Pam and Les Muma have yet another namesake institution in the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n
Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay announced that its JA BizTown \u2014 an interactive field trip destination that\u2019s taught fifth graders throughout the region about potential careers since 2005 \u2014 has been renamed Muma BizTown after years of financial support from the couple.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mumas have been involved with both JA Tampa Bay for decades, according to a release, enriching its bizTown experience for more than 300,000 students. Now, the couple are planning to donate an additional $5 million to the program, as well as provide $2 million to $3 million in operational support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe truly believe in Junior Achievement\u2019s mission and the power of experiential learning to change lives,\u201d Pam Muma says in the release. \u201cAfter so many years, we\u2019ve seen firsthand how BizTown, along with their other impactful education programs, sparks confidence and possibility. We look forward to what\u2019s ahead for students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Renaming BizTown after the Mumas also helps keep the organization\u2019s mock community aligned with surrounding Tampa Bay, where the philanthropists\u2019 names can be found on an ever growing list of institutions they have supported financially, the release says. Just a few of the institutions bearing the Muma name are the University of South Florida\u2019s Muma College of Business and Muma Basketball Center, the Jennifer Leigh Muma Neonatal Intensive care unit at Tampa General Hospital and the Muma Children\u2019s Hospital at TGH.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Founded in 1965, Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay is a nonprofit that provides educational programs for kindergarten through 12th grade students on entrepreneurship, financial literacy and career readiness. Its JA Finance Park and Muma BizTown are two of its key initiatives: interactive, mock cities where students can try on different professions from journalist to firefighter or learn about personal finances and the connection between careers, salaries and costs of living.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At Muma BizTown, elementary students spend a day in a simulated city where they take on real-world roles, running businesses and managing finances while also making civic decisions and experiencing first hand the connections between education and their future careers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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