Bowlathon in West Nyack Raises $10,000 for Junior Achievement

From First Niagara

First Niagara announced that employees in its Tri-State Region raised $10,528.75 in donations to benefit the Junior Achievement of the Hudson Valley (JAHV), an organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.

First Niagara employees participated in a Bowl-For-Kids bowl-a-thon at Lucky Strike, Palisades Mall in West Nyack on November 20. Over 50 employees from the Lower Hudson West and Lower Hudson East branches solicited donations for Junior Achievement from family, friends and colleagues to participate.

“The Hudson East and West retail teams have raised the bar yet again and paved the path for a successful partnership with Junior Achievement of the Hudson Valley,” said Ada Myteberi-Ferreira, Pearl River Branch Manager. “This partnership is a natural fit and a great way to promote our Brand and Mentoring Matters efforts. At First Niagara we believe it’s never too early to start teaching children and teens that sound financial decisions can help them achieve their goals in life.”

Bowl for Kids is part of JAHV’s fundraising efforts to provide top quality financial literacy programs to thousands of students in grades K-12 in schools throughout the Hudson Valley.

“We cannot express our gratitude enough to all of the staff at First Niagara who came out to support Junior Achievement,” said Orla Fitzsimons, Project Manager JAHV. “The money raised will help us deliver more programs into local high schools.”