in a fun time for a great cause?
Join us virtually to help support financial literacy and empower entrepreneurship in Northeast Ohio! There will be 2020 trivia, raffles and a best mask contest. Grab your favorite face mask, because the winner of the best mask contest will receive a cash prize!
JA Young Professionals Golf Outing
Four-man scramble format
2020 Golf Invitational
This exclusive Golf Invitational has attracted top executives to Kirtland Country Club for over 15 years. Build client relationships on the #8 ranked "Best In State" course while raising funds for JA programs. Event and foursome sponsorship's are available for 2020.
2020 Golden Ticket
The ultimate raffle for the ultimate Cleveland sports fan!
2020 JA Inspire
JA Inspire is a career exploration fair compromised of businesses from local industries including STEM, startups, finance, and many more! JA Inspire offers students the opportunity to learn about careers from caring mentors.
2020 Bowl-A-Thon
For over 35 years, JA has welcomed thousands of participants from hundreds of companies to our annual signature event. Companies and local residents create their own fundraising campaigns, by raising donations online and hosting fundraisers. Each year, this event raises over one quarter of a million dollars to impact thousands of students throughout Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain Counties.
Junior Board Ugly Sweater Party
Interested in a fun time for a great cause?
Come out to Around the Corner in your ugliest sweater to help support financial literacy and empower entrepreneurship in Northeast Ohio! There will be food, drinks, raffles and an ugly sweater contest. Winner of the ugliest sweater contest will receive a cash prize!
Stock Market Challenge 2019
JA is bringing the stock exchange to Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Geauga counties for a fun-filled, action-packed competition where high school students will have the opportunity to experience the feeling of standing on the trading floor of the NYSE.
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