Over the weekend I was granted the amazing opportunity to be the recipient of the first ever Spotlight Award for my work as a male mentor in Jersey City. The Hudson County Spotlight Youth Theatre & Orchestra who’ve been doing incredible work to help young individuals in our community presented this award to me.
During the award ceremony I was given a few minutes to talk about the importance of being a mentor. I’ve always believed that it takes a village for us to get anywhere we want to go in our lives and with that I took some time out to thank the people who had become a part of my village such as Bobby Stewart, Nick Chivroletti, Jerry Walker and many more.
I also took the opportunity during my talk to address the tragic story of Kenneth LeRoy, a 16-year-old with Asperger’s who wanted to make a difference in the lives of others and committed suicide. Too many of our kids are being bullied and I hope as the future mentors in our community I can help spread awareness for the need for anti-bullying campaigns.
Thanks to everyone involved with this wonderful event and this beautiful acknowledgement!
You can learn more about what I’m doing to help those in our community via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram here.
