Cody McIntyre, Director – Operations and Programs
KAWARTHA LAKES: Every year, Junior Achievement of Northern and Eastern Ontario (JA-NEO) hosts the JA Business Hall of Fame (BHF), recognizing The City of Kawartha Lakes exceptional business leaders. These inductees strengthen our economy and community through their exemplary accomplishments of vision, leadership, and commitment to excellence in business over a lifetime. This year’s nominees are no different. Each inductee is widely regarded as an inspiring role model and mentor to the students JA-NEO serves.
“JA-NEO is excited to unveil the 3rd annual class of inductees to join our evergrowing Business Hall of Fame for the City of Kawartha Lakes,” said John McNutt, President, and CEO, of JA-NEO. “These exceptional business leaders are helping to inspire and show local youth that starting your own business can be rewarding and last multiple generations much like the business leaders being honoured today.”
John McNutt announced the 2025 inductees from the lobby of the Launch Kawartha/Invest Kawartha in downtown Lindsay. The inductees will be formally inducted at the 3rd Annual JA Business Hall of Fame for the City of Kawartha Lakes, set to run on May 8th, 2025, at Mackey Celebrations in downtown Lindsay with early bird tickets on sale through the JA-NEO website at www.ja-neo.org.
The 2025 JA Business Hall of Fame inductees are as follows:
Inductees:
Carly, Debbie and Jay Poole – Buckeye Marine
Tim Wisener – The Grove Theatre
Gord Ferguson – Northern Casket
The Torrey Family – Torrey Family Farm
Sherry Peel – Bigley Shoes and Clothing
The BHF event allows JA-NEO to recruit vital volunteers, investors, and partners to help deliver their programs at no cost to students or schools. Proceeds from the event help JA-NEO meet the growing demand for financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs, providing essential support to facilitate the future success of every JA student.
Since 1919, JA has delivered hands-on, experiential learning in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. JA is one of few organizations with the scale, experience and passion to build a brighter future for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, makers and managers. JA is supported each year by nearly half a million corporate volunteers and reaches 10 million young people.
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