By Paul Hubbard, Maritime Academy Board Chair
Special to The Truth
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio sponsored a Valentine’s Day fundraiser to support the agency’s youth. “Wine and Dine” was held at Claude’s Prime Seafood in Perrysburg’s Levis Commons and was attended by community-minded individuals including Perrysburg Mayor Tom Mackin and Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn as well as State Representative Elgin Rogers, Dr. Brian Dolsey and his wife, Dee Dee Kent Dolsey, and Marie Bush, PhD, former board chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Marvin Whitfield, PhD, president and CEO of Big Brother Big Sisters, said one-on-one mentoring relationships and leadership programs inspire and empower the next generation. So many of our youth live at risk and need mentoring and leadership development opportunities that brighten the future of youth in Toledo and Lucas County.
Marie Bush noted that over 90 percent of the youth in Big Brothers Big Sisters are African Americans. She would like to have more African Americans men and women as Big Brothers Big Sisters for our youth. Interested people can contact Marvin Whitfield at 434-466-1287 or www.snow.org
“A child without a mentor is like ship without a compass.”
