BMOA Joins Partners to Enhance the Lives of Youth

BMOA owner/operator, Lance Jones, along with Upward Bound College Tour students at his South Side McDonald’s on June 17.
BMOA owner/operator, Lance Jones, along with Upward Bound College Tour students at his South Side McDonald’s on June 17.

BMOA Joins Partners to Enhance the Lives of Youth

The Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) of Chicagoland and North West Indiana is continuing its ongoing commitment to youth within Chicago communities by increasing its dedication to educational initiatives. Through partnerships with organizations like the Support Group and Metropolitan Family Services, the BMOA has been able to impact the lives of over 500 student’s in April alone.

Derek Taylor and Doris Boulrece are local McDonald’s owners and operators in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. They

shared their secrets of entrepreneurial success with over 400 students in Chicago at the ‘Lunch with a Leader’ event sponsored by the Support Group. This program gives students an opportunity to network with business leaders and enhance their networking and leadership skills.

“It is very important to us that we instill the value of networking in our students”, says Benny Henry, Executive Director of the Support Group. “The Black McDonalds owners are great partners because they share our vision to build the next generation of leaders, and have a unique perspective that’s relatable because they operate businesses in the communities where these students live.”

A week after the Lunch with a Leader program, the BMOA partnered with Metropolitan Family Services on its Upward Bound

program, to send forty first generation college students on a multistate college tour. The tour consists of ten college visits, including

various Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Lance Jones, McDonald’s owner/operator, hosted the kick off to the tour at his

McDonald’s restaurant located on 9560 South Halsted.

“Whether it’s an operator located South, West or in Northwest Indiana, we are all involved in the communities we serve”, said Jones. “This is just one of the many initiatives and activities we have planned for our kids that will take place this year”.

For more information on the BMOA and all of its upcoming community events and initiatives, visit bmoachicagoloand.org.

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