I was heartened by the success of last week’s New England
Basketball Hall of Fame. The DCU Center
in Worcester, which proved to be a magnificent host, confirmed that the event
was the largest dinner in the arena’s 31-year history. MC Mike Lyons opened the
evening by welcoming the approximately 1800 guests.
We have received many heart-warming emails since the event,
including one from Inductee Walter
Baumann, who captured the philosophy of the New England Basketball Hall of
Fame:
“Thank you for a great night on Saturday. I'm so glad that
your organization chose to be so inclusive with your HOF concept. It allows a
smaller guy from a smaller state to be included into the great legacy of
the New England basketball history. You
could have chosen to be exclusive and small but you chose inclusive and more. Thank
you.”
In the future, we will be expanding the vision of the New
England Basketball Hall of Fame to have a direct focus on youth. We expect to announce this vision some point
in the fall.
To all of you who have been so helpful in making this event
what it was, my great thanks!