The 2008 Benevolent Altruistic Noble Charitable Five Outstanding Young Houstonians program sponsored by the Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce was held at the Wortham Center in Houston on Tuesday.  Mistress of Ceremonies Miya Shay welcomed the large crowd to the event.
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Jaycees President Daphne Mikel delivered the invocation and introduced Houston Mayor Bill White.

Following dinner, Shay called on Jonathan Amdur, chair of the FOYH Committee, who introduced special guests, including Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, who applauded the work of the Jaycees. Listen: RealPlayer  MP3

"It is pleasure to be here to honor these five deserving honorees who work so hard to make Houston a better place to live, to raise a family and to grow a business," Dewhurst said. "It strikes me that each one of our recipients, each one of our honorees this evening, exemplifies the best and the brightest, not only in Houston, but in Texas."

Texas State Representative Jim Murphy also made a special presentation, prior to the introduction of the five honorees and the presentation of awards.  Each of the honorees, John Boettiger, Jeff Brown, Jane Cummins, Melissa King and James Rodriguez made remarks.

Christopher McVey, co-chair of the FOYH Committee congratulated the honorees and made closing remarks.