| FFR visits
local School Junior Achievement Program
A letter from the President of Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts |
| "Race Car Maker is 17th CEO |
| As a kid in Chicago, David Smith was always building
go-karts. So, it makes sense that he'd eventually own a race car
kit manufacturing plant in Massachusetts, right? Not
exactly. Dave majored in Philosophy and Medicine before returning
to his childhood passion many years later.
The winding road of life was just one of the lessons he shared with 3rd & 4th graders at Decas Elementary School in Wareham recently. David's visit capped the JA experience (as taught by Dave Gibbs of Southcoast Hospitals & Ernie Farren of Verizon) with a video and personal history that wowed the young students. He fired questions at the kids, to encourage creative thinking about their futures. But his presentation, as interesting as it was, took a back seat a few days later when he sent an engineer roaring (within the speed limit of course) over to Decas in a candy-apple red Roadster. See below: |
| Factory Five Racing has 50 employees at its Wareham plant, and is a major player in the car0kit industry, selling hundreds every year to enthusiasts around the world. JA loves entrepreneurs, and David Smith is a great new friend! |
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Joseph J. Parisi, President Junior Achievement of Southern Mass. 106 Spring Street New Bedford, MA 02740 joeparisi@verizon.net |