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January Is National Mentoring Month:
Woman Says Mentoring Is ‘Vitally’ Important In Her Life
January is National Men- toring Month and the per- fect time to focus on those in our communities making an impact every day.
Tracey J. Brunson,
Ed.S., mentors at East Bay Senior High School and vol- unteers with the Hillsbor- ough County Anti-Drug Alliance.
The reason mentoring is important to her is because of her belief in “to whom much is given, much will be required.”
That is the fundamental guiding principle of her life. She feels strongly about her commitment to that to en- courage, uplift and teach the local youth.
Tracey said, “I feel abundantly blessed, having received the opportunity for an education, advanced de- grees, and a profession that is fulfilling and in which I can make a difference in the lives of our youth. As such, I have an obligation --and consider it a privilege --to pour back into the lives of young people.
“Research has shown that having connectivity and reliable, positive adults with whom they can relate has a significant impact on stu- dent success and achieve- ment and, for this reason, mentoring is vitally impor- tant to me. If I can be a pos- itive influence in the lives of the youth with whom I have a mentoring relationship, I benefit as much as they do from the relationship.”
She defines mentorship as a relationship that fosters the talents and abilities within the mentee that they did not see themselves.
These teens with Brunson are: standing, Carla Molina-Acevedo and Layla Clemons; kneeling, Jasmin Rijo and Pricilla Rodriguez.
Mentor, TRACEY J. BRUNSON and JONATHAN LEE.
Inaugural Little Miss Rosebud College Endowment And Enrichment Program Announced
Gamma Theta Omega, In- corporated, in partnership with Gamma Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, announces its inaugural Lit- tle Miss Rosebud College Endowment & Enrich- ment Program. The pro- gram is in conjunction with the 2019 Miss Teenage Tampa Scholarship Pageant, an iconic scholarship pro- gram in the Tampa Bay Com- munity for more than 40 years.
The Little Miss Rosebud College Endowment & En- richment Program is the first of its kind and will feature twenty-five young girls ages 5 to 8 years old, who reside in the Tampa Bay area. Its pur- pose is three-fold, to em- power and inspire young girls, encourage early savings for college and raise aca- demic scholarship funds for future scholars.
Leading up to the pag- eant, age-appropriate work- shops for Little Miss Rosebud participants will focus on building self-confidence, the importance of education and giving back to the commu- nity. Parents will participate
in a workshop focused on the benefits of proactively plan- ning for their children’s fu- ture through saving for college today.
The participant raising the largest amount of tax-de- ductible contributions will be crowned our 2019 Little Miss Rosebud and awarded a Florida Prepaid 1-Year Uni- versity Plan scholarship val- ued at $7,000. As every participant is a winner, all Little Miss Rosebud partici- pants will receive a Florida 529 College Savings Plan. Additional prizes will be awarded the evening of the program.
The inaugural Little Miss Rosebud College Endowment & Enrichment Program will be held at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts on April 7, 2019 and is poised to be a memorable evening.
To learn more about par- ticipating in the 2019 Little Miss Rosebud College En- dowment & Enrichment Pro- gram, please visit the website at www.akagto.com to re- view complete details.
Applications must be re- ceived no later than Janu- ary 31, 2019.
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