Concerned Black Men invited to the White House by President Obama and First lady Michelle Obama

George Garrow, CBM Executive Director and Capital City Cares Mentoring Initiative participants Rollie Zeigler (Mentor) and Zinquarn Wright (Mentee) prepare to visit the White House to celebrate National Mentoring Month with President Barak Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.

George Garrow, CBM Executive Director, Rollie Zeigler (Mentor) and Zinquarn Wright (Mentee) prepare to visit the White House to meet with President Obama in recognition of National Mentoring Month

Washington DC---Concerned Black Men was honored to be invited to the White House in recognition of National Mentoring Month where the President and First Lady both talked about the importance of being a mentor and the positive impact it can have on a child’s life.  The event highlighted the First Lady’s girls mentoring program and was the kick off for the boys mentoring program.

Concerned Black Men continues to be a driving force in the mentoring community, always striving to fill the void and place positive role models in the lives of young boys in communities across the country.

Click on the link below to read the transcript and view the video of the event. 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-and-first-lady-honor-national-mentoring-month