JEFFERSONVILLE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB HOSTING JOB FAIR
February 17 event introduces area youth to job opportunities

WHAT: Jeffersonville Boys & Girls Club 2nd Annual Job Fair

The Jeffersonville Boys & Girls Club will hold its 2nd Annual Job Fair Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Job Fair attendees can interact directly with area employers, learn about job openings, submit their applications and interview for jobs. Resume assistance will also be provided. Attendees are urged to dress in job interview attire.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana offers a lineup of tested and proven nationally recognized programs that address today's most pressing youth issues, teaching young people the skills they need to succeed in life.

Programming is offered in five core areas: Character & Leadership Development; Education & Career Development; Health & Life Skills; The Arts and Sports, Fitness & Recreation. The Education & Career track specifically helps youth create aspirations for the future, providing opportunities for career exploration and educational enhancement.

WHO: Confirmed employers include Floyd County Schools, Greater Clark County Schools, Hyatt Regency, Meijer, Metropolitan Corrections, Papa John’s, Sheraton Hotel, Walgreens, WAVE3 and Wendy’s.

The event is free and open to the public.

WHERE: Jeffersonville Boys & Girls Club, 1423 Pennsylvania Ave., Jeffersonville

WHEN: Wednesday, February 17, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana

Boys and Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana serves over 1,700 youth in three clubs including clubs in the Shawnee neighborhood in Louisville and in Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those most in need of our services, to realize and develop their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens in a global society. Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana is a Metro United Way agency.