Kids crave opportunity.  They want to dream about their future.  Junior Achievement provides hope and inspiration through hands-on learning taught by local business professionals that focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.

Since 1955 JA volunteers from the business community have mentored the young people of Kansas City to help them understand how America works, inspiring them to recognize their talents and abilities, make positive choices, create opportunities for success, and understand the value of education and the importance of staying in school.  Our mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy, creating a brighter future for them and our community.

Each year, in the Greater Kansas City area, thousands of students participate in Junior Achievement, learning skills that will help them during their years as students and prepare them for a future of success and leadership.  The Kansas City Business Hall of Fame event celebrates achievements and contributions of Laureates who have made a difference in our community.  This serves as an example to the young people participating in Junior Achievement in the Kansas City area to help them dream and provide inspiration to achieve their goals.  You can help Kansas City area youth achieve their dreams by attending and supporting the Kansas City Business Hall of Fame.  Our vision is a brighter future for our children, our community, and its businesses.

When: November

Attendance: 300 – 400 annually

Total Revenues (since inception): Over $1,500,000

Purpose and Intent:

• To honor prominent business leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to Kansas City and earned the respect of the local community.
• To call attention to the Free Enterprise System and its value to our country and citizens in shaping our local way of life.
• To recognize the achievements of those who have shown, by example, the importance of maintaining the free enterprise system, profit motivation as the American way of life, and the opportunities available to our community’s young people.
• To encourage and inspire young people to make a career in business and contribute to their communities as those persons inducted into the Hall of Fame have done.
• Individuals inducted into the Hall of Fame have demonstrated business excellence, are courageous thinkers, have vision, are innovative and inspiring leaders, and are community minded.  They have worked to lead our community to a better, higher level.

Kansas City Business Hall of Fame Members:

• James F. Andrews, Andrews McMeel Universal
• G. Kenneth Baum, George K. Baum & Company
• Robert Bernstein, Bernstein-Rein Advertising
• Henry W. Bloch, H&R Block, Inc
• Tom Bowser, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
• Michael J. Brown, Euronet Worldwide
• Clinton S. Burns and Robert E. McDonnell, Burns & McDonnell
• William N. Deramus, Kansas City Southern Industries
• William Dunn, J.E. Dunn Construction Co.
• Ollie Gates, Gates Barbeque
• Joyce C. Hall, Hallmark Cards, Inc.
• Michael R. Haverty, Kansas City Southern
• Barnett and Shirley Helzberg, Helzberg Diamonds
• Paul Henson, Sprint Corporation/Kansas City Southern Industries
• Dan Hesse, Sprint
• Lamar Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs
• Clifford W. Illig, Cerner Corporatio
• R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., UMB Financial Corp
• Jack Lockton, Lockton
• Carol Marinovich, Unified Government, Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS
• Ewing Marion Kauffman, Marion Laboratories
• John McDonald, Boulevard Brewing Company
• Thomas A. McDonnell, DST Systems, Inc.
• John McMeel, Andrews McMeel Universal
• Neal L. Patterson, Cerner Corporation
• James E. Stowers, American Century Investments/Stowers Institute For Medical Research
• Byron G. Thompson, Country Club Bank
• Gail Worth, Gail’s Harley-Davidson

Sponsorship Opportunity Levels:

• Title Sponsor - $35,000 (2 Tables of 8)
• Excellence in Enterprise Sponsor - $25,000 (2 Tables)
• Legacy of Leadership Sponsor - $20,000 (1 Table of 8)
• Spirit of Achievement Sponsor - $15,000 (1 Table)
• Laureate Circle Sponsorship - $10,000 (1 Table)
• Chairman’s Circle Sponsor - $5,000 (1 Table)
• President’s Circle Sponsor - $3,500 (1 Table)
• Entrepreneur’s Table - $1,750 (1 Table)
• Friend of JA - $225 (1 Seat)

For more information about Sponsorship benefits, please contact Jan Murfield.

JA Contact:

Jan Murfield, CFRE
President
Junior Achievement of Middle America
4049 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 150
Kansas City, MO 64111-3006
816-561-3558, x.101
FAX 816-531-7397
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
www.kcbusinesshalloffame.com

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