If you missed the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame banquet Thursday night, you missed an elegant and touching evening in which some of El Paso's leading lights told stories about their lives and offered advice to the students in the audience. Former Mayor and Circle K founder Fred Hervey was honored posthumously and tape recorded excerpts from an interview with him were played as part of the program. Because this is a group that uses El Paso business people as volunteers to go into schools and get kids fired up about careers, about the opportunities afforded by capitalism and the rewards of entrepreneurship. This year, Junior Achievement mentors reached some 5,400 area students.
Plans are to grow the program over the next couple of years.
About 12 hours after the Junior Achievement dinner ended in the Marriott's main ballroom, volunteers came in to set up for the El Paso Youth Tennis Center Gala Luncheon and Silent Auction. I wouldn't be surprised if one of Junior Achievement's future honorees isn't Christy Balsiger. Copyright '98-'00, El Paso Inc., All rights reserved Designed by Sigma 4, Inc.