2011 Cooperman-Bogue KidsFirst Awards

2011 Quarterly Winners

Barry Greer1ST QUARTERLY WINNER

Barry Greer is a Family Specialist with Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services.  Greer works with the Emergency Response and Family Reunification Teams, helping keep children safe and families together.  To find out more about Barry and hear from his nominator, click here.

 

 

 

2ND QUARTERLY WINNERRosaylyn Connelly

Rosalyn Connelly, an academic instructor and counselor at the Harbordale YMCA, helps 5th graders in the Y-Achievers after-school program with their reading, math and study skills.  She even helps them build confidence in their public speaking and etiquette.  To learm more about Rosalyn, watch this video of her Cooperman-Bogue KidsFirst Award presentation.

 

 

 

 

Brandon Mai3rd Quarterly Winner

Brandon Mai, recreation leader with the City of Largo works at the after school program at Mildred Helms Elemenatary School and directs the KidCity summer camp.  His nominator describes him as a "friend, leader and role model" to children who grew up in rec programs and "knows what it's like to be the first kid dropped off in the morning and the last kid to get picked up in the afternoon.  Check out the video of Mai's surprise award presentation and hear what his nominator has to say.

 

 

4th Quarterly Winner

Caroline Brown is a Program Coordinator/Youth Worker at the High Point Neighborhood Family Center.  Her creativity, imagination and hard work have resulted in several enriching programs for the children and families in the High Point area including a Seeds 2 Soup community farm where families grow food and attend cooking classes and a Day of Design where high school students learn about careers in fashion and design.  See Caroline in action in this feature about the Seeds 2 Soup program.

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