Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBSMA) celebrated 34 graduating high school senior Littles at the 2023 Annual Graduation Celebration on Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, at Georgia State University. Almost 90% of BBBSMA high school senior Littles are graduating on time and are pursuing post-secondary education or the military. 17 high school seniors attended the event.
BBBSMA Board Member, Richard Makerson, was in attendance to give the Welcome from the Board of Directors. Then, our Master of Ceremonies was introduced, Chaz Chapman, who served as the Vice President of Kennesaw State’s Black Alumni Society, is a 2020 United Way Volunteer Involvement Program alum, and was included in the 30 Under 30 of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Atlanta.
Next, BBBSMA’s Marketing and Communications Specialist, and Site-Based Big Sister to Kiora, Chelsey Kelly, then gave the invocation. After the invocation, lunch was served and our Keynote Speaker for the event, Insight Global’s Matt Gonsalves, took the stage.
Afterward, BBBSMA Little Sister, Kendall-Kimora Brown, gave a special rap performance. We then had four featured high school senior match speakers take the stage to talk about their experiences with BBBSMA and their Bigs.
Our seniors were then each individually invited to walk the stage as their name was read by BBBSMA Big Futures Manager, Teri Fetiere. Following that, our Alumni Ceremony and Recognition of Parents was conducted in which each Little pins their Big in recognition of the time, effort, care, and dedication they’ve shown throughout the match.
2023 Scholarship Winners
Then, the BBBSMA Class of 2023 scholarship award winners were announced. This year, a total $18,000 in scholarships was awarded to 12 students.
A $1,500 scholarship from The Atlanta Braves Foundation was awarded to Eric White Jr. Eric plans to attend South Carolina State University and major in Physical Education with aspirations to become a professional track…
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