NCL celebrates 30 years of LifeSmarts, recognizes its lifelong partners at annual Spring Soiree
Washington, DC – NCL celebrates the 30th anniversary of its LifeSmarts program at the National Press Club in Downtown Washington, DC, on Wednesday, February 28. LifeSmarts is the organization’s national consumer literacy program that gives young people in middle and high school the necessary skills to become successful adults, preparing them to be informed consumers and workers.
“We want this evening to celebrate 30 years of this incredible program and honor our partnership with four wonderful organizations that have made LifeSmarts the extraordinary program that it is today,” said NCL CEO Sally Greenberg.
Receiving NCL’s LifeSmarts Lifetime Partnership Award were Steven Mitchell, Executive Director and CEO of Business Professionals of America (BPA); Alex Graham, President and CEO of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA); Sandy Spavone, Executive Director of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA); and Chelle Travis, Executive Director of SkillsUSA.
The program also included LifeSmarts Advisory Board member Molly Alawode of Kenvue, a longtime partner of LifeSmarts, and Andrew Harris, Director of Public Policy at Amazon, which has also been a major supporter of LifeSmarts.
“I want to congratulate all our LifeSmarts Lifetime Partnership Award honorees,” said Lisa Hertzberg, LifeSmarts program director. “We are honored to work with each of them and we appreciate the opportunities to have partnered with them and make a difference in the lives of so many youths.”
For more information on this year’s event, visit the 2024 Spring Soiree.
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The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit nclnet.org.
February 28, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, melodym@nclnet.org, 202-207-2831