The Youth Mentoring Initiative (YMI), providing adult mentors to students in the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools, had its biggest annual fund-raising event at City Hall Thursday morning, the Mayor’s Breakfast.  The main part of this year’s event was a conversation between Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness and Marissa Andretti, Vice President of Andretti Motorsports and daughter of Michael Andretti.

The Andretti auto racing operation, which competes in seven different racing series, has a new headquarters building under construction in Fishers near the airport, just north of 96th Street.  Fadness praised the relationship between the city and the Andretti family.

The new Andretti building is scheduled to have the first phase of the construction project complete by spring of 2025.  Marissa Andretti says she and her father Michael both already live in Fishers.

She says all the plans for the new headquarters are tied to four “pillars” – sustainability, technology, employee wellness and community.

Another panel featured 3 adults and one third-grade student, which discussed the value of his mentor to him.  The young man did a nice job before a room full of adults.

YMI Executive Director Brittany Rayburn told the crowd there is a current waiting list of 70 students needing a mentor, with a particular need for men mentors.

If you would like to explore the possibility of becoming a mentor for a student in the HSE Schools, use this link.

You can also donate to YMI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, at this link.