Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and free enterprise.

By understanding the fundamentals of these subjects, our youth become responsible adults and successful employees. Yet these subjects aren't required courses in the Nevada school curriculum.

Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA offers these programs during and after school for students in grades K-12.

JA provides interactive courses designed to expand young minds and expose them to basic economic and financial concepts. We do this by focusing on 7 key areas:

• business
• citizenship
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• ethics/character
• financial literacy
• career development

In 1919, we started as a small club of volunteers, which steadily grew to become a respected educational organization with international reach.

In 2006, the Northern Nevada JA office reached nearly 7,000 students in grades K-12 and taught in over 300 classrooms.

To learn how you can become a volunteer teacher or support JA, visit www.ja.org .

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RTC RIDE is the public transit service for the greater Reno/Sparks community provided by the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County, Nevada.

RTC RIDE service began on Sept. 17, 1978 with five used buses serving four routes. Today, the system encompasses the cities of Reno, Sparks and areas of Washoe County using a fleet of 65 buses on 29 routes. The service area is approximately 58 square miles and transports more passengers than those who travel through the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Rides in FY 2005 exceeded eight million.