Junior Achievement has revealed its inaugural Business Hall of Fame inductees for the City of Kawartha Lakes, each of who will be formally inducted on May 11th.
There are eight inductees in the inaugural class – Tania-Joy Bartlett of New Beginnings Contracting Services; Jim Bogar of Cameron Steel; Jack and Ila Crowe of Kawartha Dairy; Nicki and Dedes Costas of Olympia Restaurant; Liz Grimes of Cathy Allan Ladieswear; Ted Smith of TS Manufacturing; Jeff Strybosch of Kawartha Wholesale Bakery; and Jason and Karissa Ward of Ward Lawyers Professional Corporation.
“These exceptional business leaders are helping to inspire and show local youth that starting your own business can be rewarding and last multiple generations,” says John McNutt, the president and CEO of JA of Northern and Eastern Ontario.
The Business Hall of Fame initiative helps JA recruit volunteers, investors and partners to help deliver its financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship programs at no cost to students,
(Written by: Paul Rellinger)
