Tyler Kennedy Helps Junior Achievement In Willy Wonka Spoof

PITTSBURGH (June 19, 2017) — Junior Achievement (JA) has partnered with former Pittsburgh Penguin Tyler Kennedy and YaJagoff Media, LLC to create promotional videos for the JA Pittsburgh’s Golden Ticket Raffle. Starting on Monday, June 26th JA will be releasing a video series about Willy Wonkowski, played by Kennedy, in a very “yinzer” Willy Wonka spoof.

“We are very excited to have the opportunity to work with John Chamberlin’s team and Tyler Kennedy,” said Junior Achievement President and CEO Dennis Gilfoyle, “The videos showcase a fun side of Pittsburgh traditions.”

John Chamberlin and a team of professional comedy writers from YaJagoff Media, LLC (creators of the YaJagoff.com blog and Podcast) created the 3-video series in conjunction with local video production house, Phased Films. You can visit www.PGHWonka.com to view all three videos.

These videos are to help promote one of JA’s largest fundraisers, the Pittsburgh Golden Ticket Raffle. One lucky winner will receive two season tickets to the Pirates, Penguins, Steelers, and more. JA will sell Pittsburgh’s Golden Ticket Sports Raffle through August 31 for $50 each. All ticket sale proceeds benefit Junior Achievement programs focusing on workforce development, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy for over 55,000 students in western PA each year. Only a limited amount of tickets will be sold. Go to www.jawesternpa.org for more information.

About Junior Achievement ® (JA)

Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today JA reaches more than 66,000 students in western PA through some 3,300 local volunteers. JA USA reaches four million students per year in more than 120 markets across the United States, with an additional 6.5 million students served by operations in 117 other countries worldwide. Visit www.JAWesternPA.org for more information.

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