LifeLock Announces Multi-Faceted Partnership with Junior Achievement of Arizona

LifeLock CEO Todd Davis proudly announced today a multi-faceted partnership with Junior Achievement of Arizona that includes LifeLock employees serving as volunteers in Valley classrooms as well as Junior Achievement leveraging LifeLock as a fundraising opportunity. As the industry leader in identity theft prevention, LifeLock will take lessons learned from starting and growing a small business to the classroom to support Junior Achievement’s mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.

“Our partnership with Junior Achievement is ideal because it is another positive outlet for our employees to volunteer, share their knowledge of working in business and make a difference in the life of a child,” said Davis. “Many of our employees were touched by Junior Achievement in their formative years and this relationship will continue to cultivate tomorrow’s leaders today.”

With more than 510 offices worldwide, the 88-year old organization reaches approximately 7.5 million students per year in inner cities, suburbs and rural areas. The oldest, largest and fastest-growing organization providing economic education to youth around the world, Junior Achievement is recognized around the world for inspiring and preparing young people to become successful, contributing members of a global society. Junior Achievement of Arizona reached 74,000 students during the 2006-07 school year and is projected to reach 81,000 students this year.

“We are very excited to partner with LifeLock to bring so many qualified volunteers into the many classrooms throughout Phoenix and the surrounding cities,” said Joyce Richards, President of Junior Achievement of Arizona. “LifeLock’s support in the classroom combined with the financial support focused on growing our program is an invaluable asset and we are so grateful for their support.”

In addition to the commitment to support Junior Achievement classroom programming, LifeLock has also created a fundraising partnership with Junior Achievement. Consumers signing up for LifeLock’s services using a unique Junior Achievement of Arizona promotional code will not only be receiving a generous discount but a percentage of the proceeds will also be directly giving back to Junior Achievement. The fundraising efforts will help to ensure the future growth of Junior Achievement throughout the state of Arizona.

About LifeLock

LifeLock (www.lifelock.com) helps consumers to render their personal information useless to thieves, backing up its service with a million-dollar guarantee. Famous for its CEO giving out his Social Security Number in advertising and national press, the company is experiencing astounding growth. Located in a secure facility in Tempe, Arizona, LifeLock is a private company backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers as well as Bessemer Venture Partners. The company recently won an American Business Award for the Best Radio Advertising Campaign and was a finalist for 10 other awards, including Best New Company and Best New Product/Service. In September 2007, LifeLock presented the LifeLock 400, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.

About Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement was founded in 1919, making it the oldest, largest and fastest-growing organization providing economic education to youth around the world. The curriculum provided is designed as an integrated approach to reaching students every year throughout their primary and secondary education experience. Junior Achievement’s vision is to be recognized by businesses, educators and policy makers around the world as the premier organization for inspiring and preparing young people to become successful, contributing members of the global society; and for uniting people of all nations around the common goals of creating jobs, building stable economies, and providing higher standards of living.

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