High Aspirations – 5th Annual Mentors Challenge
The Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown will be the setting for High Aspirations’ 5th Annual Mentors Challenge on November 17th. Committee members are making final plans for the special evening that will include cocktails, dinner and remarks from Father Gregory Joseph Boyle, S.J., guest speaker. Marianne and Bill Dunn, Jr., and The Miller Group will be honored for their dedication and commitment to High Aspirations, a prevention-based mentoring program that serves young African American men in Our Town, ages eight through 18.
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Bill Dunn, Jr., honoree; Leisa and Ralph Reid, co-chairmen; Henry Wash, High Aspirations; and Bruce and Gayle Krigel, co-chairmen |
Additional photos also featured in the October 31, 2015 issue
Photo Credit: Maxx Lamb
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