Miss Caty, Founder and Executive Director
Mentee: Isaiah
How/why did you become a mentor with TBF?
I became a mentor because I wanted to help kids realize
their potential and achieve their goals.
What makes TBF a special organization?
Every single student! I love my time with Isaiah and how he
listens when I give him advice. I REALLY love to serve on Saturdays, too.
Watching them become leaders has been an incredible part of this journey.
What is your favorite thing about being
involved with TBF or your favorite activity?
Getting to
know each student’s dream and helping them get to figure out how to make it
happen.
DeAundre: 1st
play
Dejiah:
Visit Indiana tech
Darrell and Khi: play soccer
Miss Tara, Board of Directors Treasurer
Mentee: De’Aundre
How/why did you become a mentor with TBF?
Miss Caty told me about her goals and dreams for the
foundation in the beginning stages and asked if I would be interested in being
a mentor.
What makes TBF a special organization?
The mentors and students build strong relationships. TBF
finds each student’s strengths and interests and nurtures individuality and
leadership.
What is your favorite thing about being
involved with TBF or your favorite activity?
My favorite thing is seeing the kids each week, and I love
listening to what students write during journaling.
Mr. Abdul
Mentee: Dejiah
How/why did you become a mentor with TBF?
I wanted to give back to the community. Miss Caty came to my
college and talked about TBF, and I’ve wanted to help with the progress ever
since.
What makes TBF a special organization?
I feel that the students make this place special. Their
different personalities make this place unique.
What is your favorite thing about being
involved with TBF or your favorite activity?
I like being able to meet up with my student on a weekly
basis. This place helps me feel that I am needed and loved.
Miss Kelly
Mentee: Shawnn Michael
How/why did you become a mentor with TBF?
I became a mentor because I knew some other mentors, and
they loved it. So, I decided to see what it was about. I immediately loved it,
and it means the world to me to help the kids. I recently got a tattoo of The
Brandon Foundation’s logo as a lifetime reminder of how the organization has
impacted my life.
What makes TBF a special organization?
TBF is special because not only do we help the children with
their homework, but we also try to teach them about being upstanding Christians
and that even though they are young, they can give back to the community and
make a difference in the world.
What is your favorite thing about being
involved with TBF or your favorite activity?
My favorite thing about being involved with the foundation
is helping the kids.
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Abby Bormann & The Brandon Foundation
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